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Ascension: Long Way to the Top PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretto throws a sloppy head kick
and Turpin counters with a straight right hand.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Barretto throws a solid leg kick but Turpin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barretto.
Barretto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
Barretto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roque Barretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barretto throws a leg kick but Turpin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Barretto.
A bone on bone clash there as Turpin blocks the leg kick.
Barretto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turpin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turpin avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Turpin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barretto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turpin motions for Barretto to come forward. Turpin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin staying out of range there.
Barretto walks into a left hand.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Barretto slips a straight right by Turpin.
Barretto misses the shot to the body.
Turpin lands with an uppercut that bounces Barretto off the cage and back into range.
Turpin takes one to the chin there.
Turpin tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turpin to score with a decent uppercut.
Barretto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barretto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turpin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barretto on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barretto misses with a jab to the body
and Turpin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab lands there for Barretto.
Turpin tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barretto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin takes a swing at Barretto's ribcage but misses.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turpin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barretto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turpin finds it's way round the side to connect with Barretto's head.
Barretto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turpin as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barretto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barretto is looking to clinch but Turpin is avoiding it.
Turpin looks to land a left hand but Barretto moved out of range nicely.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
Barretto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turpin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barretto closes the distance but Turpin moves to the side
and Turpin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turpin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barretto can pounce on him.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barretto.
Turpin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turpin jabs at Barretto's body.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turpin's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barretto on the side of the head.
Barretto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barretto slips a straight right by Turpin.
Barretto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barretto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turpin throws a chopping leg kick but Barretto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Barretto's belly button to the back.
Turpin moves out of range of the strikes.
Barretto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Barretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barretto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin slips a straight right by Barretto.
A head kick misses from Barretto.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Barretto is predictable there
and Turpin counters with a nice body shot.
Barretto connects with a jab.
Barretto throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
Turpin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barretto tries to clinch up.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turpin avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from Barretto.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barretto throws out the jab.
Barretto lands the left hand.
Barretto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Barretto is just out of range.
Barretto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turpin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barretto, as that shot connected.
Turpin is rocked!
Barretto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turpin.
Turpin is still on wobbly legs! Can Barretto finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barretto closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Turpin! Barretto dives in looking to finish! Turpin is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roque Barretto!
After winning the bout, Roque Barretto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MixMaster Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me has chosen Digital Animal as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MixMaster Me!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lomax circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me lands a front kick.
Me tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Me is just out of range.
MixMaster Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lomax is able to avoid easily.
Lomax connects with a solid leg kick.
Me tries to clinch but Lomax moves away
and Lomax makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lomax lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like MixMaster Me has been cut.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Me.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax slips a straight right by Me.
Me throws a lazy right hand but Lomax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lomax connects with a crisp jab.
Me takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lomax misses with a head kick.
Me takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Me connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me just misses with a punch to the body.
Me misses with an uppercut
and Lomax counters with a nice leg kick.
Lomax looks to land a right hand but Me moved out of range.
Lomax bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Me's head.
Me takes one on the button.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lomax will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lomax throws a lazy right hand but Me sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lomax bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Me's head.
Me throws a front kick that sends Lomax stumbling back into the cage.
Lomax's jab looks to have found its range, popping Me under the eye.
Lomax is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Me looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
Lomax is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomax.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Me swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Me connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Me looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax keeps Me at a distance using the push kick.
Me takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lomax lands a head kick. Me smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lomax throws an overhand right that lands on Me's shoulder, as Me tries to avoid the shot.
Me throws a nice inside leg kick.
Me thows a body shot but no joy.
Me throws a wild body kick that Lomax sees coming a mile off.
Me just misses with a punch to the body.
Me throws a shot from downtown. Lomax moves away and avoids it.
Lomax thuds a left hand into Me's body.
Me swings for the body but Lomax moves out of range.
Me thows a body shot but no joy.
Lomax wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Me. Lomax does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me avoids a kick to the body.
Lomax rushes Me and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Lomax.
Lomax content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Me stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lomax.
Lomax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Me trying to control the position but instead, Lomax has worked for underhooks and has pushed Me into the cage.
Lomax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lomax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Me misses with a body punch.
Lomax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands with a light punch inside.
Me looking for a takedown.
Me looking to slow down the pace here.
Lomax misses with a hook from the clinch.
Me is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lomax makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lomax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Lomax as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomax throws a body punch but Me moves out of range.
Lomax thuds his shin into the meat of Me's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lomax - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MixMaster Me's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lomax wants to clinch up but Me keeps it at a distance.
Lomax lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lomax scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lomax lands a high kick!
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Me.
Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lomax throws a leg kick which misses Me's front leg but catches the back leg as Me tries to avoid it.
Lomax turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lomax takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lomax.
Me ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lomax moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Me.
Me attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Me throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and moves out of range.
Me thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lomax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Me just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax connects with a single shot there.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Me paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Me misses with a body kick.
Me swings for the body but Lomax moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Lomax.
Good leg kick by Lomax there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Me.
An inside leg kick lands from Lomax.
Lomax's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lomax duly obliges.
Me throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Me's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Me moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Me changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Me avoids the body shot from Lomax.
Me is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lomax rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomax. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lomax thumps Me with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Lomax.
Good work by Me as he checks the leg kick.
Me scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lomax lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Me dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Me looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
Lomax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lomax is looking to land body kicks.
Me lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Me throws a head kick but Lomax moves out of range.
Clint Lomax is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Me. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Me misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lomax.
Me thows a body shot but no joy.
Me walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lomax.
Me has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lomax.
Lomax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Me sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Me on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lomax misses with a body kick.
Lomax moves in looking to clinch but Me pushes him off.
Lomax takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Me gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Me throws a front kick that sends Lomax stumbling back into the cage.
Lomax throws a leg kick which misses Me's front leg but catches the back leg as Me tries to avoid it.
Me scores with a jab. Lomax acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lomax throws the kick towards the body but Me avoids it.
Lomax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Me was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Me manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands a right hook to the body.
Lomax is looking to score with low kicks.
Lomax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Me.
Lomax thuds his shin into the meat of Me's side.
Me connects with a body shot that sends Lomax's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.
Lomax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Me throws out the jab.
Lomax thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Me if he has to take too many more of those.
Me misses with a straight right.
Lomax lands a nice looking body kick.
Me is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lomax does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Lomax.
Lomax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Me.
Lomax throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on MixMaster Me's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lomax tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Me is able to avoid easily.
Me lands a nice shot to the body.
Me connects with the punch.
Lomax takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Me 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Me throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lomax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Lomax catches Me right on the button with a cross.
Me looks to throw a body kick
and Lomax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Me thinking.
Me walks into a stiff left hand from Lomax.
Lomax feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Me's calf.
Lomax swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Me throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Me's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Me fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lomax on the side of the head.
Lomax scores with a head kick. Me tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Me back to the cage. Lomax follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Me blocks a head kick by Lomax.
Me cracks a nice hook into Lomax's ribs.
Me throws a wild body kick that Lomax sees coming a mile off.
Lomax fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Me has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Lomax.
Me scores with a shot to the body.
Lomax is looking to land body kicks.
Lomax closes the distance and clinches.
Lomax manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lomax taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lomax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Me.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Me as Lomax tries to tie him up.
Lomax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Me.
Me tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lomax was well out of range. Poor timing from Me.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch up but Me swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Me misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
Me throws a chopping leg kick but Lomax manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lomax lands a nice looking kick to the body. Me takes a step back to recover.
Lomax throws a hook to the side of Me's head but Me sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me walks into a left hand.
Lomax thows a body shot but no joy.
Lomax with a hook.
Me punishes Lomax's body with a nice straight punch.
MixMaster Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Me throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax pushes Me up against the cage in a clinch.
Me trying to stall but Lomax improves his position.
Me prevents a body shot from Lomax.
A right handed body shot lands from Lomax.
Lomax wants to break free but Me has control.
Lomax scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lomax misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lomax.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax wants to break free but Me has control.
Me tries to score a body lock takedown but Lomax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lomax gets underhooks to prevent Me's takedown attempt.
Me takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lomax stalling against the cage.
Me tries to work over Lomax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lomax.
Lomax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lomax stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lomax blocks a body shot from Me.
Me wants a takedown.
Clint Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MixMaster Me.
Me swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Me taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Lomax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lomax has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Lomax!
In his post fight interview, Clint Lomax started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner has chosen Main Event as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner walks into a stiff left hand from Cain.
Garner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garner throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
Cain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garner ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Garner is looking to score with low kicks.
Cain throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cain stalks Garner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garner's face. Garner staggers backwards, shaken.
Garner digs a good hook to Cain's body.
Garner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cain scores with a sloppy right hand. Garner should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Cain. That snapped Garner's head back.
Cain instigates a clinch.
Cain throws a punch but it's blocked by Garner.
Garner has a couple of punches blocked by Cain.
Cain is looking to control Garner's arms but Garner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cain has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner wants a takedown.
Cain lands a takedown into guard.
Cain preventing the sweep.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Garner is keeping the position.
Cain stands and throws Garner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cain moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Cain seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cain.
Garner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cain off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cain is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Garner lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cain hold on?!
Garner looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Garner is landing with strikes. Cain can't take much more of this.
The referee is taking a good look at Cain as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Garner!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Cain tries to roll but Garner sticks to his back.
Cain trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Garner punches Cain on the ear.
Garner has Cain flattened out and is raining down punches.
Cain is taking damage to the body and head.
Garner throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cain could be in trouble here!
Garner scores with punches and elbows.
Cain is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garner landing with strikes.
Oh Cain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain is trying to remain composed but Garner is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Garner lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Garner lands a shot to the body.
Garner is landing big shots and Cain is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titus Garner!
A victorious Titus Garner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waru Kuzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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151 lbs
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135 lbs
28 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waru Kuzuri!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzuri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Betlach counters with an inside leg kick.
Betlach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Betlach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuzuri tried to score with a low kick but Betlach checks it.
Kuzuri swings for the body but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri throws a solid leg kick but Betlach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuzuri.
Nice body kick from Kuzuri.
A jab from Betlach does it's job there.
Betlach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuzuri feints and then cracks Betlach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Betlach down.
Kuzuri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuzuri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuzuri throws a body punch but Betlach moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kuzuri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuzuri misses with a two punch combination.
Kuzuri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuzuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Kuzuri throws a low kick but Betlach moves out of range easily.
Kuzuri throws out a powerful jab.
Kuzuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Kuzuri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Betlach.
Kuzuri tries to score with a low kick but Betlach moves his leg out of the way.
Betlach lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuzuri lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Betlach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Betlach finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuzuri's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzuri throws a push kick but Betlach slaps the foot to one side.
Betlach pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kuzuri back to the cage. Betlach follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Betlach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuzuri wants to slow Betlach down by chopping away at his legs.
Betlach slips a jab from Kuzuri.
A clash of legs there as Kuzuri blocks the low kick.
Kuzuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Betlach is just out of range.
Kuzuri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Betlach takes one to the side of the head.
A low kick from Betlach misses
and Kuzuri counters with a nice body kick.
Betlach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuzuri backs up against the cage.
It looks like Waru Kuzuri has been cut.
Kuzuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Betlach.
Waru Kuzuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betlach was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuzuri.
Betlach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuzuri. Kuzuri obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuzuri throws out a loose jab but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuzuri scoring well with a low kick there.
Betlach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuzuri's sensitive parts.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Betlach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Betlach defending well as Kuzuri loads up on a big left hand.
Kuzuri is looking to chop away at Betlach's legs.
Betlach connects with a jab.
Betlach scores with a hook to the body. Kuzuri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Betlach connects with a looping right hand.
Betlach moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri blocks the body kick.
Kuzuri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzuri is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Betlach.
Kuzuri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuzuri throws a hook to the side of Betlach's head but Betlach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Kuzuri blocks the low kick.
Kuzuri jabs at Betlach's body.
Nice defenses there by Kuzuri.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuzuri cracks Betlach with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuzuri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Kuzuri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Waru Kuzuri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waru Kuzuri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuzuri looks to throw the jab but Betlach is out of range.
Kuzuri lands with a hook. Betlach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuzuri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Betlach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuzuri is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick but Betlach checks it.
Kuzuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Kuzuri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Betlach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuzuri checks it well.
Kuzuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Betlach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuzuri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick from Kuzuri misses.
Betlach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuzuri misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach throws the left hand but Kuzuri avoids the punch easily.
Kuzuri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Betlach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Betlach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuzuri.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses.
Kuzuri thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Betlach - just one landing.
Betlach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Betlach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Betlach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuzuri can pounce on him.
Waru Kuzuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuzuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Betlach momentarily.
Kuzuri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuzuri cracks the inside of Betlach's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri slips a straight right by Betlach.
A solid body kick from Betlach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betlach tries to work over Kuzuri's front leg with a kick but Kuzuri checks it.
Kuzuri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Betlach to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot.
Kuzuri moves out of range of the body kick from Betlach.
Kuzuri tries to land a leg kick but Betlach saw it coming and moves away.
Betlach lands a really nice looking cross but Kuzuri seems unphased.
Betlach throws a leg kick but Kuzuri moved away.
Kuzuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach tries to land a body kick
and Kuzuri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Betlach's knee momentarily.
Betlach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuzuri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri lands with a hook. Betlach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Betlach scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuzuri throws the left hand but Betlach avoids the punch easily.
Betlach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Betlach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Betlach moves away from the strike by Kuzuri.
Betlach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuzuri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuzuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Kuzuri tries to land a front kick but Betlach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Betlach misses the target.
Kuzuri checks a leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kuzuri. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Kuzuri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Betlach blocks the leg kick.
Kuzuri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Betlach. That did some damage!
Kuzuri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzuri throws a shot from downtown. Betlach moves away and avoids it.
Kuzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuzuri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Betlach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuzuri keeps Betlach at a distance using the push kick.
Kuzuri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kuzuri. Betlach shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waru Kuzuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Waru Kuzuri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kuzuri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuzuri thows a body kick. Betlach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kuzuri.
Betlach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Betlach blocks a jab.
Betlach misses with a body kick.
Kuzuri cracks Betlach with an open hand slap.
Kuzuri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Betlach blocks a leg kick.
Betlach will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kuzuri. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzuri is looking to slow Betlach down with leg kicks.
Betlach throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri misses with a low kick.
Kuzuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Betlach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuzuri.
Kuzuri blocks a jab.
Betlach misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuzuri.
Nice body punch from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri digs a good hook to Betlach's body.
Kuzuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Betlach looks for the body kick but Kuzuri saw that one coming.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach moves out of range as Kuzuri throws a body kick.
Betlach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Betlach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuzuri misses with an uppercut. Betlach saw that one coming.
Betlach throws the left hand but Kuzuri avoids the punch easily.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Kuzuri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach ducks under a wild hook from Kuzuri.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Betlach.
Betlach misses the jab.
Betlach throws a leg kick but Kuzuri checks it.
Kuzuri throws a front kick aimed at Betlach's knee but Betlach avoids it well.
Kuzuri scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzuri manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Kuzuri.
Kuzuri throws a wild body kick that Betlach sees coming a mile off.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Kuzuri.
Betlach pushes Kuzuri away with a front kick.
Kuzuri moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid body kick from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri lands a front kick.
Jab, jab by Kuzuri - just one landing.
Kuzuri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Betlach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzuri moves away.
Vevrin Betlach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuzuri stuns Betlach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betlach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuzuri loads up on a big right hand but Betlach slips the punch.
Betlach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuzuri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuzuri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Betlach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuzuri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Betlach's calf.
Betlach misses with a hook. Kuzuri ducked under it nicely.
Kuzuri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waru Kuzuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuzuri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waru Kuzuri!
Waru Kuzuri took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta comes to the cage accompanied by yes. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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34
147 lbs
32 - 12 - 1 |
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30
140 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Magri!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magri misses with a wild body shot.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Magri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Lamotta.
Magri just misses with a punch to the body.
Magri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magri misses with an uppercut
and Lamotta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magri is trying to stand up here but Lamotta is controlling him well.
Lamotta is trying to control. Magri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magri kicks off Lamotta and gets to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lamotta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lamotta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magri's head.
Lamotta wants to control but Magri is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri is trying to stand.
Lamotta wants to control but Magri is keeping him busy.
Lamotta working over Magri with some ground and pound. Magri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lamotta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magri's head.
Lamotta is looking to advance position but Magri won't allow it.
Magri looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta works his way into side control.
Lamotta is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Magri looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lamotta gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Magri is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lamotta lets go of the hold and Magri can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Lamotta!
Jake Lamotta really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Näkäräinen comes to the cage accompanied by Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. The crowd seem to be enjoying Houellebecq's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Spitfire. Gegard Houellebecq has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pikku Näkäräinen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Näkäräinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Houellebecq!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Näkäräinen misses with a takedown attempt - Houellebecq sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Houellebecq throws a chopping leg kick but Näkäräinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houellebecq throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gegard Houellebecq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Näkäräinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houellebecq wants to land a leg kick but Näkäräinen is out of range.
Houellebecq lands a high kick!
Decent striking displayed by Houellebecq there.
Näkäräinen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Houellebecq did well to prevent Näkäräinen getting side control.
Houellebecq slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houellebecq is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Näkäräinen preventing the sweep.
Näkäräinen wants to control from the top but Houellebecq keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Houellebecq is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Näkäräinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houellebecq wriggles free and stands up.
Houellebecq looks to score with a jab to the body but Näkäräinen is just out of range.
Näkäräinen ducks right into an uppercut from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Näkäräinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Näkäräinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Houellebecq. That did some damage!
Näkäräinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Houellebecq motions for Näkäräinen to come forward. Houellebecq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gegard Houellebecq is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Näkäräinen scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Näkäräinen misses.
Houellebecq throws a head kick but Näkäräinen moves out of range.
Näkäräinen ducks under a wild hook from Houellebecq.
Näkäräinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Houellebecq tries to land a front kick but Näkäräinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Houellebecq misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Houellebecq there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Näkäräinen misses with a straight left.
Houellebecq looks to throw the jab but Näkäräinen is out of range.
Näkäräinen blocks a head kick by Houellebecq.
Näkäräinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen shoots in for a takedown but Houellebecq shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Näkäräinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houellebecq takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Houellebecq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houellebecq throws a jab but it's blocked by Näkäräinen.
Houellebecq with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Houellebecq displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Näkäräinen blocks a leg kick.
Näkäräinen throws a low kick, looking for Houellebecq's leg but Houellebecq calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen throws a head kick but Houellebecq moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Näkäräinen. That's going to slow Houellebecq down.
Houellebecq scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Näkäräinen throws a big shot that misses.
Houellebecq checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Houellebecq misses with a low kick as Näkäräinen jumps back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Näkäräinen is defended easily by Houellebecq.
Näkäräinen tried to score with a low kick but Houellebecq checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Houellebecq lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Näkäräinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Näkäräinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Näkäräinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Näkäräinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houellebecq throws out the jab.
Houellebecq fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Näkäräinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houellebecq circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Näkäräinen!
Houellebecq scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Houellebecq takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Näkäräinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Houellebecq dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Näkäräinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Houellebecq counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Houellebecq there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Houellebecq ducks under a wild hook from Näkäräinen.
Houellebecq throws a head kick but Näkäräinen moves out of range.
Houellebecq misses the body punch
and Näkäräinen counters with a single leg into guard. Houellebecq didn't expect that.
Houellebecq keeping moving, preventing Näkäräinen from controlling successfully.
Näkäräinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houellebecq is keeping the position for now.
Näkäräinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Näkäräinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Näkäräinen looking to sit in guard and control but Houellebecq gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Näkäräinen keeping moving, preventing Houellebecq from controlling successfully.
Houellebecq must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen is trying to control the position but Houellebecq postures up.
Näkäräinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Näkäräinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Näkäräinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houellebecq defends well.
Houellebecq wants to control from the top but Näkäräinen keeps moving.
Näkäräinen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq wants to control from the top but Näkäräinen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houellebecq stopping the sweep attempt from Näkäräinen.
Pikku Näkäräinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Näkäräinen looking for a guillotine here but Houellebecq defends easily.
Houellebecq got a little sloppy there for a moment and Näkäräinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Houellebecq has managed to get both his arms back between Näkäräinen's legs - danger averted.
Houellebecq stopping the sweep attempt from Näkäräinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen keeping moving, preventing Houellebecq from controlling successfully.
Houellebecq showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Houellebecq trying to control but Näkäräinen is working from the bottom.
Gegard Houellebecq has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Näkäräinen scores with a shot to the body.
Houellebecq defending well as Näkäräinen loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq lands a nice hook to Näkäräinen's body. Näkäräinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Houellebecq checks a leg kick.
Näkäräinen throws a jab when Houellebecq was well out of range.
Näkäräinen tries to bum rush Houellebecq with a series of wild strikes but Houellebecq uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Näkäräinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Näkäräinen.
Houellebecq buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Näkäräinen tries a low kick but Houellebecq avoids it.
Houellebecq uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Näkäräinen working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Näkäräinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Houellebecq lands with a thumping leg kick.
Houellebecq checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Näkäräinen swings for the body but Houellebecq moves out of range.
Houellebecq misses with a body kick.
Näkäräinen throws a body kick that misses.
Näkäräinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Houellebecq is just out of range.
Houellebecq throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houellebecq tests Näkäräinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Näkäräinen checks the leg kick.
Näkäräinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Houellebecq was covering up waiting for the punch and Näkäräinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Näkäräinen trying to control but Houellebecq is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Näkäräinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Näkäräinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houellebecq is keeping the position for now.
Näkäräinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Näkäräinen trying to control but Houellebecq is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Houellebecq working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Näkäräinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen trying to control but Houellebecq is working from the bottom.
Näkäräinen passes Houellebecq's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Houellebecq is not content to let Näkäräinen control the position.
Näkäräinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Houellebecq is refusing to be controlled, as Näkäräinen sits in half guard.
Houellebecq has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Näkäräinen is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Pikku Näkäräinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A right-left combo lands from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands with a slapping head kick.
Näkäräinen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Houellebecq's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Näkäräinen feints and then cracks Houellebecq's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Houellebecq down.
Näkäräinen throws a low kick, looking for Houellebecq's leg but Houellebecq calmly moves out of range.
Näkäräinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houellebecq.
Gegard Houellebecq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Näkäräinen throws a chopping leg kick but Houellebecq manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houellebecq is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Näkäräinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Houellebecq counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Houellebecq. That's going to slow Näkäräinen down.
Näkäräinen blocks a head kick by Houellebecq.
Näkäräinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houellebecq throws a jab but it's blocked by Näkäräinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick which misses Näkäräinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Näkäräinen tries to avoid it.
Näkäräinen tries for a takedown but Houellebecq sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Näkäräinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Näkäräinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Houellebecq defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Näkäräinen.
Houellebecq blocks a jab.
Näkäräinen misses with a low kick.
Houellebecq pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houellebecq misses with a leg kick.
Houellebecq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Näkäräinen checks it well.
Houellebecq scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Näkäräinen doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Näkäräinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Houellebecq is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pikku Näkäräinen.
I think Näkäräinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pikku Näkäräinen!
Pikku Näkäräinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaf comes to the cage accompanied by Eat My Loaf. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Meat Loaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Witt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Witt avoids the head kick by Loaf.
Witt scores with a leg kick.
Loaf lets loose with a powerful body kick. Witt will feel that in the morning.
Witt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loaf, as that shot connected.
Witt misses with a wild body shot.
Witt thows a body shot but no joy.
Witt takes a swing at Loaf's ribcage but misses.
Witt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loaf.
Jab from Loaf.
Loaf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Witt wants to slow Loaf down by chopping away at his legs.
Loaf throws a combination that misses
and Witt counters with a shoot takedown. Loaf fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witt wants to control from the top but Loaf keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throws a big elbow that misses.
Loaf is trying to control the position but Witt postures up.
Witt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loaf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Witt is one step ahead there.
Witt throws a strike but Loaf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Witt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loaf landing with the ground and pound.
Loaf throws a big right hand that misses.
Witt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Loaf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Loaf is now in half guard.
Loaf working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Witt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loaf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Witt's head.
Loaf is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Loaf scoring with strikes but Witt is staying in there.
Loaf looking to finish Witt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Witt!
Loaf lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt can't escape the position.
Loaf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Loaf lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaf lands a nice shot to the head.
Witt is rocked!
Loaf is landing with some decent strikes but Witt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Witt is still in real trouble! Can Loaf finish him?
Loaf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Loaf cracks Witt with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meat Loaf!
Meat Loaf decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Sanford and Son. Torsti Turjake struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Red Fox had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Turjake!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turjake has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turjake backwards.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Turjake controls the action.
Turjake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Fox.
Fox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turjake at a distance.
Turjake ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Fox avoids the body shot from Turjake.
Turjake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turjake swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Turjake is looking to land body kicks.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Turjake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fox doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Fox does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fox has Turjake up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Turjake.
Fox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turjake.
Fox tries a body shot but Turjake blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Turjake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turjake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turjake's head backwards.
A lazy left from Fox finds it's target.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Turjake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turjake's calf.
Turjake avoids the body shot from Fox.
Turjake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turjake scrambles back to his feet.
Turjake blocks the body kick.
Turjake closes the distance and clinches.
Fox gets through Turjake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Turjake on the inside.
Turjake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turjake lands a left hand.
Turjake swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turjake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turjake instigates a clinch.
Turjake breaks from the clinch.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turjake.
Fox lands with a good body shot.
Turjake pushes Fox up against the cage in a clinch.
Turjake struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turjake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox working aggressively here.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turjake is rocked!
Fox stops a takedown attempt from Turjake.
Turjake is still on wobbly legs! Can Fox finish him?
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Turjake tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Turjake back against the cage.
Fox working aggressively here.
Turjake seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Turjake fails to land.
Turjake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turjake is looking for a takedown.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torsti Turjake.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fox.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turjake backwards.
Turjake is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turjake backwards.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
Fox gets underhooks to prevent Turjake's takedown attempt.
Turjake tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Turjake tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Turjake looks winded!
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox blocking some punches.
Turjake blocks a body shot from Fox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Good body shot from Fox.
Turjake tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Turjake misses with a knee strike.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Turjake backwards.
Fox gets through Turjake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a big right hand that drops Turjake! The killer instinct kicks in and Fox finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Fox!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Red Fox waved his t-shirt featuring Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes into the arena with Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Mullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mullen cracks the inside of Silvestre's front leg.
Mullen throws a solid leg kick but Silvestre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mullen.
Mullen throws out a loose jab but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands an overhand right.
Mullen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. Silvestre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullen misses with a right hand
and Silvestre counters with a shoot takedown. Mullen fights it but they end up in guard.
Silvestre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silvestre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvestre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullen has an active guard here but Silvestre has managed to pass into half guard.
Silvestre working Mullen over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen gets full guard.
Silvestre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvestre trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvestre tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Silvestre landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mullen looking to control.
Mullen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silvestre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mullen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Mullen. Beautiful body shot.
Mullen throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silvestre.
Chris Mullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Silvestre.
Mullen throws a nice looking combination but Silvestre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvestre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mullen. That's going to slow Silvestre down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre shoots in looking for a takedown. Mullen tries to sprawl out of it but Silvestre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mullen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvestre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvestre.
Silvestre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mullen swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silvestre.
Mullen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silvestre off and has taken his back!
Mullen is looking for the choke from the back position but Silvestre is controlling his hands well.
Silvestre is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mullen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Mullen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Silvestre moved away.
Mullen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silvestre counters with a single leg into guard. Mullen didn't expect that.
Mullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mullen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silvestre tries to hold on but Mullen pushes him away.
Mullen gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mullen's guard.
Silvestre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silvestre won't allow Mullen to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvestre trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mullen trying to control the position.
Mullen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mullen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mullen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen trying to pass the guard but Silvestre defending well.
Silvestre trying to control here.
Mullen tries to stand and escape but Silvestre is controlling the position.
Mullen is thwarting Silvestre's attempts to control the position.
Mullen is looking to advance position but Silvestre won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Silvestre lands a nice looking body shot.
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mullen as he avoids it easily.
Mullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen throws out a leg kick but Silvestre moves out of range and Mullen only half commits.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mullen.
Silvestre walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvestre.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mullen misses the jab.
Mullen scores with a decent looking hook.
Mullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mullen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Silvestre sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silvestre checks a leg kick.
Mullen looks to land a right hand but Silvestre moved out of range.
Mullen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mullen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silvestre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mullen eats them both and turns towards Silvestre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Mullen.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre shoots in for a double leg but Mullen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Mullen is looking to chop away at Silvestre's legs.
Silvestre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvestre's corner calls for a 1-2. Silvestre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mullen misses the jab.
Mullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Mullen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silvestre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre moves out of range of the body kick from Mullen.
Silvestre lands with a right hand.
Silvestre throws a shot to the body.
Silvestre blocks the body kick.
Mullen with a nice cross.
Mullen throws a lazy uppercut
and Silvestre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvestre trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvestre passes into half guard.
Chauncey Silvestre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre is looking to take a break and control but Mullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silvestre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silvestre is pressing down on Mullen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mullen is holding on for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chauncey Silvestre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is looking to slow Silvestre down with leg kicks.
Mullen with a jab.
Mullen throws a front kick that sends Silvestre stumbling back into the cage.
Chris Mullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Mullen.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre stuns Mullen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mullen throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mullen on his heels. He'll look to pass Mullen's guard now, I'm sure.
Silvestre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mullen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chris Mullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silvestre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mullen has Silvestre pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvestre scores with a decent looking hook.
Mullen thumps Silvestre with a low kick.
Mullen scoring well with a low kick there.
Silvestre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silvestre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvestre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen tries to land a front kick but Silvestre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mullen lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Mullen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mullen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur's entrance music is Tatanka - Africa. A fine choice. McFinnigan has chosen My Drunken Irish Dad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shakur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McFinnigan lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Shakur.
It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick.
McFinnigan scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFinnigan lands a big right hand that sends Shakur crashing to the mat! McFinnigan stays standing though and waves Shakur back to his feet!
A slapping body kick lands there for Shakur.
Shakur checks a leg kick nicely.
McFinnigan misses with a leg kick
and McFinnigan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McFinnigan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shakur is breathing heavily.
Shakur misses with a head kick.
McFinnigan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakur on the side of the head.
Emeka Shakur's cut is getting worse.
Shakur blocks the body kick.
McFinnigan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McFinnigan throws an overhand right that lands on Shakur's shoulder, as Shakur tries to avoid the shot.
Shakur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from McFinnigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McFinnigan.
Shakur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McFinnigan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McFinnigan tries to land a leg kick but Shakur saw it coming and moves away.
McFinnigan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McFinnigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McFinnigan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, jab by McFinnigan - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakur swings widly with a right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a nice body shot.
McFinnigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakur was well out of range. Poor timing from McFinnigan.
Shakur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Shakur moves out of range.
McFinnigan avoids the body shot from Shakur.
McFinnigan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shakur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shakur lands a nice shot to the body.
McFinnigan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McFinnigan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shakur thuds his right hand into McFinnigan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good shot there by Shakur.
Danga de danga de dang - Shakur scores with a four punch combination!
McFinnigan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McFinnigan looks to land a combination but Shakur avoids it well.
McFinnigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shakur scores with a head kick. McFinnigan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McFinnigan is rocked!
That has opened up Mickey McFinnigan's cut even more.
Shakur scores with a hook to the body. McFinnigan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shakur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shakur jabs McFinnigan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur misses with a wild body shot.
Shakur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFinnigan at a distance.
McFinnigan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McFinnigan connects with an inside leg kick.
McFinnigan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McFinnigan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakur throws a body kick that misses
and McFinnigan counters with a nice uppercut.
McFinnigan scores with a jab to the head.
Emeka Shakur's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakur lands with a nice body punch.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick but Shakur moved away.
McFinnigan lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shakur.
McFinnigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a looping overhand right but McFinnigan ducks down to avoid it.
Shakur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McFinnigan moves out of range as Shakur strikes.
McFinnigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakur clobbers McFinnigan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shakur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shakur throws a looping overhand right but McFinnigan ducks down to avoid it.
McFinnigan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shakur lands a jab to the head.
McFinnigan is looking to score with low kicks.
Shakur throws a leg kick but McFinnigan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shakur misses with a straight right.
McFinnigan blocks a low kick nicely.
Shakur scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey McFinnigan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McFinnigan is looking to land body kicks.
Shakur swinging wildly here.
Shakur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shakur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFinnigan stuns Shakur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McFinnigan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shakur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan defending well as Shakur loads up on a big left hand.
McFinnigan lands a big head kick that sends Shakur tumbling to the mat! McFinnigan takes a step backwards and waves Shakur back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shakur is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Shakur slams his shin into McFinnigan's torso.
Shakur walks into a straight right hand from McFinnigan.
Oh Shakur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Emeka Shakur's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shakur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McFinnigan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shakur will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan cracks Shakur with a left hook right on the temple and Shakur goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! McFinnigan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Shakur is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey McFinnigan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mickey McFinnigan waved his t-shirt featuring Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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