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IMMA Contenders 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muscle Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kopano Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muscle Freak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kopano Winston's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muscle Freak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kopano Winston!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freak looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
A punch combination from Freak misses.
Freak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winston. That did some damage!
Winston misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Freak checks a leg kick.
Freak checks the leg kick.
Winston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freak's calf.
Winston scores with a shot to the body.
Freak loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Winston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Winston tries to land a front kick but Freak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winston dodges the punch combination from Freak.
Winston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winston has Freak up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freak misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak tries to land a knee to the head but Winston blocks with his arms.
Freak working aggressively here.
Freak tries to land a knee to the head but Winston blocks with his arms.
Freak trying to land knees to the body.
Winston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freak is defending well for now.
Winston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winston tries to land knees in the clinch but Freak avoids the damage to the body.
Winston prevents Freak from breaking the clinch.
Winston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freaks head.
Winston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Kopano Winston has been cut.
Winston misses with a body punch.
Winston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freaks head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a shot to the side of Freak's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston tries a knee to the head but Freak blocks it.
Freak manages to break the clinch.
Winston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Winston throws a chopping leg kick but Freak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Freak throws the kick towards the body but Winston avoids it.
Freak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winston circles away quickly and effectively.
Freak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freak fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston tests Freak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winston gets a clinch.
Winston lands a nice uppercut.
Freak trying to control the position but instead, Winston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freak into the cage.
Winston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Winston.
Winston keeps control of Freak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winston cracks Freak with a nice body shot.
Freak missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Winston as the two fighters clinch.
Winston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston scores a nice knee to the body.
Freak is breathing heavily.
Freak avoiding damage as Winston throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winston.
Winston crunches a lovely knee into Freak's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston crunches a lovely knee into Freak's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winston.
Knees to the body from Winston.
Winston lands with a left to the head.
Winston connects with a knee to the head.
Winston tries a body shot but Freak blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Winston obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Winston.
Winston landing knees to the body.
Winston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Winston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Winston.
Winston drops Freak with a big knee straight up the middle! Freak is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Muscle Freak has been cut.
Winston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Winston closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kopano Winston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kopano Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Winston.
Winston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Winston.
Freak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Winston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Winston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Freak is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Freak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winston working Freak over with knees to the body.
Freak seems to have got his legs back now.
Winston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winston.
Winston connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winston keeps control of Freak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Freak is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Winston pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Freak is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kopano Winston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War is my Destiny. Monroe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Am I A Psycho - Tech N9ne feat. B.O.B. & Hopsin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitchell Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe misses with the combination.
Drake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drake.
Drake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monroe at a distance.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Monroe catches Drake right on the button with a cross.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.
A short right from Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monroe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drake as Monroe tries to tie him up.
Come on Monroe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Monroe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Monroe fails to land.
Monroe throws a head punch that misses.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damian Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake scores with a decent looking hook.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monroe scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake throws a right hand that Monroe ducks under and follows up with a left that Monroe also avoids with ease.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drake wants to stand but Monroe is controlling the position.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monroe landing with the ground and pound.
Drake has his feet on Monroe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Drake scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Monroe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Monroe looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake gets to his feet. Monroe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake moves into the clinch.
Monroe throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake slips a jab from Monroe.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Drake swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
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 Damian Drake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Monroe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Drake.
Monroe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drake has time to react.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Monroe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake misses the jab.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake clinches up with Monroe and pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Monroe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Monroe is defended easily by Drake.
Monroe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drake's half guard.
Monroe prevents Drake from standing back up.
Monroe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to kick Monroe off but Monroe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Monroe is controlling the pace.
Monroe is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake is trying to stand up here but Monroe is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake has hold of Monroe's hands but Monroe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Drake taking some punishment here, with Monroe in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Monroe lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to kick Monroe off but Monroe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Monroe lands with a punch from half guard.
Monroe throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Monroe is nestled in close to Drake, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Monroe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monroe working over Drake with some ground and pound. Drake looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Monroe is nestled in close to Drake, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drake is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Drake quite badly. Drake pulls Monroe in close trying to recover. Monroe postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Drake on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Drake doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Monroe!
An out of breath Mitchell Monroe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sai Fukuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilij Zajtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sai Fukuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasilij Zajtsev!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zajtsev gets a clinch.
Zajtsev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fukuta uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zajtsev wants to stand and escape but Fukuta is having none of it.
Fukuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Zajtsev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukuta prevents Zajtsev from getting back to his feet.
Fukuta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fukuta looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zajtsev tries to clinch but Fukuta moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajtsev doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukuta circles away.
Zajtsev moves into the clinch.
Zajtsev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fukuta backwards.
Fukuta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fukuta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zajtsev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zajtsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zajtsev misses with the head strike.
Fukuta has Zajtsev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zajtsev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sai Fukuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zajtsev lands with a light punch inside.
Zajtsev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zajtsev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fukuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Fukuta with that takedown attempt.
Zajtsev clinches up with Fukuta and pushes him back against the cage.
Fukuta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fukuta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zajtsev pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zajtsev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zajtsev tries to clinch but Fukuta moves out of range.
Zajtsev gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zajtsev wants to stand but Fukuta has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Fukuta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zajtsev pulls his head out easily.
Fukuta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fukuta manages to get to full guard.
Zajtsev stands up from Fukuta's guard - Zajtsev perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zajtsev closes the distance and clinches.
Zajtsev tries to work over Fukuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fukuta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fukuta tries to score a body lock takedown but Zajtsev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fukuta blocks an uppercut.
Fukuta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zajtsev has had enough of the clinch but Fukuta keeps him there for the moment.
Zajtsev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zajtsev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fukuta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zajtsev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fukuta wants a takedown.
Fukuta trying to stall but Zajtsev improves his position.
Zajtsev misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zajtsev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zajtsev tries to clinch up but Fukuta circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fukuta.
Fukuta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zajtsev wants to stand and escape but Fukuta is having none of it.
Zajtsev keeping moving, preventing Fukuta from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zajtsev pushes Fukuta off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Zajtsev tries to clinch
and Fukuta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zajtsev stops a takedown attempt from Fukuta.
Fukuta wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zajtsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukuta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zajtsev regains guard immediately.
Zajtsev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilij Zajtsev dominated that 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.
Zajtsev clinches up against the cage.
Zajtsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Fukuta controls his hands.
Fukuta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fukuta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fukuta can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sai Fukuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fukuta blocks an elbow strike.
Zajtsev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fukuta obliges.
Zajtsev is working for takedown but Fukuta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zajtsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fukuta avoids the elbow strike from Zajtsev, against the cage.
Zajtsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fukuta jumps guard and drags Zajtsev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fukuta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fukuta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zajtsev defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajtsev wants to get up but he can't break Fukuta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fukuta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zajtsev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fukuta is trying to control the position but Zajtsev postures up.
Zajtsev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fukuta's guard.
Fukuta throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zajtsev escapes and throws Fukuta's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zajtsev stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zajtsev tries to clinch up.
Zajtsev moves in looking to clinch but Fukuta pushes him off.
Fukuta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zajtsev tries to avoid it but Fukuta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zajtsev to the ground. Zajtsev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fukuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zajtsev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zajtsev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zajtsev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fukuta pinned against the cage. Fukuta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fukuta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zajtsev, pushing him back against the cage.
Zajtsev is pressed up against the cage. Fukuta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zajtsev down to the mat. Zajtsev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fukuta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zajtsev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zajtsev tries to clinch there but Fukuta circles away.
Zajtsev tries for a takedown but Fukuta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zajtsev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zajtsev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zajtsev moves to clinch but Fukuta breaks away
and Zajtsev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zajtsev rushes Fukuta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zajtsev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zajtsev looks for the body kick but Fukuta saw that one coming.
Zajtsev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fukuta counters with a nice body shot.
Zajtsev throws a series of punches but Fukuta avoids them all with ease.
Fukuta fails to land the takedown.
Zajtsev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta pulls guard.
Zajtsev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zajtsev won't allow Fukuta to sweep him here.
Zajtsev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fukuta is proving hard to escape from.
Fukuta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fukuta trying to keep a closed guard but Zajtsev is proving a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zajtsev is sitting in close to Fukuta's body. Fukuta has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Zajtsev is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Zajtsev is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fukuta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sai Fukuta!
Our winner, Sai Fukuta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Indechops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Indechops comes to the cage accompanied by Pinch Me. 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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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster Indechops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Funk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk shoots in but Indechops avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Indechops lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Funk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funk moves into the clinch.
Indechops dodges an elbow strike from Funk.
Funk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Indechops keeps control of Funk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Funk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Indechops throws a series of punches but Funk avoids them all with ease.
Funk tries for a takedown but Indechops circles away easily
and Indechops counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buster Indechops has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Funk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk with a poor takedown
and Indechops counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Indechops throws a right and a left that Funk avoids nicely.
Funk misses with a takedown attempt - Indechops sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Indechops shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Indechops showed some decent athleticism there.
Funk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Indechops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Indechops scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Indechops not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Funk actively working from the bottom here.
Indechops throwing shots but Funk is blocking nicely.
Indechops works his foot free and advances to mount.
Indechops lands a heavy elbow.
Indechops looking to finish Funk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Funk!
Funk is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Indechops looking to finish Funk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Funk!
Funk is still in real trouble! Can Indechops finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Indechops! Funk is hurt baaadly! Indechops is firing away with more strikes - Funk is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Indechops!
Buster Indechops decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth has chosen Dethklok- Awaken as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toki Wartooth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wartooth throws a right hand that Hallak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hallak also avoids with ease.
Hallak scores with the left hand. Wartooth knows he should have avoided that one.
Hallak throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wartooth to counter with a crisp jab.
Hallak misses with a head kick.
Wartooth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wartooth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hallak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wartooth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hallak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wartooth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wartooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hallak circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wartooth leaves Hallak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hallak scores with the left hand. Wartooth knows he should have avoided that one.
Hallak throws a right and a left that Wartooth avoids nicely.
Wartooth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wartooth lands with a short shot to the head.
Wartooth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wartooth.
Wartooth tries to break free but Hallak pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Wartooth.
Wartooth tries to work over Hallak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wartooth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wartooth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wartooth has had enough of the clinch but Hallak keeps him there for the moment.
Hallak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallak misses with a body shot.
Hallak closes the distance and clinches.
Wartooth can't break the clinch.
Hallak blocks a body shot from Wartooth.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wartooth.
Wartooth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wartooth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallak.
Wartooth wants to clinch.
Wartooth forces Hallak back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wartooth has a couple of punches blocked by Hallak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallak.
Wartooth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hallak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wartooth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wartooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hallak tries for a takedown but Wartooth manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamood Hallak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wartooth.
Wartooth lands a nice uppercut.
Hallak fails to pull guard.
Hallak breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hallak.
Wartooth has closed the distance and engaged Hallak in a clinch.
Hallak tries a knee to the head but Wartooth blocks it.
Wartooth lands a shoulder strike.
Wartooth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallak backwards.
Wartooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wartooth but Wartooth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hallak misses with a series of wild punches.
Hallak fails to land with a series of punches.
Wartooth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallak misses with a right hand
and Wartooth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallak throws a right and a left that Wartooth avoids nicely.
Hallak fails with a takedown attempt.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth tries to clinch up but Hallak circles away and keeps his distance.
Wartooth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hallak misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wartooth clinches up against the cage.
Wartooth tries to stall but Hallak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Wartooth.
Wartooth misses with some punches.
Wartooth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hallak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wartooth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wartooth misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallak looks for a takedown but Wartooth sprawls well.
Wartooth is looking to clinch but Hallak is avoiding it.
Wartooth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hallak counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Wartooth dominated that round.
That's time! Hallak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wartooth tries to clinch but Hallak moves out of range.
Wartooth closes the distance and clinches.
Hallak is trying to break free.
Hallak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wartooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallak swats away the attempt to clinch by Wartooth.
Wartooth tries to clinch up.
Wartooth tries to clinch but Hallak moves out of range.
Wartooth wants to clinch.
Hallak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Hallak swats away the attempt to clinch by Wartooth.
Hallak keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Hallak misses.
Hallak slips a jab and a cross from Wartooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wartooth pinned against the cage. Wartooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wartooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wartooth tries to clinch but Hallak moves out of range.
Wartooth wants to clinch up but Hallak keeps it at a distance.
Toki Wartooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wartooth is looking to clinch but Hallak is avoiding it.
Hallak clinches up against the cage.
Wartooth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallak backwards.
Wartooth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hallak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamood Hallak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wartooth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wartooth wants to clinch up but Hallak keeps it at a distance.
Hallak misses with a hook
letting Wartooth counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth clinches up against the cage.
Hallak is looking to control Wartooth's arms but Wartooth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hallak has his back to the cage.
Hallak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wartooth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wartooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Hallak circles away.
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!
Wartooth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hallak circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Wartooth.
Hallak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamood Hallak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hallak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hallak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wartooth tries to clinch up but Hallak circles away and keeps his distance.
Wartooth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hallak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wartooth misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth darts in and clinches Hallak up against the cage.
Wartooth prevents Hallak from breaking the clinch.
Hallak jumps guard but Wartooth stands there with Hallak around his waist. Hallak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wartooth lands with a left to the head.
Wartooth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wartooth moves into range and clinches up with Hallak.
Hallak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wartooth tries to work over Hallak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wartooth digs a right hand underneath Hallak's ribcage. Hallak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wartooth cracks Hallak with a nice body shot.
Hallak blocks a body shot from Wartooth.
Hallak looking to slow down the pace here.
Wartooth misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wartooth receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wartooth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Hamood Hallak has been cut.
Wartooth lands a hook that snaps the head of Hallak backwards.
Wartooth can't find room to land a body shot as Hallak controls the action.
Hallak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wartooth.
A short uppercut from Wartooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wartooth trying to stall but Hallak improves his position.
Wartooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wartooth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Wartooth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hamood Hallak'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. This is the final round!
Hallak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hallak throws a sloppy head kick and Wartooth moves out of range easily.
Wartooth moves in looking to clinch but Hallak pushes him off.
Hallak lands the left hand.
Wartooth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hallak counters with a series of strikes. Wartooth will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Toki Wartooth has been cut.
Wartooth has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Wartooth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wartooth.
Hallak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wartooth cracks Hallak with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamood Hallak is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wartooth cracks Hallak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hallak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wartooth tries to clinch up.
Wartooth tries to clinch up but Hallak circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallak just misses with a punch to the body.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wartooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Wartooth.
A lazy left from Wartooth finds it's target.
Wartooth tries to clinch there but Hallak circles away.
Wartooth tries to clinch but Hallak is having none of it.
Hallak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wartooth.
Wartooth tries to clinch but Hallak is having none of it.
Wartooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wartooth is looking to clinch but Hallak is avoiding it.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hallak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wartooth slips under a jab from Hallak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wartooth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallak.
Wartooth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hallak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wartooth closes the distance and clinches.
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wartooth moves into the clinch successfully.
Wartooth is struggling to control the position.
Wartooth can't find room to land a body shot as Hallak controls the action.
Hallak is looking to control Wartooth's arms but Wartooth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hallak has his back to the cage.
Hallak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Wartooth.
Wartooth avoids the body shot from Hallak.
Wartooth fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch but Hallak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wartooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wartooth doesn't manage to clinch there - Hallak circles away.
Wartooth blocks a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wartooth.
Wartooth stuffs the takedown attempt from Hallak. Hallak gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamood Hallak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wartooth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wartooth wants to clinch
and Hallak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wartooth won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallak working the ground and pound but Wartooth is defending the strikes.
Hallak throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wartooth is trying to control Hallak's posture but Hallak avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toki Wartooth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hallak has knee on belly momentarily but Wartooth bucks him off and regains half guard.
Hallak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hallak is keen to just control but Wartooth is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wartooth is trying to get back to full guard.
Hamood Hallak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hallak winds up and cracks Wartooth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toki Wartooth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wartooth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toki Wartooth!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Una Kemeameahu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting. Kemeameahu has chosen Ride of the Valkryes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomer Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Una Kemeameahu!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemeameahu clobbers Jacobs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacobs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kemeameahu.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kemeameahu sprawls well. Kemeameahu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
Kemeameahu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kemeameahu.
Jacobs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kemeameahu counters with a one-two to the body.
Jacobs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kemeameahu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jacobs wants to free his trapped foot but Kemeameahu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jacobs seems to be looking for submissions.
Jacobs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs thows a huge punch but Kemeameahu dodges it nicely.
Jacobs is trying to control. Kemeameahu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs is working for a kimura but Kemeameahu is defending it quite comfortably.
Kemeameahu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jacobs pulls his head out easily.
Jacobs is working for a kimura but Kemeameahu is defending it quite comfortably.
Kemeameahu is trying to maintain the position but Jacobs is very close to passing his half guard.
Jacobs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kemeameahu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemeameahu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacobs working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jacobs looking to control but Kemeameahu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jacobs jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kemeameahu is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kemeameahu and Jacobs has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jacobs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kemeameahu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jacobs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kemeameahu keeps working.
Jacobs working away.
Jacobs swings around for an armbar but Kemeameahu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jacobs's guard.
Kemeameahu wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kemeameahu is defending well. Jacobs quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kemeameahu has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jacobs celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gomer Jacobs!
A very excited looking Gomer Jacobs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nobunaga Oda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobunaga Oda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Amaral's chin.
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nobunaga Oda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral scores with a decent looking hook.
Oda throws a head kick that misses
and Amaral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amaral scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oda shoots in looking for a takedown. Amaral tries to sprawl out of it but Oda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amaral manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Amaral moves into range and clinches up with Oda.
Amaral trying to control the position but instead, Oda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amaral into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oda.
Oda takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral has Oda pressed against the cage, preventing Oda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral gets through Oda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amaral wants to stall.
Oda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oda is defending well for now.
Amaral stalling in the clinch.
Amaral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaral misses with a series of wild punches.
Oda tries to clinch up but Amaral circles away and keeps his distance.
Oda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amaral is fending him off so far but Oda persists. Nope, Amaral circles away and we're back to standing.
Amaral has Oda up against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oda is defending well for now.
Oda wants to stall.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oda managing to block the knees to the body from Amaral.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Amaral takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral blocks an elbow strike.
Oda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oda wants to break free but Amaral has control.
Oda is trying to break free.
Oda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amaral managing to block the knees to the body from Oda.
Oda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oda swings wildly with an uppercut but Amaral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oda missing with knees to the body.
Oda is looking to control Amaral's arms but Amaral gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oda has his back to the cage.
Amaral misses with a knee to the head.
Oda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amaral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oda misses with a takedown attempt - Amaral sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amaral pinned against the cage. Amaral gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oda ducks under a wild hook from Amaral.
Oda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amaral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oda somewhat.
Amaral forces Oda back against the cage and clinches.
Amaral wants to break free but Oda has control.
Amaral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oda.
Nobunaga Oda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaral lands a really nice looking cross but Oda seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amaral.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Amaral slaps away a takedown attempt from Oda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oda is breathing heavily.
Amaral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amaral lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Amaral counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amaral.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Oda - that landed with a thud.
Amaral gets through Oda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amaral defends it nicely.
Oda checks a leg kick nicely.
Oda shoots and misses
and Amaral counters with a left to the body.
Amaral lands a jab to the head.
Amaral defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaral scoring well with a low kick there.
Oda dives in and grabs Amaral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amaral pushes down on Oda's head and hops out.
Amaral moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oda shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Amaral.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oda fails to land the takedown.
Oda dives in and grabs Amaral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amaral pushes down on Oda's head and hops out.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Oda. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Amaral there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oda looks for a takedown but Amaral sprawls well.
Oda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amaral moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Amaral as Oda shoots in.
Amaral cracks Oda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Amaral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Oda or perhaps it was just good defense by Amaral which made him look bad.
Amaral rushes Oda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amaral using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Amaral obliges.
Amaral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amaral holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amaral continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Oda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amaral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amaral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amaral lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Amaral.
Nice body punch from Amaral.
Oda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amaral taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oda slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral lands a hook that snaps the head of Oda backwards.
Oda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oda trying to land knees to the body.
Amaral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oda tries to break the clinch but Amaral is controlling the position.
Amaral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amaral - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oda misses with some punches.
Amaral working Oda over with knees to the body.
Amaral misses with a knee to the head.
Amaral blocks a body shot from Oda.
Oda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amaral has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amaral's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oda.
Amaral manages to break the clinch.
Oda shoots in but no luck this time.
Oda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amaral lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amaral defends it nicely.
Amaral gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amaral gets through Oda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amaral misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oda tries to move into range but Amaral moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Amaral lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Amaral.
Oda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oda shoots in looking for a takedown but Amaral manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oda shoots in but no luck this time.
Amaral cracks Oda with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amaral lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oda dives in and grabs Amaral's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amaral pushes down on Oda's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobunaga Oda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amaral bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oda's head backwards.
Oda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amaral counters with a one-two to the body.
Oda is rocked!
A head kick by Amaral - that's a beauty! Oda is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Amaral can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafael Amaral!
A victorious Rafael Amaral 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween. On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Myers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Myers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brady!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Myers defends it nicely.
Brady closes the distance and pushes Myers back into the cage.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Myers, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Brady.
Bobby Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Myers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brady has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Myers.
Sloppy strikes from Brady. Those never looked like landing.
Brady throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Myers.
Myers moves into range and clinches up with Brady.
Knees to the body from Myers.
Brady looks winded!
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Myers.
Myers sizes up Brady with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Bobby Brady has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Myers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Myers has Brady up against the cage in a clinch.
Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brady.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Myers.
Myers rushes Brady and presses him up against the cage.
Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myers moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Brady goes down! Can Myers finish him!?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Myers trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myers looking to pass the guard.
Myers scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Myers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Myers tries to free his leg and advance position but Brady is retaining full guard.
Brady wants to get back to his feet but Myers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Myers wants to stand but Brady is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Myers.
Brady takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brady shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Myers as he jumps to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Myers.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myers with a jab.
That has opened up Bobby Brady's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Myers scores with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myers.
Myers cracks Brady with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Brady tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Myers pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Brady is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Myers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Gypsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Sons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White Sons has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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117 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Gypsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Sons!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gypsy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sons to the ground. Gypsy is now in Sons's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gypsy looking to pass the guard.
Sons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sons keeping moving, preventing Gypsy from controlling successfully.
Sons throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Sons throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gypsy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gypsy has managed to get both his arms back between Sons's legs - danger averted.
Gypsy postures up in Sons's guard and throws a big left but Sons blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gypsy defends well.
Gypsy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gypsy throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gypsy wants to control from the top but Sons keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gypsy is aware though and is defending well.
Gypsy stands and throws Sons's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gypsy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sons, who protects the arm well.
Sons is trying to improve his position.
Sons manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gypsy's best efforts.
Gypsy is looking to take a break and control but Sons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sons moves into full guard.
Sons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gypsy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sons throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gypsy passes Sons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gypsy blocks the strikes from Sons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gypsy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gypsy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gypsy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sons manages to get back to half guard.
Sons is staying active underneath Gypsy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gypsy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sons!
Sons is desperately trying to improve his position but Gypsy has a good base and remains in mount.
Sons regains half guard.
Sons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gypsy slips a nice elbow through Sons's hands, connecting with Sons's forehead.
Gypsy is looking for a kimura here.
Sons actively working from the bottom here.
Sons looking for submissions off his back.
Gypsy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gypsy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sons is just riding it out for now. Gypsy eventually gives up the hold.
Sons is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gypsy is trying to control. Sons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sons works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sons looking for a guillotine here but Gypsy defends easily.
Sons keeping full guard, as Gypsy tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sons punching from the bottom - just letting Gypsy know he's still in a fight.
Gypsy trying to control but Sons is working from the bottom.
Sons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gypsy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gypsy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but White Sons will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gypsy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gypsy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sons is striking but Gypsy is not phased and passes to half guard.
Gypsy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sons looking for submissions off his back.
Sons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sons wants to improve his position but Gypsy is controlling well.
Gypsy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sons!
Gypsy blocks Sons's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gypsy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sons can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sons is squirming around, avoiding Gypsy's attempts to control the action.
Sons really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sons regains half guard.
Gypsy is working for a kimura but Sons is defending it quite comfortably.
Sons tries to get to full guard but Gypsy has control of the leg.
Gypsy is trying to control the action in half guard but Sons is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gypsy blocks the strikes from Sons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gypsy is working for a submission of some sort.
Gypsy wants to take a breather but Sons is having none of it.
Sons is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sons punching from the bottom.
Gypsy wants to take a breather but Sons is having none of it.
Sons is pressing down on Gypsy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sons is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gypsy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sons lands an upkick as Gypsy stands over him.
Gypsy stopping the sweep attempt from Sons.
Gypsy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gypsy landing with the ground and pound.
Sons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gypsy is aware though and is defending well.
Sons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sons is breathing heavily.
Sons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sons throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gypsy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sons has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gypsy doesn't defend quickly enough and Sons has managed to lock this one up! Can Gypsy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sons on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). White Sons!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Soljernitskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soljernitskin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're Going Down. Crowe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eli Crowe enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoltan Soljernitskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soljernitskin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crowe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crowe drives through and clinches with Soljernitskin against the cage.
Soljernitskin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soljernitskin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Soljernitskin is keeping the position.
Crowe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eli Crowe.
Soljernitskin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Eli Crowe has been cut.
Soljernitskin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crowe sprawls well. Crowe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soljernitskin gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soljernitskin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoltan Soljernitskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands with a nice body kick.
Crowe scoring well with a low kick there.
Soljernitskin looks for a takedown but Crowe sprawls well.
Crowe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soljernitskin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Soljernitskin prevents Crowe from getting back to his feet.
Soljernitskin advances position into side control!
Soljernitskin wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe is looking to reverse the position.
Crowe wants to get back to his feet but Soljernitskin drags him back down.
Crowe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crowe is defending against the submission attempts here by Soljernitskin.
Soljernitskin prevents Crowe from improving his position.
Soljernitskin moves into full mount! Crowe won't be happy about that!
Crowe wants to hold on but Soljernitskin pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is squirming around, avoiding Soljernitskin's attempts to control the action.
Soljernitskin avoids the attempt from Crowe to control.
Soljernitskin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soljernitskin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Soljernitskin controlling from the full mount.
Crowe tries to hold on but Soljernitskin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soljernitskin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Crowe really wants to buck Soljernitskin off and get back to his feet.
Soljernitskin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Soljernitskin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crowe taking shots to the head.
Soljernitskin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe is squirming around, avoiding Soljernitskin's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoltan Soljernitskin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Crowe'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.
Soljernitskin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crowe pinned against the cage. Crowe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crowe moves into range and clinches up with Soljernitskin.
Soljernitskin goes for a takedown attempt but Crowe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soljernitskin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crowe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crowe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoltan Soljernitskin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe connects with a knee to the head.
Soljernitskin wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowe won't allow it.
Crowe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soljernitskin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crowe.
Soljernitskin wants a takedown.
Soljernitskin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soljernitskin fails to pull guard.
Crowe lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Zoltan Soljernitskin has been cut.
Soljernitskin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soljernitskin wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowe won't allow it.
Crowe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crowe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soljernitskin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soljernitskin pulls Crowe into guard.
Soljernitskin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe controlling from the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eli Crowe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Soljernitskin fails with the takedown
and Crowe counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zoltan Soljernitskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Crowe as Soljernitskin shoots in.
Crowe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soljernitskin. Soljernitskin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soljernitskin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crowe circles away.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crowe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crowe delivers a nice body kick.
Crowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe clinches.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soljernitskin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crowe pushes Soljernitskin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Crowe lands a knee to the body.
Crowe lands a knee to the body.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soljernitskin tries to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling the position.
Soljernitskin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crowe connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crowe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soljernitskin is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Crowe.
Crowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Soljernitskin controls his hands.
Crowe lands an elbow that stopped Soljernitskin in his tracks for a moment.
Soljernitskin wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowe won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soljernitskin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crowe is defending well.
Crowe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crowe lands a nice knee to the body.
Crowe scores a nice knee to the body.
Crowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Crowe.
Crowe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soljernitskin.
A knee to the head by Crowe.
Nice elbow from Crowe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe with a knee to the head.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crowe lands an elbow that stopped Soljernitskin in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! This is the final round!
Crowe scores with a body shot.
Soljernitskin moves forwards but Crowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crowe connects with an inside leg kick.
Soljernitskin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Crowe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soljernitskin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe thows a body kick. Soljernitskin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soljernitskin. That did some damage!
Crowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soljernitskin 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.
Crowe scores with a head kick. Soljernitskin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Soljernitskin misses with a takedown attempt
and Crowe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crowe crunches a lovely knee into Soljernitskin's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Crowe - that landed with a thud.
Soljernitskin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crowe lands an elbow just above Soljernitskin 's eye.
Crowe stops a takedown attempt from Soljernitskin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Crowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soljernitskin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crowe scores a nice knee to the body.
Crowe scores with a knee to the head.
Crowe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soljernitskin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soljernitskin's face.
Soljernitskin is rocked!
Crowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crowe lands a nice elbow.
Oh Soljernitskin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soljernitskin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soljernitskin seems to have got his legs back now.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soljernitskin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Crowe.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Soljernitskin shrugs off.
Crowe lands a big knee to the head and Soljernitskin goes down! Crowe pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Crowe!
In his post fight interview, Eli Crowe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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