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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Purcell!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Purcell moves away.
Dietrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Purcell manages to avoid it.
Dietrich tries a head kick but it misses.
Purcell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dietrich is looking to slow Purcell down with leg kicks.
Purcell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dietrich throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Dominic Purcell has been cut.
Dietrich throws a sloppy head kick and Purcell moves out of range easily.
Purcell walks into a stiff left hand from Dietrich.
Dietrich scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Purcell slips under a jab from Dietrich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich clinches up against the cage.
Purcell is trying to break free.
Dietrich misses with the head strike.
Dietrich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Purcell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dietrich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Purcell blocks it with crossed arms.
Purcell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Purcell blocks a body shot from Dietrich.
Dietrich is pushing Purcell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dietrich lands an uppercut.
Purcell works on Dietrich's body with a couple of short punches.
Dietrich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dietrich blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Purcell swings wildly with an uppercut but Dietrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Purcell trying to stall but Dietrich improves his position.
Purcell is struggling to control the position.
Dietrich is struggling to control the position.
Dietrich seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Purcell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dietrich throws a head kick but Purcell moves out of range.
Purcell moves out of range of the strikes.
Dietrich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dietrich wants it to stay on the feet.
Dietrich misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich tests Purcell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dietrich throws a low kick but Purcell avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dietrich. That's going to slow Purcell down.
Purcell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Purcell is looking to score with low kicks.
Dietrich throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Purcell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dietrich lands a big head kick that sends Purcell tumbling to the mat! Dietrich takes a step backwards and waves Purcell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Purcell moves away.
Dietrich misses with a wild body shot.
Dietrich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dietrich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Purcell's sensitive parts.
Dietrich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dietrich thuds his shin into the meat of Purcell's side.
A head kick from Dietrich lands but Purcell takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dietrich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Purcell's calf.
A head kick misses from Dietrich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Dietrich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Purcell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dietrich tried to score with a low kick but Purcell checks it.
Dietrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Purcell is just out of range.
Dietrich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dietrich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Purcell. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Dietrich. That snapped Purcell's head back.
Dietrich gets caught napping as Purcell dives in and scores a takedown. Dietrich manages to retain guard.
Purcell wants to get up but he can't break Dietrich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dietrich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dietrich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Purcell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Purcell ducks right into an uppercut from Dietrich.
Dietrich connects with a single shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dietrich, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich lands a head kick. Purcell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Dietrich misses
so Purcell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dietrich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Purcell can do to turn this around?
Dietrich wants to sweep but no luck.
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Purcell from controlling successfully.
Purcell is looking to work some ground and pound but Dietrich has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dietrich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dietrich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Purcell manages to get himself to full guard.
Dietrich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hans Dietrich just wasn't active enough.
Dietrich lands with a kick to the temple. Purcell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Purcell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dietrich sprawls well. Dietrich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Purcell gets slowly back to his feet.
Dietrich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dietrich lands a glancing blow to the side of Purcell's head.
That has opened up Dominic Purcell's cut even more.
Dietrich tries to bum rush Purcell with a series of wild strikes but Purcell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dietrich drops Purcell with a beautiful combination! Purcell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dietrich is looking for the KO!
Purcell is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Purcell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dietrich.
Purcell is still on wobbly legs! Can Dietrich finish him?
Purcell is breathing heavily.
Dietrich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hans Dietrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dietrich throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Purcell crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hans Dietrich!
A relieved looking Hans Dietrich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Makamori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshiro Makamori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Makamori's front leg but catches the back leg as Makamori tries to avoid it.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to work over Makamori's front leg with a kick but Makamori checks it.
Makamori just misses with a punch to the body.
Makamori looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov throws a lazy body kick
letting Makamori counter with a right hand.
Makamori takes the fight into the clinch.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Makamori.
Makamori has picked Kersikov up - he's going for a ride! Makamori dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov actively working from the bottom here.
Kersikov is trying to maintain the position but Makamori is very close to passing his half guard.
Makamori is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kersikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makamori is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Makamori looking for a submission but Kersikov manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Makamori wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Makamori with a flurry of punches that miss.
Makamori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kersikov is trying to control the position but Makamori postures up.
Makamori preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Makamori has picked Kersikov up and slammed him! Kersikov can't keep hold of the triangle and Makamori manages to pass to side control!
Makamori throws a strike aimed at the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov struggling a bit here.
Kersikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Makamori wants to control for a moment but Kersikov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Makamori is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kersikov sees it coming and defends easily.
Makamori seems to be looking for submissions.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is pressing down on Makamori's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Makamori from controlling successfully.
Makamori won't allow Kersikov to sweep him here.
Makamori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makamori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Makamori forces his way into half guard.
Kersikov trying to control from the bottom.
Makamori is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kersikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kersikov wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makamori trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Makamori is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Makamori trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov working a defensive guard here.
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!
Makamori trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiro Makamori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makamori blocks a leg kick.
Makamori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kersikov gets through Makamori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov trying to stall but Makamori improves his position.
Makamori can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kersikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Makamori throws a head punch that misses.
Makamori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Makamori.
Kersikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makamori backwards.
Makamori breaks the clinch.
Makamori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kersikov catches Makamori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makamori throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makamori throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makamori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makamori has closed the distance and engaged Kersikov in a clinch.
A short left from Makamori.
Makamori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makamori.
Makamori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makamori scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov lands with a hook. Makamori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makamori is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Makamori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makamori.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Makamori saw that one coming.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Makamori's belly button to the back.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Makamori wants to clinch.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makamori throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Makamori throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Makamori.
Makamori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makamori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshiro Makamori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makamori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Makamori drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Makamori.
Makamori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick from Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makamori walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makamori's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makamori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Makamori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makamori lands a jab to the nose.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Kersikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Makamori didn't see that one coming.
Roman Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makamori moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makamori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makamori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Makamori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Makamori.
Makamori is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Makamori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makamori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kersikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makamori throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makamori throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makamori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makamori feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
Makamori misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Makamori.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roman Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makamori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Makamori.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Makamori.
Makamori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makamori lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Makamori with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kersikov scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov slips a jab from Makamori.
Kersikov lunges at Makamori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makamori's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makamori throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Makamori saw that one coming.
Makamori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makamori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Makamori's leg. Makamori is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Makamori throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Makamori throws a nice head kick!
Makamori throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Makamori off balance momentarily.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Makamori.
Makamori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kersikov gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makamori is staying active underneath Kersikov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Makamori wants to get back to his feet.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makamori keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makamori is trying to get back to full guard.
Makamori is trying to stand up here but Kersikov is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Kersikov!
An out of breath Roman Kersikov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenek Ziemski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble). This should be a great matchup!
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155 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Manlucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zenek Ziemski!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziemski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manlucas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ziemski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ziemski with a poor takedown
and Manlucas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramon Manlucas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenek Ziemski.
Ziemski tries for a takedown but Manlucas circles away easily
and Manlucas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ziemski misses with a takedown
and Manlucas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manlucas sends Ziemski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Manlucas is motioning to the referee to let Ziemski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ziemski is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziemski shoots in and drives through. Manlucas sprawls well.
Ziemski is still on wobbly legs! Can Manlucas finish him?
Manlucas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ziemski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ziemski seems to have recovered his senses.
Ziemski fails with the takedown
and Manlucas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ziemski looks winded!
Ziemski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ziemski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manlucas counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manlucas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manlucas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ziemski with a poor takedown
and Manlucas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zenek Ziemski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziemski with a poor takedown
and Manlucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manlucas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ziemski tries to get into range but Manlucas steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ziemski! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Manlucas scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramon Manlucas!
Ramon Manlucas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiga Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren comes to the cage accompanied by OK State Fight Song. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiga Ji!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alldren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Jiga Ji has been cut.
Ji moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ji tries to bum rush Alldren with a series of wild strikes but Alldren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alldren jabs Ji right on the nose. Ji blinks but takes it well.
Alldren ducks under a wild hook from Ji.
Ji throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alldren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alldren throws a shot from downtown. Ji moves away and avoids it.
Alldren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ji punishes Alldren's body with a nice straight punch.
Ji misses the shot to the body.
Alldren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji manages to avoid it.
Alldren scores with a hook.
Alldren misses with a looping left.
Alldren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alldren throws a hook but Ji blocks it.
Ji throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ji, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ji avoids the body shot from Alldren.
Ji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ji paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Alldren.
Alldren misses with an uppercut
and Ji counters with a series of strikes that sends Alldren to the canvas! Ji follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alldren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ji trying to control but Alldren is working from the bottom.
Ji postures up.
Ji wants to control from the top but Alldren keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alldren is keeping the position for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jiga Ji hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ji gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alldren.
Alldren scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Jiga Ji's cut even more.
Ji misses the shot to the body.
Alldren cracks Ji with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alldren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ji. That did some damage!
Alldren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alldren looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji is just out of range.
Alldren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji.
Alldren throws a lazy uppercut
and Ji counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ji does no damage.
Alldren catches Ji with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ji looks to score with a jab to the body but Alldren is just out of range.
Alldren takes a swing at Ji's ribcage but misses.
Alldren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alldren throws a good cross that connects.
Alldren cracks Ji with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ji falls to his knees and Alldren doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Alldren!
Nate Alldren thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Cassimiro Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrade kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Baauer - Harlem Shake. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Black!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks for the body kick but Andrade saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Andrade.
Andrade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black scores with a jab.
It looks like Adriano Cassimiro Andrade has been cut.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andrade gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano Cassimiro Andrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Black swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Andrade stuffs the takedown.
Black thuds his right hand into Andrade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade misses with a two punch combination.
Andrade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrade defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Andrade is out of range.
Black misses with the combination.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Black is trying to pull guard but Andrade turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Black is fighting off a takedown attempt but Andrade is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Black to the mat. Black regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black is trying to keep Andrade in close.
Andrade won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Andrade puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Andrade lands strikes from half guard.
Andrade is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Andrade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Andrade is proving a slippery customer.
Black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Andrade!
Andrade tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Andrade holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Black tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Black there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Andrade is trying to escape the mount.
Black avoids the attempt from Andrade to control.
Black thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black wants to control the action but instead Andrade gets a body lock and reverses into Black's guard! Nice work!
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Andrade looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Andrade pushes Black off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Black is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adriano Cassimiro Andrade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adriano Cassimiro Andrade's cut.
That's time! Andrade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andrade is able to avoid easily.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Black dodges the punch combination from Andrade.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andrade shoots in but no luck this time.
Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries to sprawl but Andrade drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black is not content to let Andrade control the position.
Black wants to control but Andrade is keeping busy.
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andrade is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black gets full guard.
Black controlling Andrade's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Andrade is proving a slippery customer.
Black is adopting a defensive guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black tries to clinch up
and Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrade shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrade wants to clinch.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black throws a leg kick but Andrade checks it.
Black misses with the combination.
Andrade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Black.
John Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano Cassimiro Andrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Andrade's head.
Black looks to land a body kick but Andrade moved away.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
Black wants to clinch.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
so Andrade counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Black is looking to sweep but instead, Andrade has passed into half guard.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Andrade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black manages to get to full guard.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andrade manages to get himself to full guard.
Andrade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andrade looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrade, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adriano Cassimiro Andrade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Black cracks Andrade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Andrade's guard.
Andrade is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Black dives into side control.
Andrade holding on.
Sloppy strikes there by Black.
Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Andrade to see if he's OK.
Black throws an elbow but Andrade slips to the side and avoids it well.
Black goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Andrade rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Black's guard! Nice work there by Andrade!
Black has control of Andrade's left arm, preventing Andrade from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to control.
Andrade landing with the ground and pound.
Black is trying to control the position but Andrade postures up.
Andrade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrade works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Andrade slips nicely into half guard.
Andrade seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black trying to control but Andrade postures up.
Andrade is working for a submission of some sort.
Black is looking to control Andrade's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Andrade lands strikes from half guard.
Black gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black has momentary wrist control but Andrade slips an elbow through the middle.
Andrade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andrade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andrade gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Andrade is proving a slippery customer.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andrade controls the pace.
Black wants to improve his position but instead Andrade has moved into half guard.
Black wants to control but Andrade is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andrade prevents Black from improving his position.
Andrade scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black wants to improve his position but Andrade is controlling well.
Black is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Andrade stands up and beckons Black to join him on the feet.
Andrade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Andrade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into Andrade's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black is fighting to break Andrade's control of his arms but Andrade is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Black.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
After the big win, Adriano Cassimiro Andrade made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vassago Ballardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samir Oliva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vassago Ballardo's chin.
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219 lbs
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217 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vassago Ballardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Ballardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballardo tried to score with a low kick but Oliva checks it.
Ballardo tries to clinch but Oliva moves out of range.
Ballardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Ballardo lands but Oliva takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Ballardo.
Ballardo rushes Oliva and presses him up against the cage.
Ballardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliva is looking to control Ballardo's arms but Ballardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliva has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ballardo.
Oliva working aggressively here.
Ballardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballardo lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballardo lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
Oliva is trying to push Ballardo away but Ballardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oliva's efforts to push away.
Oliva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva tries to throw a body punch but Ballardo avoids it by throwing Oliva back against the cage.
A short right from Oliva on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ballardo.
Ballardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Ballardo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ballardo.
Ballardo cracks Oliva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ballardo punishes Oliva's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballardo.
Oliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oliva lands a leg kick that knocks Ballardo off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballardo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Ballardo.
Vassago Ballardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliva keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ballardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballardo. That's going to slow Oliva down.
Ballardo thumps Oliva with a low kick.
Ballardo forces Oliva back against the cage and clinches.
Ballardo breaks the clinch.
Ballardo moves out of range of the body kick from Oliva.
Oliva throws a body kick that misses.
Ballardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ballardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oliva's calf.
Ballardo drives through and clinches with Oliva against the cage.
Oliva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballardo breaks from the clinch.
Oliva looks to land a body kick but Ballardo moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballardo.
Oliva pushes Ballardo away with a front kick.
Oliva ducks under a wild hook from Ballardo.
Ballardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliva.
Ballardo misses with an uppercut.
Ballardo throws a head kick but Oliva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looks for the body kick but Ballardo saw that one coming.
Ballardo misses with a head kick.
Ballardo throws a chopping leg kick but Oliva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ballardo swings widly with a right hand
and Oliva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ballardo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliva is out of range and Ballardo settles back down.
A head kick misses from Ballardo.
Ballardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ballardo tries to clinch up but Oliva circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ballardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oliva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oliva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ballardo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballardo.
Oliva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballardo.
Oliva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses.
Oliva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ballardo closes the distance and pushes Oliva back into the cage.
That's four 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!
Oliva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballardos head.
It looks like Vassago Ballardo has been cut.
Oliva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballardo pushes Oliva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballardo trying to control the position but instead, Oliva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ballardo into the cage.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballardo lands a shoulder strike.
Ballardo lands with a left to the head.
Oliva blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Oliva.
A body shot lands from Ballardo.
Ballardo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ballardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballardo has a couple of punches blocked by Oliva.
Oliva is trying to maintain a safe position but Ballardo gets an underhook and turns Oliva into the cage.
Oliva can't find room to land a body shot as Ballardo controls the action.
Oliva takes a shot to the head.
Oliva misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vassago Ballardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vassago Ballardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliva's sensitive parts.
Ballardo lands with a kick to the temple. Oliva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Samir Oliva has been cut.
Ballardo motions for Oliva to come forward. Ballardo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballardo avoids a kick to the body.
Ballardo throws a right hand that Oliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliva also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat.
Oliva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ballardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vassago Ballardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballardo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ballardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oliva if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Ballardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballardo clinches.
Vassago Ballardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliva tries to work over Ballardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ballardo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ballardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ballardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Ballardo on the inside.
Oliva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballardo breaks the clinch.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses.
Ballardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ballardo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ballardo instigates a clinch.
Ballardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballardo pushes Oliva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
Ballardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliva keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ballardo is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva cracks the inside of Ballardo's front leg.
Oliva checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ballardo can pounce on him.
Ballardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ballardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliva tries to throw a body punch but Ballardo avoids it by throwing Oliva back against the cage.
Ballardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballardo throws a head punch that misses.
Ballardo wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oliva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ballardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliva backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballardo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Oliva tries a body shot but Ballardo blocks it.
Oliva stalling in the clinch but Ballardo improves position.
Oliva is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ballardo. That's going to slow Oliva down.
Ballardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oliva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ballardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballardo.
Oliva is looking to score with low kicks.
Ballardo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oliva is rocked!
Ballardo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Oliva crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vassago Ballardo!
Vassago Ballardo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Stenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Stenkov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simon Phoenix's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Stenkov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenkov scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stenkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phoenix, pushing him back against the cage.
Stenkov missing with knees to the body.
Stenkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Stenkov blocking some punches.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stenkovs head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stenkov.
It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenkov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stenkov lands a nice elbow.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
Stenkov working aggressively here.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenkov throws an elbow that misses.
Stenkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stenkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Stenkov lands a left hand.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Stenkov.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Stenkov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenkov is leaning against Phoenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stenkov lands with a right to the head.
Phoenix blocks an elbow strike from Stenkov.
Stenkov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Stenkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Stenkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stenkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phoenix.
Stenkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenkov avoids it.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stenkov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Phoenix with a big uppercut! Phoenix tries to clinch up but Stenkov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Phoenix to the mat! Phoenix covers up and Stenkov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexandr Stenkov!
An out of breath Alexandr Stenkov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into the arena with The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop blaring out of the sound system. Jutila has chosen The Best Is Yet To Come as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timo Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speed tries to keep at a distance but Jutila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed lands a hook that snaps the head of Jutila backwards.
Jutila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jutila throws a head punch that misses.
Speed working aggressively here.
Jutila lands a right hand.
Jutila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jutila scores with a shoulder strike.
Speed blocks the elbow strike.
Speed is trying to stall.
Jutila lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jutila throws an elbow but it misses.
Speed pushes Jutila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jutila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jutila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Jutila's head.
Jutila pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jutila misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed avoids the elbow strike from Jutila, against the cage.
Speed is pressed up against the cage. Jutila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Speed down to the mat. Speed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jutila is looking to clinch but Speed is avoiding it.
Jutila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Speed. Jutila shrugs it off though.
Jutila blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speed.
Speed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Timo Jutila has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Jutila misses its intended target.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jutila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
Speed scores with a sloppy right hand. Jutila should have avoided that one.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Jutila's front leg but catches the back leg as Jutila tries to avoid it.
Jutila throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Speed avoids the body shot from Jutila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed cracks Jutila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jutila closes the distance and clinches up with Speed, looking for a takedown. Jutila pushes Speed against the cage but Speed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jutila on the side of the head.
Jutila shoots in for a double leg but Speed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nathan Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Jutila.
Jutila throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Jutila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Jutila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speed. That's going to slow Jutila down.
Speed moves away from the strike by Jutila.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at Jutila's knee but Jutila avoids it well.
Jutila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jutila pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Jutila misses with an elbow over the top.
Jutila looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jutila creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
A short right from Speed.
Jutila creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jutila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jutila.
Speed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jutila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Speed working hard to break the clinch.
Jutila misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Speed.
Jutila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jutila misses with some punches.
Speed breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Jutila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed throws the left hand but Jutila avoids the punch easily.
Timo Jutila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutila blocks a low kick nicely.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Jutila is looking to clinch.
Jutila lands the left hand.
Nathan Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jutila shoots in for a takedown but Speed shows good takedown defense.
Speed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jutila's sensitive parts.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Speed. No joy for Jutila on that attempt.
Jutila swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Speed lands a jab.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jutila.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jutila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jutila checks a leg kick.
Jutila misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Jutila's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jutila walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Jutila is just out of range.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Jutila is just out of range.
Speed is looking to slow Jutila down with leg kicks.
Jutila avoids the body shot from Speed.
Jutila tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Speed scores with a hook.
Jutila with a nice cross.
Speed wants to slow Jutila down by chopping away at his legs.
Speed lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jutila was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed lands a body shot.
Speed thumps Jutila with a low kick.
Jutila thuds his right hand into Speed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jutila on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Speed. Speed obviously looking to wear him down.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Speed finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila fails with the takedown.
Jutila misses with a looping right.
Jutila ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
Jutila tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Speed lands with a straight right. Jutila didn't see that one coming.
Speed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jutila.
Jutila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Speed jabs Jutila to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from Jutila.
Jutila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jutila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jutila gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Speed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jutila.
Jutila checks a low kick from Speed.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jutila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jutila throws a front kick that sends Speed stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jutila is trying desperately to land a takedown but Speed is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jutila.
A head kick misses from Speed.
Speed cracks Jutila with an open hand slap.
Speed throws the left hand but Jutila avoids the punch easily.
Jutila misses with a wild body shot.
Speed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jutila throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jutila is defended easily by Speed.
Nathan Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Jutila.
Jutila misses the shot to the body.
Speed blocks a jab.
Speed lands a jab to the nose.
Nathan Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed cracks the inside of Jutila's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jutila's sensitive parts.
Jutila is breathing heavily.
Jutila ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Jutila walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
Jutila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jutila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Speed works the jab nicely.
Jutila has a takedown stuffed.
Speed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jutila's sensitive parts.
Speed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Speed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jutila is rocked!
Speed misses the jab.
Jutila avoids the body shot from Speed.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
Speed tests Jutila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jutila is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed cracks Jutila with a good jab.
Jutila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jutila seems to have recovered his senses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Speed.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jutila misses with a body kick.
Speed misses with a few strikes there.
Jutila tries a head kick but it misses.
Speed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jutila can do to turn this around?
Jutila takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Speed misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jutila. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timo Jutila's cut.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Speed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jutila's sensitive parts.
Speed loads up on a big right hand but Jutila slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Jutila.
Jutila scores with a jab to the body.
Speed throws a body punch but Jutila moves out of range.
Speed lands with a right hand.
Jutila swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Speed.
Jutila has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Speed.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
Jutila has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jutila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jutila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jutila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed cracks Jutila with a nice body shot.
Speed scores with a shoulder strike.
Nathan Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jutila or not.
Speed is trying to stall.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jutila throws an elbow that misses.
Jutila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jutila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Jutila lands an elbow that stopped Speed in his tracks for a moment.
Jutila misses with the head strike.
Speed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jutila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed cracks the inside of Jutila's front leg.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jutila walks into a stiff left hand from Speed.
Jutila gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Speed gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Speed!
Nathan Speed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Meyers. Beautiful body shot.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sykloni but Sykloni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sykloni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sykloni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meyers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meyers tries to pull guard but Sykloni holds him up against the cage and eventually Meyers drops back down to his feet.
Meyers is trying to pull guard but Sykloni has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Meyers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sykloni walks away with a smile on his face. Meyers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers keeps the fight on the outside.
Sykloni leaves Meyers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meyers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meyers showed some decent athleticism there.
Sykloni wants to improve his position but Meyers is controlling well.
Sykloni has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meyers is working away from the top position though.
Sykloni wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers working Sykloni over with strikes.
Meyers is pressing down on Sykloni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sykloni is holding on for now.
Meyers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers not doing much here.
Meyers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meyers is looking to advance position but Sykloni won't allow it.
Sykloni trying to hold on to Meyers's head to control him but Meyers postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sykloni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sykloni won't allow Meyers to pass to mount.
Sykloni wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sykloni manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meyers with a nice head shot there.
Sykloni is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Meyers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sykloni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sykloni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meyers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sykloni wants to sweep but no luck.
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
Sykloni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meyers trying to control but Sykloni is working from the bottom.
Meyers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meyers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers trying to control but Sykloni is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meyers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sykloni's half guard.
Sykloni is not content to let Meyers control the position.
Meyers working the head and body with strikes.
Sykloni keeping control of the position.
Sykloni wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sykloni works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meyers postures up.
Sykloni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Meyers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sykloni slaps away a takedown attempt from Meyers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sykloni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sykloni is looking to clinch but Meyers is avoiding it.
Meyers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meyers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sykloni fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Meyers finds it's target.
Sykloni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meyers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sykloni moves away.
Sykloni looks to clinch
and Meyers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sykloni's sensitive parts.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meyers counters with a body kick that stops Sykloni in his tracks momentarily.
Meyers misses with a looping right.
Sami Sykloni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sykloni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyers missing with a left hand there. Sykloni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sykloni is trying to defend but Meyers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sykloni trying to control here.
Sykloni holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sykloni sees it coming and defends easily.
Sykloni has hold of Meyers's hands but Meyers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sykloni tries to get to full guard but Meyers has control of the leg.
Sykloni is staying active underneath Meyers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sykloni defending well though.
Sykloni is looking to improve his position.
Meyers wants to work for an arm triangle but Sykloni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sykloni tries to roll over but Meyers keeps him under control.
Meyers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sykloni defends it well.
Meyers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Charlie Meyers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers is pressing down on Sykloni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sykloni is holding on for now.
Sykloni wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Meyers wants to pass to mount but Sykloni is defending the position.
Sykloni actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meyers landing shots from mount.
Sykloni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Meyers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Meyers looking to secure an arm triangle but Sykloni defends it well.
Sykloni tries to lock up and control but Meyers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Meyers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Sami Sykloni's cut even more.
Sykloni defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meyers.
Meyers postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sykloni bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Meyers and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Meyers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. 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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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
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ventura.
Dixon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ventura to the ground. Dixon is now in Ventura's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dixon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ventura is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
Dixon is working Ventura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ventura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dixon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dixon is working Ventura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ventura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dixon.
Ventura controls Dixon momentarily but Dixon frees himself.
Dixon throwing strikes but missing.
Ventura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dixon defends well.
Dixon landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura wants to stand but Dixon is controlling the position.
Dixon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dixon throws a big elbow that misses.
Ventura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dixon.
Dixon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dixon is looking to work some ground and pound but Ventura has wrist control.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dixon is really struggling to control Ventura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joey Dixon.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Ventura sizes up Dixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ventura lands with an overhand left.
Ventura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dixon wants to pass the guard but Ventura is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dixon distracts Ventura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dixon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dixon is one step ahead there.
Dixon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ventura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ventura keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dixon trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joey Dixon.
Dixon moves out of range of the body kick from Ventura.
Ventura misses with a leg kick.
Dixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon dips to his left and cracks Ventura with an uppercut!
Ventura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Dixon blocks the low kick.
Ventura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dixon.
Ventura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ventura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ventura throws a low kick, looking for Dixon's leg but Dixon calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dixon 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.
Dixon looking to sit in guard and control but Ventura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dixon wants to stand but Ventura is controlling the position.
Ventura trying to control but Dixon is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon 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.
Ventura swats away the attempt to clinch by Dixon.
Ventura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ventura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Ventura.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ventura as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Dixon misses.
Ventura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ventura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dixon.
Dixon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ventura quickly recovers to half guard.
Ventura tries to roll over but Dixon keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ventura has his hands clasped together around Dixon's back. He's all about the action.
Dixon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon avoids the attempt from Ventura to control.
Dixon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dixon breaks from Ventura's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dixon landing strikes from the mount.
Ventura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ventura is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ventura is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Dixon!
An out of breath Joey Dixon 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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