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Ascension: Stranglehold PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Benjamins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peerless Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Benjamins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peerless Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swagger moves in looking to clinch but Benjamins pushes him off.
Benjamins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjamins circles away.
Benjamins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swagger tries to clinch but Benjamins moves out of range.
Benjamins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benjamins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjamins circles away.
Swagger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swagger wants to clinch.
Swagger clinches.
Swagger is looking for a takedown.
Swagger breaks the clinch.
Benjamins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benjamins misses with a few strikes there.
Swagger is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamins looks to land a body kick but Swagger moved away.
Swagger tries to clinch up.
Benjamins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benjamins swats away the attempt to clinch by Swagger.
Swagger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benjamins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benjamins looks to land a combination but Swagger avoids it well.
Swagger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benjamins looking to slow down the pace here.
Benjamins avoiding damage as Swagger throws knees to the body.
Benjamins tries to pull guard but Swagger won't allow it.
Swagger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benjamins walks away with a smile on his face. Swagger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from Benjamins.
Swagger wants to clinch up but Benjamins keeps it at a distance.
Swagger clinches with his opponent.
Swagger prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Benjamins tries to break the clinch but Swagger is controlling the position.
Benjamins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swagger has him pressed against the cage.
Swagger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swagger tries to clinch up
and Benjamins counters with a left and a right that stings Swagger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swagger moves in looking to clinch but Benjamins pushes him off.
Swagger moves in looking to clinch but Benjamins pushes him off.
Benjamins tries to bum rush Swagger with a series of wild strikes but Swagger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjamins throws a solid leg kick but Swagger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benjamins.
Swagger wants to clinch.
Benjamins throws a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Benjamins has knocked Swagger down with a huge combo! Benjamins steps away and waves a wobbly Swagger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Swagger is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Benjamins doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Swagger crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Swagger's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chase Benjamins!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Al Kapone - You Ain't Stoppin Me. Caesar has chosen Warriors of the World as his entrance music. Gaius Julius Caesar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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307 lbs
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290 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Langston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar misses with a body shot.
Langston lands with an overhand left.
Langston darts in and clinches Caesar up against the cage.
Caesar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caesar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Langston throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Langston.
Langston working hard to break the clinch.
Langston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caesar misses with some punches.
Langston tries to work over Caesar 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Langston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caesar connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caesar .
Caesar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Langston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar takes a swing at Langston's ribcage but misses.
Langston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caesar .
Caesar throws a lazy uppercut
and Langston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Langston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Langston tries to clinch but Caesar moves out of range.
Langston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Langston wants it to stay on the feet.
Langston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caesar throws a leg kick but Langston moved away.
A slow jab from Langston misses its intended target.
Caesar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caesar moves out of range of the strikes.
Langston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar stuns Langston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caesar ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
Caesar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langston rather than just go for the knockout.
Caesar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caesar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caesar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caesar scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Bobby Langston has been cut.
Langston walks into a stiff left hand from Caesar .
Langston throws a series of punches but Caesar moves out of range.
Caesar drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Langston right on the button. Langston goes down! Caesar follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Caesar gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Julius Caesar !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gaius Julius Caesar waved his t-shirt featuring Sparta Fightware's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenji lands a leg kick that knocks Kastinen off balance momentarily.
Kenji works the jab nicely.
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Kastinen misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Kenji catches Kastinen right on the button with a cross.
Kastinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kenji defends well and Kastinen ends up having to push Kenji into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kenji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Kastinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kastinen fails to pull guard.
Kastinen blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji breaks the clinch.
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenji throws a poor cross that misses
and Kastinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kenji trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen is working for a submission of some sort.
Kenji wants to get back to full guard.
Kenji is trying is best to control the position here.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kenji keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is working for a submission of some sort.
Kastinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kastinen thows a huge punch but Kenji dodges it nicely.
Kenji is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kastinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kastinen's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries to get the hooks in deep but Kastinen pushed the leg off.
Kastinen is in bad spot here.
Kastinen is trapped and Kenji is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kenji is punishing Kastinen with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kenji somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kastinen turns into Kenji and is now in his guard.
Kastinen wants to pass the guard but Kenji is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenji utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kastinen stands and throws Kenji's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kenji tries to buck Kastinen off but Kastinen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Kenji is defending well.
Kastinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kastinen is trying to ground and pound but Kenji uses the momentary lack of control by Kastinen to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenji gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Kastinen misses.
Kastinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenji. Kenji obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenji.
Kastinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenji throws the left hand but Kastinen avoids the punch easily.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown but Kenji shows good takedown defense.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenji lands a jab to the head.
Kenji scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenji turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kastinen swings for the body but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but Kastinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kastinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kastinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kenji pulls Kastinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Kastinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenji has wrist control.
Kastinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kastinen trying to control but Kenji is working from the bottom.
Kenji managing to control the position.
Kastinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenji is keeping the position for now.
Seppo Kastinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji controlling Kastinen's posture.
Kastinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenji is retaining full guard.
Kurokawa Kenji has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kenji connects with a looping right hand.
Kenji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kastinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenji throws a looping overhand right but Kastinen ducks down to avoid it.
Kenji ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenji, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenji works Kastinen's body with a nice hook.
Seppo Kastinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenji scores with a nice right hand.
Kastinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kastinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kenji fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kastinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenji.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kastinen works over Kenji's head and body with a nice combination.
Kenji lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kenji lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kastinen doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Seppo Kastinen's cut even more.
Kenji is looking to slow Kastinen down with leg kicks.
Kenji feints and then cracks Kastinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kastinen down.
Kastinen is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenji. That's going to slow Kastinen down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenji. Kastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenji works the jab nicely.
Kastinen ducks under a wild hook from Kenji.
Kurokawa Kenji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenji moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kenji scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenji.
Kastinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenji takes a swing at Kastinen's ribcage but misses.
Kastinen takes one to the chin there.
Kenji avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Kenji misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kastinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Kenji. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Kastinen misses.
Kenji lunges at Kastinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kastinen's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kastinen moves out of range as Kenji strikes.
Kenji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenji.
Kastinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Jab by Kenji.
Kenji lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good leg kick by Kenji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kastinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenji.
Kastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenji misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji missing with a left hand there. Kastinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenji looks to throw the jab but Kastinen is out of range.
Kastinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenji at a distance.
Kenji throws a shot to the body.
Kenji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenji lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kastinen at a distance.
Good exchange - Kenji coming out on top.
Kenji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kastinen can do to turn this around?
Kenji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The cut above Seppo Kastinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kenji throws a leg kick which misses Kastinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kastinen tries to avoid it.
Kenji lands a glancing blow to the side of Kastinen's head.
Kenji scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Kenji misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji connects with a nice looking jab.
Kastinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenji.
Kenji throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenji lands a nice hook to Kastinen's body. Kastinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kastinen misses the jab.
Kastinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kenji misses with a straight left.
Kastinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seppo Kastinen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kenji thows a body kick. Kastinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kenji scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kenji buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenji lands a leg kick that knocks Kastinen off balance momentarily.
Kastinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenji.
Kenji connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kastinen momentarily.
Kastinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen takes one to the side of the head.
Kenji lands a big head kick that sends Kastinen tumbling to the mat! Kenji takes a step backwards and waves Kastinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kastinen is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seppo Kastinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kurokawa Kenji!
A victorious Kurokawa Kenji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alice In Chains - Rooster. Coke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cocaine 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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140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Coke!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trinity Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill scores with a hook.
Hill scores with a spinning back kick!
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coke.
Hill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Coke preventing the sweep.
Coke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hill dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill prevents Coke from getting back to his feet.
Coke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coke is pulling down on Hill's head. It's preventing any offense from Hill, at least for the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ted Coke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hill throws a head kick but Coke moves out of range.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coke.
Coke staying out of range there.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left lands for Coke.
Coke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hill manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hill, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coke's hands.
Horrible takedown by Coke or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coke avoids the body shot from Hill.
Coke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Coke shoots in.
Trinity Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Coke.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hill. Those never looked like landing.
Hill Rushes Coke and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Coke is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Hill Piles on the pressure and Coke crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinity Hill!
The defeated Ted Coke had this to say: 'He was the better fighter today, but trust me, I am going to come back .. come back better prepared and in better condition !!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Witt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain tried to score with a low kick but Witt checks it.
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Witt throws out the jab.
Crunch! Cain slams his shin into Witt's torso.
Cain scores with a nice head shot.
Cain is looking to slow Witt down with leg kicks.
Cain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Witt manages to avoid it.
Cain walks into a left hand.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but Cain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Witt looking to score a takedown here. Cain is defending well but Witt drives through and ends up in Cain's guard.
Cain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Witt from controlling successfully.
Cain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Witt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witt works over Cain with some ground and pound from guard.
Witt wants to control from the top but Cain keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.
Witt won't allow Cain to sweep him here.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Witt from controlling successfully.
Cain wants to sweep here but Witt controlling him for the moment.
Witt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Witt trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aaron Witt.
Witt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Witt misses the shot to the body.
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain misses with an uppercut. Witt saw that one coming.
No luck for Cain with that takedown attempt.
Cain lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain staying out of range there.
Cain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Witt looks for a takedown but Cain sprawls well.
Cain blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Witt.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Witt.
Witt walks into a jab.
Witt throws a shot from downtown. Cain moves away and avoids it.
Witt looks to throw the jab but Cain is out of range.
Witt loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
Cain delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Witt takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt misses the shot to the body.
Cain manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Witt on his heels. He'll look to pass Witt's guard now, I'm sure.
Cain being controlled here momentarily.
Witt keeping full guard, as Cain tries to pass.
Witt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cain.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Witt is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Witt wants to sweep but no luck.
Witt is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cain wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cain throws a hook but Witt blocks it.
Cain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cain dives in and scores a takedown into Witt's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Witt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cain!
Cain is desperately trying to improve his position but Witt has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt looking to finish Cain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cain!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Witt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cain is squirming around, avoiding Witt's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Witt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Witt.
Witt loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but Cain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Witt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cain's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Witt trying to control here.
Cain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Witt trying to control here.
Cain passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Witt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain fails to move to back control.
Cain has isolated one of Witt's arms. Witt looking to fight him off but Cain twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Cain!
Scott Cain 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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183 lbs
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178 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
30 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinaski jabs Sandoval to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sandoval fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chinaski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chinaski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sandoval thumps Chinaski with a low kick.
Chinaski throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Chinaski. No joy for Sandoval on that attempt.
Sandoval scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
Sandoval swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chinaski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandoval blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Chinaski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chinaski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sandoval throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sandoval walks into a stiff left hand from Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a head kick.
Chinaski swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Chinaski's body. Chinaski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval connects with a body shot that sends Chinaski's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chinaski lands a jab to the nose.
Henry Chinaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chinaski throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski drops his hands momentarily and Sandoval takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chinaski throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sandoval 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 Chinaski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chinaski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chinaski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chinaski tries to score with a low kick but Sandoval moves his leg out of the way.
Chinaski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval slips under a jab from Chinaski.
Sandoval is looking to slow Chinaski down with leg kicks.
Chinaski is looking to clinch.
Chinaski throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chinaski moves away from the strike by Sandoval.
Sandoval takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chinaski takes one to the chin there.
Sandoval lands with a nice body punch.
Chinaski lands a nice shot that snaps Sandoval's head back.
Chinaski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Chinaski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chinaski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandoval.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Chinaski staying out of range there.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinaski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sandoval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chinaski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
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 Henry Chinaski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sandoval walks into a left hand.
Sandoval scores with the left hand. Chinaski knows he should have avoided that one.
Chinaski lands with a right hand.
Sandoval scores with a sloppy right hand. Chinaski should have avoided that one.
Chinaski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chinaski looks to land a right hand but Sandoval moved out of range.
Chinaski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chinaski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sandoval checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski scores with a sloppy right hand. Sandoval should have avoided that one.
Chinaski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Chinaski misses its intended target.
Chinaski misses with a body shot.
Chinaski swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Chinaski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sandoval is able to avoid easily.
Sandoval tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval throws a leg kick
and Chinaski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chinaski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sandoval under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Chinaski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Chinaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Chinaski tries to avoid it.
Chinaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chinaski misses with a body shot.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Chinaski's shoulder, as Chinaski tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski moves in looking to clinch but Sandoval pushes him off.
Chinaski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sandoval manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sandoval throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chinaski on the side of the head.
Sandoval lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chinaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chinaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Chinaski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chinaski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Sandoval misses
and Chinaski moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chinaski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandovals head.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Chinaski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chinaski.
Chinaski misses with a punch on the inside.
Chinaski gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval lands with a light punch inside.
Sandoval lands a left hand.
Chinaski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sandoval lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chinaski backwards.
Chinaski slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinaski.
Sandoval swings wildly with an uppercut but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski lands a left hand.
Chinaski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Chinaski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chinaski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chinaski looks to throw the jab but Sandoval is out of range.
Henry Chinaski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sandoval lands an overhand right.
Chinaski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sandoval pushing down on Chinaski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chinaski is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandoval throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval is keen to just control but Chinaski is a slippery customer.
Sandoval wants to pass to mount but Chinaski is defending the position.
Chinaski is trying to control but can't.
Sandoval is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sandoval dips to his left and cracks Chinaski with an uppercut!
Chinaski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flavio Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chinaski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chinaski is refusing to be controlled, as Sandoval sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski tries to roll over but Sandoval keeps him under control.
Chinaski is refusing to be controlled, as Sandoval sits in half guard.
Sandoval missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chinaski is trying to maintain the position but Sandoval is very close to passing his half guard.
Sandoval prevents Chinaski from improving his position.
Sandoval seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chinaski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chinaski looks for the body kick but Sandoval saw that one coming.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Sandoval shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chinaski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Chinaski!
In his post fight interview, Henry Chinaski gave a big smile as he said 'All I want to do is get my check and get drunk. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torsti Turjake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta cracks Turjake with a good jab.
Turjake looks to land a left hand but Lamotta moved out of range nicely.
Turjake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lamotta.
Turjake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lamotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turjake tests Lamotta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamotta slips under a jab.
Lamotta lunges at Turjake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turjake's hand.
Turjake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lamotta moves away from the strike by Turjake.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut. Turjake saw that one coming.
Turjake looks to land a right hand but Lamotta moved out of range.
Turjake fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamotta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turjake on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake misses with a combination
and Lamotta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turjake's guard now.
Lamotta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lamotta landing some decent shots from guard.
Turjake manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Turjake is pressed up against the cage. Lamotta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turjake down to the mat. Turjake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lamotta checks a leg kick.
Turjake cracks Lamotta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamotta slaps away a takedown attempt from Turjake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Torsti Turjake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turjake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turjake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turjake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turjake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lamotta eats them both and turns towards Turjake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turjake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lamotta counters with a single leg into guard. Turjake didn't expect that.
Turjake manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Turjake keeps control of Lamotta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lamotta tries to break the clinch but Turjake is controlling the position.
Lamotta tries to break the clinch but Turjake is controlling the position.
Lamotta successfully pulls guard.
Turjake postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake is fighting to break Lamotta's control of his arms but Lamotta is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lamotta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turjake is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lamotta is on top in guard.
Lamotta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turjake controls Lamotta momentarily but Lamotta frees himself.
Lamotta tries to free his leg and advance position but Turjake is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta trying to control but Turjake is working from the bottom.
Lamotta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turjake seems keen to control Lamotta's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turjake trying to keep a closed guard but Lamotta is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lamotta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta stays in close to Turjake's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lamotta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turjake swings for the body but Lamotta moves out of range.
Lamotta misses with a body shot.
Lamotta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turjake under the eye.
Turjake throws an off balance right hand
and Lamotta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Turjake!
Turjake pushes Lamotta away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lamotta gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turjake is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lamotta off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamotta trying to control but not successfully.
Lamotta is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lamotta is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Turjake missing with punches from the back.
Lamotta is taking damage to the body and head.
Turjake controls the action.
Turjake doesn't have the hooks in and Lamotta manages to turn into his guard.
Lamotta stops Turjake from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lamotta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lamotta throwing strikes but missing.
Turjake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turjake keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamotta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lamotta is in close to Turjake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamotta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake wants to sweep but no luck.
Turjake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lamotta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turjake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamotta stopping the sweep attempt from Turjake.
Lamotta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta distracts Turjake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turjake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lamotta is controlling him.
Lamotta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lamotta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lamotta is pushing down on Turjake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turjake is fighting to maintain full guard but Lamotta has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lamotta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta is keen to just control but Turjake is a slippery customer.
Turjake trying to hold on to Lamotta's head to control him but Lamotta postures up.
Turjake wants to improve his position but Lamotta is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lamotta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lamotta throws a front kick that sends Turjake stumbling back into the cage.
Turjake throws a hook but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta slips a straight right by Turjake.
Good work by Turjake as he checks the leg kick.
Turjake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turjake takes a swing at Lamotta's ribcage but misses.
Lamotta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turjake scores with a nice head shot.
Turjake throws a hook but Lamotta avoids it easily.
Turjake throws a big shot that misses.
Lamotta blocks a jab.
Turjake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turjake avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Turjake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamotta.
Turjake misses with a wild combination.
Lamotta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turjake lands a nice looking body shot.
Turjake throws a hook but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta catches Turjake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torsti Turjake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamotta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Turjake. Beautiful body shot.
Turjake misses with a wild combination.
Lamotta looks to throw the jab but Turjake is out of range.
Lamotta blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Lamotta.
Turjake misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turjake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Lamotta lands a right hook to the body.
Lamotta throws a hook but Turjake blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lamotta blocks the leg kick.
Lamotta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamotta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turjake finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamotta's head.
Lamotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta throws a hook but Turjake avoids it easily.
Turjake lands a really nice looking cross but Lamotta seems unphased.
Turjake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamotta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turjake somewhat.
Lamotta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lamotta there.
Nice shot by Lamotta.
Turjake is rocked!
Lamotta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oh Turjake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turjake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turjake misses with a body shot
and Lamotta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lamotta stopping the sweep attempt from Turjake.
Turjake trying to keep a closed guard but Lamotta is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turjake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turjake seems to have got his legs back now.
Turjake keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Jake Lamotta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lamotta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turjake cracks Lamotta with an open hand slap.
Torsti Turjake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Lamotta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lamotta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lamotta!
Jake Lamotta really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan's entrance music is My Drunken Irish Dad. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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290 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caine.
Caine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McFinnigan moves out of range of the body kick from Caine.
McFinnigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caine moves away.
McFinnigan misses with a straight right.
Caine defending well as McFinnigan loads up on a big left hand.
McFinnigan throws a sloppy head kick and Caine moves out of range easily.
Caine has a takedown stuffed.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caine blocks an uppercut.
Caine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McFinnigan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caine looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFinnigan lands a hook that snaps the head of Caine backwards.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
A short body shot lands from McFinnigan as the two fighters clinch.
McFinnigan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McFinnigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Caine.
A nice right hand lands inside from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan looks for the body kick but Caine saw that one coming.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick.
McFinnigan misses with an attempted mid kick.
McFinnigan misses with a body shot.
Caine misses with a low kick.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Caine avoids it easily.
McFinnigan lands a nice hook to Caine's body. Caine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McFinnigan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Caine cracks McFinnigan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McFinnigan to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Caiaphas Caine's cut even more.
McFinnigan looks for the body kick but Caine saw that one coming.
McFinnigan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFinnigan moves away.
McFinnigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McFinnigan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Caine counters with a low kick, right behind McFinnigan 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mickey McFinnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caine misses with a hook. McFinnigan ducked under it nicely.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caine just misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caine was well out of range. Poor timing from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Caine is just out of range.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick.
McFinnigan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McFinnigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McFinnigan is looking to wear down Caine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caine scores with a decent looking hook.
McFinnigan connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Caine as he checks the leg kick.
Donk. McFinnigan catches Caine right on the button with a cross.
Caine tried to score with a low kick but McFinnigan checks it.
Caine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McFinnigan wants to control but Caine postures up.
McFinnigan tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan is trying to control Caine's posture but Caine avoids it.
Caine is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McFinnigan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Caine gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McFinnigan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Caine lets go of the hold and McFinnigan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caiaphas Caine!
Caiaphas Caine very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Creel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Creel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anderton will feel that in the morning.
Anderton works Creel's body with a nice hook.
Anderton swings for the body but Creel moves out of range.
Creel connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Creel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creel throws a hook but Anderton avoids it easily.
Anderton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creel throws a leg kick but Anderton checks it.
Anderton moves out of range of the body kick from Creel.
Creel closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Creel.
Creel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderton throws a body kick that misses.
Anderton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throws a sloppy head kick and Creel moves out of range easily.
Creel avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Creel scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderton should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Jamie Anderton's cut even more.
Creel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderton looks winded!
Anderton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creel moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderton.
Anderton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Creel backwards.
Creel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creel lands with a light punch inside.
Creel throws a head punch that misses.
Creel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Jamie Anderton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Creel lands a left hand.
Creel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Creel.
A left hand lands to the body for Creel.
Creel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creel has a couple of punches blocked by Anderton.
Still in the clinch, Creel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderton misses with a knee strike.
Anderton tries to work over Creel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Creel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderton looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creel scores with a shoulder strike.
Jamie Anderton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Creel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Creel as Anderton tries to tie him up.
Creel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderton misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Anderton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Creel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderton prevents a body shot from Creel.
Anderton trying to control the position but instead, Creel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderton into the cage.
Creel scores with a shot to the side of Anderton's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamie Anderton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Creel!
Carl Creel retains his heavyweight title!
Carl Creel took some time post fight to say the following; 'There is a little bitch up there in Helsinki ducking my boy Creed. Untuck your dick and stop with the excuses or ill come up there and end you.'.
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