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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: It's Good. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John The Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Butcher blocks a low kick nicely.
The Butcher moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No luck for The Butcher with that takedown attempt.
Diaz throws a head kick but The Butcher moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Butcher checks a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.
The Butcher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Butcher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diaz feints and then cracks The Butcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Butcher down.
Diaz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Butcher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The Butcher blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
The Butcher avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher fails to land the takedown.
Diego Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a hook but The Butcher blocks it.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and The Butcher moves out of range easily.
Diaz cracks the inside of The Butcher's front leg.
Diaz throws a leg kick but The Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Butcher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by The Butcher.
The Butcher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The Butcher working the ground and pound but Diaz is defending the strikes.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Butcher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Butcher tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher landing strikes.
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!
Diaz is not content to let The Butcher control the position.
The Butcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
The Butcher trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Diaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The Butcher is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Diaz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John The Butcher!
John The Butcher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree comes to the cage accompanied by Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood. Mikey Schkelpt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkelpt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schkelpt misses with a straight right.
Talltree closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Talltree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schkelpt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schkelpt lands a right hand.
Schkelpt lands a shoulder strike.
Talltree tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schkelpt smiles and moves away.
Talltree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schkelpt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Talltree has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Talltree.
Talltree ducks under a wild hook from Schkelpt.
Talltree misses with a double jab.
Schkelpt lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jaws Talltree has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schkelpt throws a big shot that misses.
Schkelpt misses with a left hand
and Talltree counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
Schkelpt throws an off balance right hand
and Talltree holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schkelpt letting Talltree take a breather here.
Schkelpt looking to slow down the pace here.
Talltree lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Schkelpt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schkelpt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talltree displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schkelpt up against the cage.
Schkelpt lands with a left to the head.
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!
Talltree stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Talltree blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schkelpt throws a lazy right hand but Talltree sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schkelpt fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Schkelpt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mikey Schkelpt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schkelpt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talltree was well out of range. Poor timing from Schkelpt.
Nice body punch from Talltree.
Schkelpt swats away the attempt to clinch by Talltree.
Talltree ducks right into an uppercut from Schkelpt.
Talltree misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Talltree catches Schkelpt right on the button with a cross.
Schkelpt tries to clinch up but Talltree circles away and keeps his distance.
Talltree steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt misses with a lunging right hand
and Talltree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Schkelpt misses the target.
Schkelpt throws an off balance right hand
and Talltree makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talltree looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talltree forces Schkelpt back against the cage and clinches.
Schkelpt looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talltree.
Schkelpt looking to stall.
Schkelpt breaks from the clinch.
Talltree takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schkelpt throws a series of punches but Talltree moves out of range.
Schkelpt misses with an uppercut
and Talltree counters with a straight right hand.
Talltree ducks under a wild hook from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt misses with a hook. Talltree ducked under it nicely.
Talltree throws a lazy right hand but Schkelpt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schkelpt scores with a shot to the body.
Talltree throws a series of punches but Schkelpt moves out of range.
Schkelpt misses with a right hand
and Talltree counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Talltree lands a right hand.
Talltree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schkelpt misses with a looping left.
Schkelpt gets tackled into the cage by Talltree. Talltree maintains the clinch.
Talltree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schkelpt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schkelpt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schkelpt tries to bum rush Talltree with a series of wild strikes but Talltree uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schkelpt cracks Talltree with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schkelpt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schkelpt throws a jab but it's blocked by Talltree.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikey Schkelpt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schkelpt misses with a right hand
and Talltree counters with a three punch combo that has Schkelpt backing up. Schkelpt nods at Talltree to acknowledge the strikes.
Talltree with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talltree scores with the left hand. Schkelpt knows he should have avoided that one.
Schkelpt missing with a left hand there. Talltree was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Schkelpt throws a lazy uppercut
and Talltree counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Talltree.
Talltree pushes Schkelpt up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Talltree.
Talltree has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Talltree jumps guard but Schkelpt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Talltree fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schkelpt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schkelpt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talltree counters with a left and a right that stings Schkelpt.
Schkelpt looks to score with a jab to the body but Talltree is just out of range.
Schkelpt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkelpt throws an overhand right that lands on Talltree's shoulder, as Talltree tries to avoid the shot.
Talltree ducks under a wild hook from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt cracks Talltree with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Talltree takes a swing at Schkelpt's ribcage but misses.
Talltree slips under a jab from Schkelpt.
Talltree lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schkelpt misses with a jab to the body
and Talltree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Mikey Schkelpt's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schkelpt throws an off balance right hand
and Talltree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schkelpt is breathing heavily.
Talltree staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Talltree darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schkelpt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schkelpt working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talltree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schkelpt misses the jab.
Schkelpt connects with a body shot.
Talltree lands a nice shot that snaps Schkelpt's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Schkelpt misses the target.
Talltree ducks right into an uppercut from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt is looking to clinch but Talltree is avoiding it.
Schkelpt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talltree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schkelpt throws a poor cross that misses
and Talltree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Mikey Schkelpt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schkelpt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Talltree.
Jaws Talltree is winning the standup battle so far.
Talltree tries to close the distance and clinch but Schkelpt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schkelpt stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schkelpt can't break the clinch.
Talltree lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Talltree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talltree tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schkelpt wants to clinch up but Talltree keeps it at a distance.
Talltree jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schkelpt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talltree sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schkelpt tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Schkelpt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schkelpt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Talltree tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schkelpt smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaws Talltree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talltree closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Talltree.
Mikey Schkelpt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Talltree keeps control of Schkelpt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schkelpt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schkelpt keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Schkelpt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talltree sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schkelpt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talltree moves into the clinch successfully.
Talltree successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Talltree escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schkelpt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaws Talltree dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Talltree throws a combination. Schkelpt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talltree closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schkelpt tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Talltree pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schkelpt is out of range and Talltree settles back down.
Schkelpt lands a slapping body shot.
Talltree tries to close the distance and clinch but Schkelpt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talltree wants to clinch.
Jaws Talltree is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talltree tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schkelpt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schkelpt misses with an uppercut
and Talltree counters with a good low kick that Schkelpt was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schkelpt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talltree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talltree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree clinches with his opponent.
Talltree gets through Schkelpt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schkelpt misses with a punch on the inside.
Talltree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talltree gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schkelpt wants to clinch up but Talltree keeps it at a distance.
Schkelpt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talltree.
Talltree scores with a leg kick.
Talltree swinging wildly here.
Talltree avoids the body shot from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt has Talltree up against the cage in a clinch.
Schkelpt misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schkelpt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talltree lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talltree misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talltree misses with some punches.
Jaws Talltree has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talltree works on Schkelpt's body with a couple of short punches.
Schkelpt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schkelpt is looking to break free of the clinch but Talltree has double underhooks.
Talltree has a couple of punches blocked by Schkelpt.
Talltree blocking some punches.
Schkelpt is trying to break the clinch but Talltree is controlling him.
Schkelpt can't break the clinch.
Talltree displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schkelpt up against the cage.
Talltree lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikey Schkelpt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jaws Talltree!
A very excited looking Jaws Talltree made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinando Ferrari (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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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
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari thuds his right hand into Fedotov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferdinando Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari gets a double leg takedown into Fedotov's guard.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fedotov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ferrari!
Ferrari is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fedotov stands up from mount. Strange move.
Fedotov wants to clinch up but Ferrari keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferrari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fedotov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fedotov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferrari throws out a powerful jab.
Fedotov misses with a body kick.
Fedotov slips a jab from Ferrari.
A big left from Ferrari misses.
Fedotov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferrari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fedotov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferrari is trying to force a seperation but Fedotov has the dominant position.
Fedotov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari can't find room to land a body shot as Fedotov controls the action.
Fedotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferrari's efforts to push away.
Ferrari wants to break free but Fedotov has control.
Ferrari has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fedotov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Fedotov scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fedotov takes a shot to the head.
Ferrari is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fedotov is defending well.
Ferrari lands a shot to the body.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Ferrari is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fedotov is defending well.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferrari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferrari goes for a takedown attempt but Fedotov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fedotov walks into a stiff left hand from Ferrari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fedotov misses with a kick to the body.
Ferrari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fedotov thows a leg kick but Ferrari checks it
and Ferrari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferrari throws a jab but it's blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferrari looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Fedotov.
Fedotov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fedotov scores with a hook.
Fedotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Fedotov's head but Fedotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut
and Fedotov counters by moving into the clinch.
Fedotov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferrari goes for a takedown attempt but Fedotov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fedotov's corner calls for a 1-2. Fedotov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fedotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari looks to throw the jab but Fedotov is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a nice shot that snaps Ferrari's head back.
Fedotov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Vladik Fedotov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fedotov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fedotov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fedotov slips a jab from Ferrari.
Fedotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedotov moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a poor cross that misses
and Fedotov moves into the clinch.
Ferrari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferrari wants a takedown.
Fedotov stops a takedown attempt from Ferrari.
Ferrari looking for a takedown.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Ferrari blocks an elbow strike.
Ferrari is trying to drag Fedotov to the mat but Fedotov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fedotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferrari's brow.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
Ferrari avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
Ferrari is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fedotov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fedotov misses with a knee to the head.
Fedotov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ferrari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fedotov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ferrari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
Ferrari has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fedotov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferrari can turn it around.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fedotov as Ferrari tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferrari.
Fedotov misses with an elbow over the top.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferrari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferrari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari lands with a right to the head.
Fedotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Ferrari shrugs off.
Fedotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Fedotov tries a knee to the head but Ferrari blocks it.
Fedotov is pressed up against the cage. Ferrari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fedotov down to the mat. Fedotov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ferrari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferrari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferrari. That snapped Fedotov's head back.
Fedotov misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedotov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferrari in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedotov. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fedotov wants to clinch up but Ferrari keeps it at a distance.
Ferrari sizes up Fedotov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferrari misses with a looping left.
Ferrari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ferrari keeps the fight on the outside.
Vladik Fedotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Fedotov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov staying out of range there.
Ferrari shoots in looking for a takedown but Fedotov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferrari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fedotov tries to clinch up but Ferrari circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedotov clinches up with Ferrari and pushes him back against the cage.
Ferrari takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari throws a head punch that misses.
Fedotov gets underhooks to prevent Ferrari's takedown attempt.
Ferrari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fedotov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferrari is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fedotov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Fedotov lands an elbow that stopped Ferrari in his tracks for a moment.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladik Fedotov dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fedotov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Ferrari or perhaps it was just good defense by Fedotov which made him look bad.
Fedotov cracks Ferrari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferrari misses with a looping right.
Fedotov defending well as Ferrari loads up on a big left hand.
Fedotov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fedotov is looking to clinch but Ferrari is avoiding it.
Ferrari shoots in for a double leg but Fedotov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fedotov ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Fedotov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fedotov stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferrari. Ferrari gets slowly back to his feet.
Vladik Fedotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferrari is defended easily by Fedotov.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov throws a leg kick which misses Ferrari's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferrari tries to avoid it.
Fedotov throws a front kick aimed at Ferrari's knee but Ferrari avoids it well.
Ferrari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferrari delivers a nice body kick.
Fedotov wants to clinch.
Ferrari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ferrari there.
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a wild body kick that Ferrari sees coming a mile off.
Ferrari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedotov.
Ferdinando Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov moves in looking to clinch but Ferrari pushes him off.
Fedotov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fedotov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferrari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fedotov!
Ferrari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fedotov counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fedotov working Ferrari over with knees to the body.
Fedotov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fedotov blocks a body shot from Ferrari.
Fedotov crunches a lovely knee into Ferrari's ribcage.
Fedotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferrari's defenses.
Vladik Fedotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari wants a takedown but no success here.
Fedotov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferrari is defending well for now.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Ferrari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fedotov with a knee to the head.
Ferrari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferrari or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to break free but Fedotov pushes him back against the cage.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Ferrari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferrari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fedotov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fedotov gets through Ferrari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fedotov prevents it.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferrari is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedotov finish him?
Ferrari is pressed against the cage. Fedotov pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Ferrari! Two more big strikes from Fedotov and Ferrari crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vladik Fedotov!
A relieved looking Vladik Fedotov 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gravius's choice of entrance music: Morrowind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sin scores with a hook.
Sin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sin throws the left hand but Gravius avoids the punch easily.
Sin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gravius has Sin up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Gravius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sin's efforts to push away.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sin has a couple of punches blocked by Gravius.
Sin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gravius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Gravius.
Gravius tries to throw a body punch but Sin avoids it by throwing Gravius back against the cage.
Gravius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sin is breathing heavily.
Gravius lands a hook that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Gravius tries a knee to the head but Sin blocks it.
Gravius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gravius landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravius drops Sin with a big knee straight up the middle! Sin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sin is rocked!
It looks like Tim Sin has been cut.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gravius - that will leave a mark!
Oh Sin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sin walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Sin limp body while Gravius jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sellus Gravius!
Sellus Gravius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt comes to the cage accompanied by State of the Union by Rise Against. Die Rücksichtslos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Theme from Gilligans isle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that John Galt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Galt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Die Rücksichtslos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Die Rücksichtslos looks for the body kick but Galt saw that one coming.
Die Rücksichtslos misses with a head kick.
Die Rücksichtslos misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Die Rücksichtslos.
Die Rücksichtslos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Galt throws a head kick but Die Rücksichtslos moves out of range.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Die Rücksichtslos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Die Rücksichtslos.
Galt moves out of range of the body kick.
Die Rücksichtslos throws a head kick that misses.
Galt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Die Rücksichtslos misses with a wild body shot.
Galt is looking to clinch.
Die Rücksichtslos seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Galt shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Die Rücksichtslos is backing up but Galt catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Die Rücksichtslos covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Galt Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Galt!
During a confident post fight interview, John Galt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ettish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Ettish tries a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Ettish throws a head kick that half lands.
Ettish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ettish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh misses with a shot to the body
and Ettish counters with an outside leg kick.
Ettish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ettish.
Singh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Singh throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
A jab from Singh finds it's way through Ettish's defenses.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish throws a head kick that misses.
Ettish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ettish. That's going to slow Singh down.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Ettish saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Singh blocks the leg kick.
Ettish thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a right hand
and Singh counters by clinching up.
Ettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ettish misses the jab.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
Singh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Singh shoots in and gets a takedown into Ettish's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ettish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Singh throws a strike but Ettish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Singh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Singh has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ettish has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ettish's best efforts.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Singh keeps trying to improve his position.
Ettish tries to pass to full mount but Singh defends it.
Singh is trying 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.
Singh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ravi Singh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ettish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Ettish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Singh wants to clinch
and Ettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Ettish slips the punch.
Singh fails with the takedown
and Ettish counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ettish.
Ettish tries to land a front kick but Singh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Ettish is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Singh's head.
Ettish is looking to score with low kicks.
Singh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ettish.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh slips under a jab from Ettish.
Singh misses with a hook
and Ettish counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish lands a nice looking body kick.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Ettish.
Ettish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ettish feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
Singh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Ettish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
Fred Ettish is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh. That did some damage!
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Ettish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravi Singh.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Ettish counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.
Singh is breathing heavily.
That kick from Ettish tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Ettish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh closes the distance but Ettish moves to the side
and Ettish counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish scoring well with a low kick there.
Singh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ettish fakes the leg kick and cracks Singh in the body.
Ettish scoring well with a low kick there.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Singh avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh avoids the head kick by Ettish.
Ettish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ettish throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Ettish dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ettish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Singh scores with a jab.
Ettish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Singh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ettish.
Singh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Singh throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ettish counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ettish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ettish's jab looks to have found its range, popping Singh under the eye.
Ettish connects with a body shot.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettish jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ettish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Singh takes a step back to recover.
Ettish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ettish throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ettish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Ettish slips under a jab.
Ettish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Singh throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ettish.
A big right from Singh misses.
Singh throws the left hand but Ettish avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettish.
Singh scores with a jab.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Singh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ettish.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ettish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish sizes up Singh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ettish connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ettish connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
Ettish throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Ettish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ettish in his tracks.
Ettish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ettish 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!
Fred Ettish 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen has chosen Ini Kamoze- Here comes the hotstepper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arvydas Sabonis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yrjo Jarvinen's chin.
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300 lbs
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253 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jarvinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sabonis lands a big head kick that sends Jarvinen tumbling to the mat! Sabonis takes a step backwards and waves Jarvinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Yrjo Jarvinen has been cut.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabonis throws a quick head kick that knocks Jarvinen silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Sabonis is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arvydas Sabonis!
A very excited looking Arvydas Sabonis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matazz has chosen Tool - Eulogy as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz checks a low kick from Curry.
Matazz lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matazz.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Matazz throws a wild body kick that Curry sees coming a mile off.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Matazz's leg but Matazz calmly moves out of range.
We've been told by Curry's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Matazz is out of range.
Curry slips a straight right by Matazz.
Matazz checks a leg kick nicely.
Matazz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matazz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matazz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz moves away from the strike by Curry.
Curry lands with a right hand.
Curry lands with a hook. Matazz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curry misses with an uppercut
and Matazz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Matazz ducks down to avoid it.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Matazz ducks down to avoid it.
Curry throws a lazy right hand but Matazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matazz tries to clinch up.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz needs to keep his hands up - Curry had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Curry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Matazz slips the punch.
Matazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curry, pushing him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Matazz lands an elbow that stopped Curry in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Curry prevents a body shot from Matazz.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to stall.
Matazz lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry works on Matazz's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Matazz.
Matazz pushes off an throws an elbow but Curry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Matazz tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matazz gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Matazz on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Curry.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Matazz fails to land.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matazz lands with a right to the head.
Curry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Matazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
Matazz missing with knees to the body.
Matazz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz wants to stall.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Curry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curry trying to stall but Matazz improves his position.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curry prevents a body shot from Matazz.
A bit of stalling here from Matazz.
Matazz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curry scores with a shoulder strike.
Curry pushes Matazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Curry looking to slow down the pace here.
Matazz misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Curry avoids the elbow strike from Matazz, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Curry dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matazz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Curry thuds a left hand into Matazz's body.
Matazz wants to clinch.
Curry throws a right hand that misses
and Matazz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Curry, as that shot connected.
Matazz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matazz takes one to the chin there.
Curry lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matazz. Curry shrugs it off though.
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Matazz throws a chopping leg kick but Curry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matazz throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Curry.
An inside leg kick from Curry misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matazz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab from Curry misses.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matazz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Matazz slips the punch.
Curry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matazz.
Curry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matazz under the eye.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz forces Curry back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short uppercut from Matazz.
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!
Matazz scores with a knee to the head.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Matazz pushes Curry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matazz.
Matazz throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Matazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matazz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matazz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matazz looking to slow down the pace here.
Matazz has Curry pushed against the cage.
Matazz tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curry's elbow.
Curry tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Matazz scores with a shoulder strike.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matazz tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Matazz lands a nice elbow.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry just leaning against Matazz, taking a breather.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Matazz scores with a shoulder strike.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Curry.
Curry blocks a body shot from Matazz.
Curry avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Curry.
Matazz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz controlling the action here for a moment.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matazz.
Matazz misses with a knee to the head.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry is looking to control Matazz's arms but Matazz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curry has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matazz lands a nice uppercut.
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raz Matazz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matazz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curry throws a big shot that misses.
Curry throws a shot from downtown. Matazz moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matazz.
Matazz throws a poor cross that misses
and Curry counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matazz.
Matazz misses with a shot to the body
and Curry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curry, right into the meat.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz walks into a stiff left hand from Curry.
Curry misses the body punch
and Matazz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matazz as Curry tries to tie him up.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Matazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Matazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Matazz tries to land a knee to the head but Curry blocks with his arms.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matazz is trying to maintain a safe position but Curry gets an underhook and turns Matazz into the cage.
Matazz throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Matazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matazz or not.
Matazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matazz stalling the fight.
Matazz stalling in the clinch but Curry improves position.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Matazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matazz lands a shoulder strike.
Curry is trying to break free.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Curry is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry wants to stall.
Curry scores with a shot to the side of Matazz's head.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matazz as Curry tries to tie him up.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matazz lands an elbow inside that Curry shrugs off.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry trying to control the position but instead, Matazz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Curry into the cage.
Matazz taking a breather.
Curry blocks the elbow strike.
Matazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Matazz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
Matazz can't find room to land a body shot as Curry controls the action.
Curry is looking to control Matazz's arms but Matazz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curry has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz is trying to maintain a safe position but Curry gets an underhook and turns Matazz into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Matazz obliges.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye.
Matazz taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Curry!
During a confident post fight interview, Arthur Curry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by 9000 Watts. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen checks a low kick from Watts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watts. That's going to slow Thorsen down.
Watts pushes Thorsen up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsen.
Thorsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Watts lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
Thorsen misses with the head strike.
Watts looking for a takedown.
Thorsen can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Thorsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watts or not.
Thorsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Watts.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
A short uppercut from Watts.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watts lands a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thorsen working a defensive guard here.
Thorsen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Watts passes Thorsen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watts trying to mount his opponent but Thorsen defends it.
Thorsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Watts.
Watts trying to pass the guard but Thorsen defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thorsen gets full guard.
Thorsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watts is one step ahead there.
Thorsen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thorsen keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorsen trying to keep a closed guard but Watts is proving a slippery customer.
Watts stands and throws Thorsen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Thorsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Watts wants to take a breather but Thorsen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Watts.
Watts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorsen trying to keep a closed guard but Watts is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts trying to control but Thorsen is working from the bottom.
Thorsen pulls Watts in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ejnar Thorsen.
Thorsen looks to clinch
and Watts counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watts thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thorsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Thorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Thorsen misses with the body kick
and Watts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts shoots in for a double leg but Thorsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watts.
A good leg kick by Thorsen.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsen moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usain Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ejnar Thorsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thorsen moves out of range as Watts throws a body kick.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorsen moves away.
Thorsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thorsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorsen cracks Watts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
Thorsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Thorsen tried to score with a low kick but Watts checks it.
Watts throws a jab when Thorsen was well out of range.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Thorsen sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watts throws a leg kick
and Thorsen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts takes one to the chin there.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Thorsen thumps Watts with a low kick.
Thorsen scores with a body shot.
Watts misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Thorsen lands but Watts takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorsen moves away.
Watts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorsen.
Watts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorsen. Thorsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Watts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thorsen checks it well.
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Watts's body.
Watts cracks a nice hook into Thorsen's ribs.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thorsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Watts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorsen.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorsen sprawls well. Thorsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
Watts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts cracks Thorsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a shot to the body.
Thorsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Thorsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watts.
Thorsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thorsen lands a big head kick that sends Watts tumbling to the mat! Thorsen takes a step backwards and waves Watts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thorsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Watts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watts defending well as Thorsen loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Thorsen.
Usain Watts's cut is getting worse.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
Thorsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watts scores with the left hand. Thorsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
We've been told by Watts's head coaches at ♛ Team Fight Club™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Watts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen cracks Watts with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Watts looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thorsen finish him?
Watts is rocked!
Watts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Watts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thorsen counters with a big right hand! Oh Watts is in trouble here! Thorsen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ejnar Thorsen waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Silakka (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silakka.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams checks a low kick from Silakka.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silakka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Simon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silakka misses with a kick to the body.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Simo Silakka has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Silakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silakka is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Silakka.
Silakka cracks Williams with a good jab.
Silakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Simo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silakka misses with a wild body shot.
Williams cracks Silakka with a big right hand and Silakka goes down!
Silakka is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Silakka covers up, he's hurt! Williams keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Williams and the ref steps in to end the fight! Williams can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Williams!
A relieved looking Simon Williams 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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