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UPGV 196 Pejovsky vs Katsaros PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahti Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap's entrance music is Beach Party Vietnam. A fine choice. Sonni has chosen Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni - as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahti Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giap is looking to clinch but Sonni is avoiding it.
Sonni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
Giap scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
Giap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonni avoids it.
Sonni has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Giap is trying to keep an underhook but Sonni manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sonni working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giap wants to get back to full guard.
Sonni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Giap keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonni.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni wants to control but Giap is keeping him busy.
Sonni works his way into full mount!
Sonni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Giap taking shots to the head.
Sonni thowing shots but they're missing.
Sonni throws a strike there. Giap manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sonni throwing shots but Giap is blocking nicely.
Sonni is trying to control the action in half guard but Giap is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sonni moves into full mount! Giap won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sonni cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Giap is in a horrible position here. Sonni smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Giap is squirming around, avoiding Sonni's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni with good strikes from the mount here!
Giap tries to hold on but Sonni postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sonni trying to control but Giap is having none of it.
Giap in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sonni lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Sonni connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap tries to hold on but Sonni pushes him away.
Sonni landing strikes from the mount and Giap is in trouble!
Giap takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sonni is landing with some decent strikes but Giap is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sonni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giap is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahti Sonni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonni moves into range and clinches up with Giap.
Sonni trying to land knees to the body.
Sonni misses with a body punch.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giap's elbow.
Sonni is trying to push Giap away but Giap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giap is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Sonni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Giap lands a hook that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Sonni scores with a shoulder strike.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonni scores with a shoulder strike.
Giap is struggling to control the position.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonni avoids the damage to the body.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Sonni effectively controlling the action here.
Giap landing knees to the body.
Sonni is breathing heavily.
Sonni works on Giap's body with a couple of short punches.
Giap scores with a shoulder strike.
Sonni wants to take the fight to the mat but Giap manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sonni lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni takes a shot to the head.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Vo Nguyen Giap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonni is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Giap is struggling to control the position.
Sonni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonni tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Sonni back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sonni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonni gets control of Giap's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sonni will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Giap would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sonni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sonni is looking for a triangle but Giap pushes his legs off easily.
Sonni wants to hit a switch here but Giap passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sonni there!
Giap is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Sonni is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap is looking to stand but Giap has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Sonni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giap prevents Sonni from getting the reversal.
Giap tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Sonni is desperately trying to improve his position but Giap has a good base and remains in mount.
Mahti Sonni has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap 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. And we move into the final round!
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Giap has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giap working aggressively here.
Sonni breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giap looking to slow down the pace here.
Sonni lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
Giap wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonni has him pressed against the cage.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sonni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sonni missing with knees to the body.
Sonni can't find room to land a body shot as Giap controls the action.
Giap misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni breaks the clinch.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sonni lands the left hand.
Giap takes the fight into the clinch.
Giap is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonni has double underhooks.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Giap lands a right hand.
Giap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sonni is defending well for now.
Sonni lands a left hand.
Sonni manages to break the clinch.
Sonni tries to work over Giap's front leg with a kick but Giap checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni scores with a jab.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Giap misses.
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!
Giap tries to clinch but Sonni moves away
and Sonni counters with a three punch combo that has Giap backing up. Giap nods at Sonni to acknowledge the strikes.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sonni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Giap slips the punch.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Giap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giap tries to clinch there but Sonni circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonni circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giap's waist but Giap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sonni off to one side.
Sonni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giap tries to avoid it but Sonni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giap to the ground. Giap escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giap tries to clinch but Sonni moves away
and Sonni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sonni forces Giap back against the cage and clinches.
Giap lands a hook that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
Giap working Sonni over with knees to the body.
Sonni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonni takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mahti Sonni has been cut.
Sonni avoids a wild elbow strike from Giap.
Giap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sonni is trying to pull guard but Giap turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahti Sonni.
Giap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonni backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sonni tries to pull guard but Giap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sonni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sonni is working for takedown but Giap is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap has Sonni pressed against the cage, preventing Sonni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giap misses with an elbow over the top.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Sonni is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
Sonni is still on wobbly legs! Can Giap finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
Giap creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sonni's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sonni drops to his knees and Giap pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vo Nguyen Giap!
Vo Nguyen Giap took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollyon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is On My Own-Alone . Maxim has chosen My Dear Little Angle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Maxim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maxim missing with a left hand there. Apollyon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maxim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maxim looks to land a right hand but Apollyon moved out of range.
Maxim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Apollyon is looking to clinch but Maxim is avoiding it.
Maxim throws a big shot that misses.
Maxim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apollyon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maxim throws a body punch but Apollyon moves out of range.
Maxim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apollyon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apollyon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maxim's sensitive parts.
Apollyon moves out of range as Maxim strikes.
Maxim misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Apollyon, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollyon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maxim scores with a jab.
Maxim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apollyon checks it well.
Christian Maxim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maxim. That's going to slow Apollyon down.
Maxim throws a leg kick
enabling Apollyon to counter with a crisp jab.
Maxim misses with a hook.
Maxim lands with a good body shot.
Maxim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxim throws out a powerful jab.
Apollyon is looking to clinch.
Apollyon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apollyon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apollyon is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollyon lands with an overhand left.
Apollyon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Apollyon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Apollyon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Apollyon finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Maxim's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Apollyon falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Maxim!
Christian Maxim 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fei Yue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken misses with a looping right.
Gushiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yue counters with a nice uppercut.
Yue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yue throws a big shot that misses.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Yue ducks down to avoid it.
Gushiken moves into the clinch successfully.
Gushiken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gushiken - that landed with a thud.
Gushiken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Yue.
Gushiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yue tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gushiken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yue backwards.
Yue is trying to pull guard but Gushiken has him pressed against the cage.
Yue blocks a body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Yue.
Gushiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Gushiken pushes Yue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gushiken tries to throw a body punch but Yue avoids it by throwing Gushiken back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue has Gushiken pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gushiken manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Yue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gushiken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yue or not.
Gushiken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yue gets control of Gushiken's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken wants to stand but Yue is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gushiken gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yue slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Yue thows a body shot but no joy.
Yue connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gushiken momentarily.
Gushiken moves away from the strike by Yue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yue shoots in but Gushiken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gushiken jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gushiken looks to throw the jab but Yue is out of range.
Yue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yue.
Yoko Gushiken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gushiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Gushiken does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gushiken misses.
Gushiken wants to clinch up but Yue keeps it at a distance.
Gushiken throws an overhand right that lands on Yue's shoulder, as Yue tries to avoid the shot.
Gushiken darts in and clinches Yue up against the cage.
Yue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yue.
Yue has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gushiken after a bit of a struggle.
Gushiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gushiken keeps the fight on the outside.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yue moves away.
Yue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Yue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yue throws out the jab.
Yue shoots for a double leg takedown but Gushiken sprawls well. He's pushed Yue's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gushiken pinned against the cage. Gushiken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gushiken misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
Gushiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gushiken tries to clinch there but Yue circles away.
Yue staying out of range there.
Yue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
Gushiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Yue counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Yue ducks down to avoid it.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Yue is just out of range.
Yue walks into a stiff left hand from Gushiken.
Yue thows a body shot but no joy.
Gushiken cracks Yue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gushiken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gushiken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yue wants to pass the guard but Gushiken is keeping the position.
Yue might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gushiken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yue is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue throwing strikes from guard but Gushiken blocks nicely.
Yue scoring with some ground and pound.
Gushiken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yue's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yue throws a big elbow that misses.
Gushiken is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yue is controlling him.
Yue looking to pass the guard.
Gushiken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yue's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gushiken wants to stand but Yue has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yue had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gushiken defends it easily.
Gushiken gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yue under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yue defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gushiken defends well and Yue ends up having to push Gushiken into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Yue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gushiken walks away with a smile on his face. Yue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Gushiken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yue moves out of range of the strikes.
Yue fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gushiken lunges at Yue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yue's hand.
Yue defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Yue walks into a left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gushiken moves into the clinch.
A short left from Gushiken.
Gushiken stalling against the cage.
Yue tries to score a body lock takedown but Gushiken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yue wants to get back to striking at distance but Gushiken won't allow it.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Yue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gushiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yue working hard to break the clinch.
Gushiken can't find room to land a body shot as Yue controls the action.
Yue tries for a takedown but Gushiken manages to get underhooks.
Gushiken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gushiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yue is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gushiken to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Yue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yue jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gushiken walks away with a smile on his face. Yue gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good exchange - Yue coming out on top.
Gushiken throws out a loose jab but Yue uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yue.
Gushiken throws a hook but Yue blocks it.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Yue takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yue walks into a stiff left hand from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a straight right.
Gushiken misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yue.
Gushiken looks to land a right hand but Yue moved out of range.
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gushiken throws a sloppy body shot
and Yue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Yue is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Gushiken. That snapped Yue's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Yue moves out of range.
Gushiken scores with a shot to the body.
Yue takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yue slips a straight right by Gushiken.
Yue moves out of range of the strikes.
Yue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gushiken defends well and Yue ends up having to push Gushiken into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yue is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gushiken to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yue blocks a body shot from Gushiken.
Fei Yue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gushiken tries a body shot but Yue blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Gushiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gushiken winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Gushiken!
A victorious Yoko Gushiken 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Goldman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri De Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from De Wilde lands.
It looks like Michael Goldman has been cut.
Goldman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Wilde to the mat! De Wilde manages to get full guard.
De Wilde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Wilde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Wilde not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Wilde keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
De Wilde looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Goldman has picked De Wilde up and slammed him! De Wilde can't keep hold of the triangle and Goldman manages to pass to side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on De Wilde's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goldman trying to control the action but De Wilde is working from the bottom.
De Wilde sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Goldman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goldman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde is trying to control but can't.
Goldman wants to control but De Wilde is keeping him busy.
Goldman working De Wilde over with strikes.
Goldman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Wilde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Wilde is trying to stand up here but Goldman is controlling him well.
Goldman thows a huge punch but De Wilde dodges it nicely.
Goldman working De Wilde over with strikes.
De Wilde trying to control but Goldman postures up.
De Wilde slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goldman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goldman tries to score with some ground and pound. De Wilde controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goldman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Wilde manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldman's head.
De Wilde trying to control from half guard but Goldman is working away.
Goldman trying to control but De Wilde postures up.
De Wilde is looking for a kimura but Goldman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Wilde to get the leverage.
De Wilde lands with a punch from half guard.
Goldman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Wilde wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
De Wilde postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Wilde throws a strike but Goldman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldman throws a strike but De Wilde rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Wilde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goldman holds on and takes a little breather.
Goldman wants to sweep here but De Wilde controlling him for the moment.
De Wilde throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Wilde wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
De Wilde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Wilde!
De Wilde is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman with shots to the head and body - De Wilde looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Dimitri De Wilde has been cut.
Goldman lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Goldman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Goldman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Wilde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimitri De Wilde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Wilde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Wilde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dimitri De Wilde's cut is getting worse.
Nice sprawl there from Goldman as De Wilde shoots in.
Goldman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldman cracks De Wilde with a big right hand and De Wilde goes down!
De Wilde is rocked!
Dimitri De Wilde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Goldman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh De Wilde is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goldman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goldman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Wilde's head.
Goldman arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! De Wilde's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Goldman!
Michael Goldman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Boogie. Corll has chosen South Texas Death Ride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corll throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaennorsing swats away the attempt to clinch by Corll.
Kaennorsing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corll moves to clinch but Kaennorsing breaks away
and Kaennorsing counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaennorsing fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaennorsing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corll. Corll obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll jabs at Kaennorsing's body.
Corll throws a right and a left that Kaennorsing avoids nicely.
Kaennorsing throws a sloppy head kick and Corll moves out of range easily.
Kaennorsing scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kaennorsing. Those never looked like landing.
Kaennorsing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corll.
A jab from Corll finds it's way through Kaennorsing's defenses.
Kaennorsing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corll.
Kaennorsing clobbers Corll with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corll throws a wild body kick that Kaennorsing sees coming a mile off.
Kaennorsing lands the left hand.
Kaennorsing cracks a nice hook into Corll's ribs.
Corll lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaennorsing moves out of range as Corll strikes.
Kaennorsing's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaennorsing scrambles back to his feet.
Corll misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corll throws a right hand that misses
and Kaennorsing counters with an outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Corll there.
Kaennorsing keeps the fight on the outside.
Corll throws a head kick but Kaennorsing moves out of range.
Kaennorsing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corll misses with a wild body shot.
Kaennorsing thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Kaennorsing.
Corll takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corll tries to land a front kick but Kaennorsing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Corll takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaennorsing ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
Corll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corll throws a leg kick that misses.
Corll walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corll loads up on a big right hand but Kaennorsing slips the punch.
Kaennorsing throws a leg kick which misses Corll's front leg but catches the back leg as Corll tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Kaennorsing.
Corll throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaennorsing counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaennorsing misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaennorsing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kaennorsing tenderised Corll's leg. Corll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corll throws a wild body kick that Kaennorsing sees coming a mile off.
Corll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing cracks the inside of Corll's front leg.
Kaennorsing ducks under a wild hook from Corll.
Corll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaennorsing fails to land with a series of punches.
Corll blocks a head kick by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing throws out a powerful jab.
Corll moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Kaennorsing misses
and Corll counters with a monster head kick that knocks Kaennorsing out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dean Corll!
A very excited looking Dean Corll 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 Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreda lands an overhand right.
Sonnen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barreda lands with a nice body punch.
Sonnen scores with a one two! Barreda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Sonnen coming out on top.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body.
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!
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Barreda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sonnen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barreda counters with a three punch combo that has Sonnen backing up. Sonnen nods at Barreda to acknowledge the strikes.
Barreda tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barreda misses with the combination.
Sonnen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonnen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ryan Sonnen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda lands a big right hand that sends Sonnen crashing to the mat! Barreda stays standing though and waves Sonnen back to his feet!
Sonnen is rocked!
Barreda throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Sonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Barreda finish him?
Sonnen defending well as Barreda loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barreda digs a good hook to Sonnen's body.
Nice cross by Barreda.
Barreda steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Sonnen is out on his feet! Barreda sets himself and nearly takes Sonnen's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesus Barreda!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jesus Barreda made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Like a Boss. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vee's choice of entrance music: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee tests Christianson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vee jabs at Christianson's body.
Vee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson throws a hook but Vee blocks it.
Christianson looks to land a combination. Vee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vee connects with a single shot there.
Vee loads up on a big right hand but Christianson slips the punch.
Christianson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christianson lands a nice looking body shot.
Vee misses with a head kick.
Christianson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christianson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christianson throws a leg kick
and Vee counters with a nice body shot.
Vee clinches up with Christianson and pushes him back against the cage.
Vee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christianson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gabe Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christianson throws a series of strikes that have Vee backpedaling.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
Vee scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Vee catches Christianson right on the button with a cross.
Christianson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vee scores with a jab to the head.
Christianson avoids the body shot from Vee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christianson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vee up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee gets through Christianson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christianson stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christianson.
Vee controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christianson's brow.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Christianson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christianson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Christianson pushes Vee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christianson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christianson keeps control of Vee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Christianson managing to block the knees to the body from Vee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee is trying to stall.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Christianson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christianson taking a breather.
Christianson is looking to control Vee's arms but Vee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Christianson has his back to the cage.
Vee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tesco Vee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christianson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vee doesn't seem bothered though.
Gabe Christianson is winning the standup battle so far.
Christianson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vee tries to move into range but Christianson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vee throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Vee both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christianson tries to bum rush Vee with a series of wild strikes but Vee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vee throws a body punch but Christianson moves out of range.
Vee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Christianson misses.
Vee misses with a left hand
and Christianson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christianson looks to throw the jab but Vee is out of range.
Christianson swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee tries to clinch up.
Vee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vee misses with a looping right.
Christianson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vee.
Christianson misses with a looping right.
Christianson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Christianson throws a front kick that sends Vee stumbling back into the cage.
Christianson throws a right hand that misses
and Vee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christianson's knee momentarily.
Vee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christianson.
Christianson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Vee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christianson, pushing him back against the cage.
Vee misses with an elbow strike.
Christianson blocks an uppercut.
Christianson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson looking to stall.
Christianson breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Christianson. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vee.
Christianson catches Vee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christianson throws a body punch but Vee moves out of range.
Vee works the jab nicely.
Christianson misses with a looping right.
Vee cracks Christianson with a good jab.
Christianson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vee on the side of the head.
Christianson misses the body punch
and Vee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vee.
Vee manages to break the clinch.
Vee blocks a jab.
Christianson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee slips under a jab from Christianson.
Vee throws a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
Christianson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christianson misses with a straight left.
Christianson looks to land a right hand but Vee moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Christianson misses the target.
Vee scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee lands the left hand.
Christianson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christianson connects with a right hand. Vee shakes it off.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabe Christianson 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jab by Vee.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
Vee ducks right into an uppercut from Christianson.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christianson.
Christianson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christianson checks a leg kick nicely.
Vee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Christianson keeps Vee at a distance using the push kick.
Vee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christianson pinned against the cage. Christianson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch lands to the side of Vee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Vee.
Vee moves out of range as Christianson strikes.
Christianson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christianson, as that shot connected.
Christianson throws a sloppy head kick and Vee moves out of range easily.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Christianson blocks the body kick.
Christianson slips a jab from Vee.
Christianson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christianson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vee's sensitive parts.
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vee throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Vee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Christianson. That one must have hurt.
Vee avoids the head kick by Christianson.
Christianson throws a head kick that Vee semi-blocks.
Christianson scores with a kick to the body.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
Christianson is looking to slow Vee down with leg kicks.
Vee tries to move into range but Christianson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christianson. Christianson obviously looking to wear him down.
Vee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christianson tries to land a front kick but Vee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christianson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Christianson misses.
Christianson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christianson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christianson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vee under the eye.
Vee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gabe Christianson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christianson is looking to land body kicks.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christianson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christianson throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christianson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Christianson is predictable there
and Vee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vee won't allow Christianson to sweep him here.
Christianson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vee trying to control but Christianson is working from the bottom.
Christianson has momentary wrist control but Vee slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vee!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vee is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christianson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
Post fight, Gabe Christianson took to the microphone: 'Gabe Christianson vs. Clay Mercer II! Make it happen Randall.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Payne Stewart Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Fatt Kidd - Jay-Z - Magna Karter Holy Fail. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Payne Stewart Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr misses the shot to the body.
Stewart Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Krasnodebski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stewart Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Stewart Jr blocks the leg kick.
Stewart Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stewart Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Krasnodebski throws out a leg kick but Stewart Jr moves out of range and Krasnodebski only half commits.
Krasnodebski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krasnodebski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Stewart Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart Jr throws a leg kick but Krasnodebski checks it.
Stewart Jr looks to land a left hand but Krasnodebski moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Stewart Jr misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart Jr throws a leg kick
and Krasnodebski counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Krasnodebski.
Stewart Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Krasnodebski counters with a stiff right hand.
Krasnodebski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krasnodebski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krasnodebski there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Krasnodebski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krasnodebski throws an overhand right that lands on Stewart Jr's shoulder, as Stewart Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Stewart Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Krasnodebski counters with a single leg into guard. Stewart Jr didn't expect that.
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!
Krasnodebski wants to control from the top but Stewart Jr keeps moving.
Krasnodebski has gone for a leg lock! Stewart Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Krasnodebski's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stewart Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krasnodebski seems keen to control Stewart Jr's posture.
Stewart Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Krasnodebski.
Stewart Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Payne Stewart Jr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Krasnodebski throws out a loose jab but Stewart Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne Stewart Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krasnodebski.
Stewart Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krasnodebski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stewart Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but Stewart Jr moved away.
Krasnodebski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stewart Jr misses with a head kick.
Stewart Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stewart Jr throws the left hand but Krasnodebski avoids the punch easily.
Stewart Jr takes a swing at Krasnodebski's ribcage but misses.
Stewart Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Krasnodebski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart Jr is pulling down on Krasnodebski's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Krasnodebski from controlling successfully.
Krasnodebski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stewart Jr controls Krasnodebski momentarily but Krasnodebski frees himself.
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 Payne Stewart Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stewart Jr cracks Krasnodebski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stewart Jr scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Krasnodebski.
Stewart Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krasnodebski moves out of range as Stewart Jr strikes.
Stewart Jr misses with a right hand
and Krasnodebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stewart Jr lands a jab to Krasnodebski's midsection.
Stewart Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Krasnodebski moves out of range easily.
Stewart Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Stewart Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stewart Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stewart Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stewart Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krasnodebski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
A swing and a miss from Stewart Jr.
Payne Stewart Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stewart Jr.
It looks like Payne Stewart Jr has been cut.
Krasnodebski moves out of range as Stewart Jr strikes.
Krasnodebski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stewart Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Stewart Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Stewart Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Krasnodebski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krasnodebski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stewart Jr. That did some damage!
Krasnodebski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krasnodebski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stewart Jr.
Krasnodebski looks for a takedown but Stewart Jr sprawls well.
Krasnodebski shoots in looking for a takedown. Stewart Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Krasnodebski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stewart Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Payne Stewart Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotard Krasnodebski.
Stewart Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr scores with a jab.
Stewart Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krasnodebski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stewart Jr's hands.
Krasnodebski scores with a punch to the head.
Stewart Jr is rocked!
Krasnodebski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stewart Jr.
Oh Stewart Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stewart Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Stewart Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Stewart Jr throws a head kick but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Krasnodebski cracks Stewart Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stewart Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Krasnodebski. Krasnodebski gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stewart Jr 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 Krasnodebski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krasnodebski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stewart Jr misses with a straight right.
Stewart Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stewart Jr missing with a left hand there. Krasnodebski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stewart Jr throws a body punch but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Stewart Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krasnodebski connects with a crisp jab.
Krasnodebski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stewart Jr misses with a low kick.
Stewart Jr 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.
Krasnodebski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stewart Jr's guard.
Stewart Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krasnodebski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krasnodebski is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Krasnodebski from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gotard Krasnodebski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Krasnodebski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne Stewart Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Stewart Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krasnodebski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart Jr.
Krasnodebski moves out of range of the strikes.
Krasnodebski gets tackled into the cage by Stewart Jr. Stewart Jr maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gotard Krasnodebski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Payne Stewart Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stewart Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stewart Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krasnodebski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krasnodebski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krasnodebski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krasnodebski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krasnodebski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krasnodebski wants to pass the guard but Stewart Jr is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stewart Jr's guard.
Krasnodebski wants to work for an arm triangle but Stewart Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stewart Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski is controlling the pace.
Krasnodebski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stewart Jr sees it coming and defends easily.
Krasnodebski wants to free his trapped foot but Stewart Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krasnodebski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stewart Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Krasnodebski wants to advance to full mount but Stewart Jr doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart Jr keeping moving, preventing Krasnodebski from controlling successfully.
Stewart Jr is pulling down on Krasnodebski's head. It's preventing any offense from Krasnodebski, at least for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stewart Jr throws a leg kick
and Krasnodebski counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stewart Jr.
Stewart Jr misses with a straight right.
Stewart Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Krasnodebski moves out of range easily.
Krasnodebski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Krasnodebski blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gotard Krasnodebski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krasnodebski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotard Krasnodebski!
Our winner, Gotard Krasnodebski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi. Chikatilo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Sunshine. Choi has chosen PSY - Gangnam Style as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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272 lbs
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Chikatilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, K.J. Choi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatilo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Choi will feel that in the morning.
Chikatilo loads up on a big right hand but Choi slips the punch.
Chikatilo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Choi but Choi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice jab there from Chikatilo.
Choi takes a swing at Chikatilo's ribcage but misses.
Choi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo goes for a double leg but Choi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Choi continues to drive forward.
Chikatilo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Chikatilo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chikatilo blocks a body shot from Choi.
Chikatilo pulls guard.
Chikatilo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choi is one step ahead there.
Chikatilo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Choi is looking to stand up but Chikatilo won't let him.
Chikatilo trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Choi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Choi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chikatilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chikatilo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chikatilo just misses with a punch to the body.
Choi throws a body punch but Chikatilo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
K.J. Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chikatilo missing with a left hand there. Choi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Choi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chikatilo.
Choi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Choi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatilo misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chikatilo.
Choi avoids the body shot from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo looks for the body kick but Choi saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choi checks it well.
Chikatilo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chikatilo blocks a head kick by Choi.
Choi pushes Chikatilo up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chikatilo has Choi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Choi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chikatilo throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
Choi ducks under a wild hook from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Choi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chikatilo scrambles back to his feet.
Choi tries to move into range but Chikatilo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chikatilo thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Choi blocks the leg kick.
Chikatilo throws a wild body kick that Choi sees coming a mile off.
Chikatilo throws a series of punches but Choi moves out of range.
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!
Chikatilo looks to land a body kick but Choi moved away.
Choi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Choi blocks a head kick by Chikatilo.
Chikatilo misses with a body shot
and Choi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choi tries to work over Chikatilo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Choi.
Choi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi throws a chopping leg kick but Chikatilo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Chikatilo dominated that round.
That's time! Chikatilo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chikatilo misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Chikatilo misses
and Choi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
Chikatilo lands a nice looking body kick.
Choi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chikatilo.
Choi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Choi throws a front kick that sends Chikatilo stumbling back into the cage.
Choi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Choi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chikatilo misses with a straight left.
Andrei Chikatilo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Choi misses the target.
Chikatilo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chikatilo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Choi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo avoids the body shot from Choi.
Chikatilo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choi throws a hook but Chikatilo blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chikatilo misses the target.
Chikatilo shoots in looking for a takedown. Choi tries to sprawl out of it but Chikatilo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Choi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo misses with a looping right.
Chikatilo lands a head kick. Choi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Chikatilo misses.
Chikatilo shoots in but Choi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chikatilo fails to land with a series of punches.
Choi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chikatilo rather than just go for the knockout.
Chikatilo throws a poor cross that misses
and Choi counters with a good, hard body kick but Chikatilo shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Choi. Beautiful body shot.
Choi lands a big head kick that sends Chikatilo tumbling to the mat! Choi takes a step backwards and waves Chikatilo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chikatilo is rocked!
It looks like Andrei Chikatilo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatilo is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Choi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Chikatilo crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Chikatilo's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). K.J. Choi!
K.J. Choi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejovsky's entrance music is Anvil of Crom. A fine choice. Katsaros has chosen 卍 卍 卍 as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neno Pejovsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsaros jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Katsaros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pejovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katsaros lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pejovsky will feel that in the morning.
Pejovsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katsaros's head backwards.
Katsaros throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pejovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsaros takes a swing at Pejovsky's ribcage but misses.
Katsaros looks to land a combination but Pejovsky avoids it well.
Katsaros misses the shot to the body.
Pejovsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Katsaros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pejovsky manages to avoid it.
Pejovsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pejovsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katsaros throws a looping overhand right but Pejovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Katsaros misses with a straight right.
Katsaros connects with a solid leg kick.
Katsaros misses with a lunging right hand
and Pejovsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Pejovsky there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a body kick that misses
and Katsaros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katsaros lands with a straight right. Pejovsky didn't see that one coming.
Pejovsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Katsaros checks it well.
Katsaros lands a jab to the head.
Leonidas Katsaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejovsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Katsaros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Pejovsky missing with a left hand there. Katsaros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from Katsaros.
Katsaros connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pejovsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pejovsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Katsaros looks to land a body kick but Pejovsky moved away.
Katsaros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pejovsky wants to land a leg kick but Katsaros is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros misses with a straight left.
Katsaros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pejovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pejovsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses.
Katsaros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pejovsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pejovsky swinging wildly here.
Pejovsky throws out a loose jab but Katsaros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pejovsky moves out of range as Katsaros strikes.
A shot to the liver by Pejovsky. Beautiful body shot.
Katsaros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katsaros thows a body shot but no joy.
Katsaros has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pejovsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pejovsky. Pejovsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Katsaros swings widly with a right hand
and Pejovsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick which misses Katsaros's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsaros tries to avoid it.
Katsaros throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katsaros swings for the body but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Pejovsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pejovsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Katsaros looks winded!
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!
Pejovsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pejovsky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pejovsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Katsaros throws the left hand but Pejovsky avoids the punch easily.
Katsaros misses with a right hand
and Pejovsky counters with an inside leg kick.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsaros.
Katsaros is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pejovsky had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Katsaros is predictable there
and Pejovsky counters with a nice body shot.
Pejovsky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pejovsky lands an overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pejovsky.
Katsaros slips a jab and a cross from Pejovsky.
Katsaros misses with a wild body shot.
Pejovsky slips under a jab from Katsaros.
Katsaros takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Katsaros thows a body shot but no joy.
Katsaros misses with a lunging right hand
and Pejovsky counters with a head kick that drops Katsaros to the mat! Katsaros scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Katsaros is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejovsky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whack! Pejovsky lands a heavy head kick that drops Katsaros. The ref tackles Pejovsky to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Katsaros was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Neno Pejovsky!
Neno Pejovsky retains his light heavyweight title!
Neno Pejovsky took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Not rubbing it, but 3-0 against Karter guys? Soon, even Myton could be surpassed :)'.
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