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SFL 59 Karwoski vs Carose PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Riot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Riot!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Powers pinned against the cage. Powers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers lands with a nice body punch.
Riot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Powers quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powers keeps working.
Powers is trying to stand back up but Riot is controlling him
Riot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riot is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Powers is just riding it out for now. Riot eventually gives up the hold.
Riot seems to be working for a kimura but Powers defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to stand.
Riot seems to be looking for submissions.
Riot is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Powers reverses the position - he's now on top in Riot's guard.
Powers stands up and waves to Riot to follow him.
Duke Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Powers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Powers wants to get back to his feet but Riot drags him back down.
Powers is not content to let Riot control the position.
Riot prevents Powers from escaping the position.
Powers is breathing heavily.
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!
Riot wants to stand but Powers is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Riot tries to move to mount but Powers blocks the move with his legs.
Riot is working to tighten is grip on Powers's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Powers has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Riot is really squeezing tight and eventually Powers passes out! Riot breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricky Riot!
Ricky Riot was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahiro Akiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zach Didion has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Akiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyoshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Didion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Akiyoshi's head.
Didion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Didion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akiyoshi's face.
Didion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Didion throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Didion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akiyoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Didion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Didion connects with a right hand. Akiyoshi shakes it off.
Akiyoshi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Didion sprawls well. Didion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akiyoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Akiyoshi misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Didion punishes Akiyoshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Didion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akiyoshi throws a leg kick
and Didion counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Akiyoshi misses its intended target.
Akiyoshi avoids the head kick by Didion.
Didion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akiyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Didion.
Nice cross by Didion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Didion.
Akiyoshi looks for a takedown but Didion sprawls well.
A jab from Didion does it's job there.
Akiyoshi throws a head kick but Didion moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion rushes Akiyoshi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Didion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akiyoshi's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Didion.
Akiyoshi takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Didion.
Didion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Didion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Didion lands a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi wants a takedown.
Zach Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takahiro Akiyoshi.
Didion lands an elbow that stopped Akiyoshi in his tracks for a moment.
Didion lands a damaging elbow.
Akiyoshi is working for takedown but Didion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Didion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Didion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Takahiro Akiyoshi has been cut.
Akiyoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Didion lands a good knee to the midsection. Akiyoshi won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Didion obliges.
Didion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akiyoshi looks winded!
Didion with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyoshi wants to take the fight to the mat but Didion manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Didion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Didion crunches a lovely knee into Akiyoshi's ribcage.
Didion with a knee to the head.
Didion is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Didion scores with a knee to the head.
Didion lands a nice knee to the body.
Didion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Didion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akiyoshi has Didion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Didion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Didion connects with a knee to the head.
Didion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Didion.
Didion lands a knee to the head.
Didion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akiyoshi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Didion with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Didion lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Didion lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion slows down the pace here.
Akiyoshi is working for takedown but Didion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Didion crunches a lovely knee into Akiyoshi's ribcage.
Didion scores with a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi looking for a takedown.
Didion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Didion throws a shot to the body.
Didion lands a nice hook to Akiyoshi's body. Akiyoshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Didion. Beautiful body shot.
Didion lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Didion rushes Akiyoshi and presses him up against the cage.
Didion landing knees to the head.
Akiyoshi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Didion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takahiro Akiyoshi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Didion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akiyoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Didion - just one landing.
Didion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Didion misses with a double jab.
Zach Didion is winning the standup battle so far.
Didion digs a good hook to Akiyoshi's body.
Sloppy strikes from Didion. Those never looked like landing.
Didion misses with a hook.
Didion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akiyoshi pinned against the cage. Akiyoshi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Didion has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion lands with a left to the head.
Didion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akiyoshi's defenses.
Akiyoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Didion pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akiyoshi wants to take the fight to the mat but Didion manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Didion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Akiyoshi.
Zach Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takahiro Akiyoshi.
Didion connects with a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi is breathing heavily.
Akiyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akiyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Didion with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi takes a shot to the head.
Akiyoshi is rocked!
Didion stalling in the clinch.
Didion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Didion.
Akiyoshi wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion taking a breather.
Didion stops a takedown attempt from Akiyoshi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion lands an elbow inside that Akiyoshi shrugs off.
Didion with a knee to the head.
Akiyoshi is still on wobbly legs! Can Didion finish him?
Didion lands an elbow just above Akiyoshi 's eye.
Didion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akiyoshi can do to turn this around?
Didion scores a nice knee to the body.
Didion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akiyoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akiyoshi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Didion finds it's way round the side to connect with Akiyoshi's head.
Didion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akiyoshi seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Didion shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Akiyoshi is backing up but Didion catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Akiyoshi covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Didion Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Didion!
Our winner, Zach Didion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Thoughts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Thoughts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thoughts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Dark Thoughts has been cut.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Thoughts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thoughts closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thoughts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoughts wants to pass to mount but Henderson is defending the position.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thoughts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thoughts slips a nice elbow through Henderson's hands, connecting with Henderson's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thoughts in particular looking to stall.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thoughts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoughts winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thoughts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thoughts prevents Henderson from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Thoughts passes to side control.
Thoughts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thoughts is chipping away with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thoughts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Henderson to see if he's OK.
Henderson is not content to let Thoughts control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoughts scoring with punches from side control.
Henderson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Thoughts! That's hurt Henderson! Will he recover? Thoughts fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Thoughts!
A relieved looking Dark Thoughts thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Knuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Do or die. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morten Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Knuckle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paulsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckle shoots for a takedown but Paulsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knuckle slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Chuck Knuckle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knuckle misses with a double jab.
Knuckle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Knuckle.
Knuckle throws a right and a left that Paulsen avoids nicely.
Knuckle misses with a combination
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckle staying out of range there.
Paulsen lands with a good body shot.
Paulsen gets tackled into the cage by Knuckle. Knuckle maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Knuckle.
Knuckle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulsen lands with a good body shot.
Knuckle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knuckle wants to clinch up but Paulsen keeps it at a distance.
Knuckle misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Paulsen - just one landing.
Knuckle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knuckle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knuckle is defended easily by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Knuckle seems unphased.
Knuckle fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws the left hand but Knuckle avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Paulsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckle shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morten Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Knuckle.
Knuckle looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Knuckle takes one to the side of the head.
Knuckle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paulsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Paulsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckle.
Paulsen dodges the punch combination from Knuckle.
Knuckle looks winded!
Paulsen scores with the left hand. Knuckle knows he should have avoided that one.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knuckle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knuckle tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a nice strike.
Paulsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knuckle's head.
Knuckle scores with a one two! Paulsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knuckle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paulsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Knuckle's head.
Paulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Knuckle.
Paulsen drops his hands momentarily and Knuckle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knuckle misses with a double jab.
Knuckle misses with a combination
letting Paulsen counter with a right hand.
Knuckle throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a left hand
and Knuckle counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paulsen counters with a series of strikes. Knuckle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knuckle takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Knuckle throws a right hand that Paulsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Paulsen also avoids with ease.
Knuckle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paulsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Knuckle's head.
Paulsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Knuckle's head.
Knuckle throws a series of punches but Paulsen moves out of range.
Knuckle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paulsen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Knuckle.
Knuckle tries to clinch but Paulsen is having none of it.
Knuckle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Knuckle ducks down to avoid it.
Knuckle fails to land with a series of punches.
Knuckle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Knuckle does no damage.
Jab by Paulsen.
Knuckle lands a jab-cross combination.
Knuckle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Paulsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knuckle moves into the clinch successfully.
Knuckle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulsen or not.
A frustrated look appears on Knuckle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knuckle is looking to break free of the clinch but Paulsen has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knuckle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paulsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knuckle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulsen.
Knuckle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paulsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knuckle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knuckle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Knuckle fails to land the takedown.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knuckle is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen clobbers Knuckle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paulsen works the jab nicely.
Chuck Knuckle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulsen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knuckle is rocked!
Knuckle moves away from the strike by Paulsen.
Knuckle is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulsen finish him?
Knuckle misses with a series of wild punches.
Paulsen throws out a powerful jab.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Morten Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Paulsen! Knuckle is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morten Paulsen!
A very excited looking Morten Paulsen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Drysdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch
and Drysdale counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drysdale wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drysdale.
Drysdale prevents Jones from standing back up.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drysdale to get the leverage.
Drysdale thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Drysdale trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Drysdale stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is staying active underneath Drysdale, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drysdale prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones won't allow Drysdale to pass to mount.
Jones pushes Drysdale off, looking to escape but Drysdale dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Jones is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Drysdale!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (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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215 lbs
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208 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Frazier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut.
Kiddi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frazier is able to avoid easily.
Frazier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
Kiddi misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi lands a left hand.
Frazier breaks the clinch.
Kiddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiddi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiddi drives through and clinches with Frazier against the cage.
Frazier is trying to break free.
Frazier is trying to force a seperation but Kiddi has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiddi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Kiddi.
Frazier tries to break free but Kiddi pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiddi.
A short right from Kiddi.
Kiddi avoiding damage.
Frazier prevents a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiddi.
Kiddi pushes Frazier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Kiddi has him pressed against the cage.
Frazier is trying to stall.
Frazier seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kiddi tries to work over Frazier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiddi struggles to land a body shot inside as Frazier controls his hands.
Frazier tries to break free but Kiddi pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frazier's efforts to push away.
Kiddi throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kiddi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kiddi.
A short right from Frazier.
Frazier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frazier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiddi pushes Frazier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiddi punishes Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frazier wants to land a leg kick but Kiddi is out of range.
Kiddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kiddi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiddi looks to land a body kick but Frazier moved away.
Frazier connects with the punch.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Frazier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiddi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frazier misses with the combination.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiddi moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Frazier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kiddi wants to clinch up but Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Kiddi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier ducks right into an uppercut from Kiddi.
Kiddi tries to land a leg kick but Frazier saw it coming and moves away.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown but Kiddi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier throws a sloppy body shot
and Kiddi counters by moving into the clinch.
Frazier blocking some punches.
Frazier taking a breather.
Kiddi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
Frazier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier prevents a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi can't find room to land a body shot as Frazier controls the action.
Frazier throws an elbow that misses.
Frazier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kiddi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiddi lands a shoulder strike.
Kiddi has Frazier pressed against the cage, preventing Frazier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frazier tries to circle away but Kiddi has him pinned against the cage.
Kiddi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frazier tries to pull guard but Kiddi won't allow it.
Kiddi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiddi fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier stalling the fight.
Frazier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Galdra Kiddi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frazier is rocked!
Kiddi lands with a right to the head.
Frazier is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiddi finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier being controlled against the cage.
Kiddi dips a shoulder and cracks Frazier with a mighty uppercut! Frazier falls back against the cage and Kiddi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Frazier is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kiddi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galdra Kiddi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hertz has chosen PORN MUZIK as his entrance music. Dick Hertz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Horacio Vanderbeet's chin.
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142 lbs
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160 lbs
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Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Hertz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hertz.
Hertz keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and clinches.
Vanderbeet wants to take the fight to the mat but Hertz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vanderbeet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hertz backwards.
Vanderbeet turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Vanderbeet looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hertz is avoiding damage well.
Hertz wants to control but Vanderbeet postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hertz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vanderbeet connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hertz some visible discomfort.
Vanderbeet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderbeet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hertz holding on.
Vanderbeet scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hertz is trying to get back to his feet.
Vanderbeet in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hertz tries to bench press Vanderbeet off him but Vanderbeet keeps the position.
Hertz can't do much from the bottom here.
Vanderbeet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hertz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vanderbeet creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hertz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vanderbeet working the head with strikes.
Vanderbeet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hertz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanderbeet in side control, throwing shots but Hertz defends.
Vanderbeet working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hertz taking a bit of punishment here - Vanderbeet scoring with strikes.
Vanderbeet advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes here but Hertz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vanderbeet lands a heavy elbow.
Hertz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hertz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hertz regains half guard.
Vanderbeet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vanderbeet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vanderbeet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hertz is rocked!
Hertz is defending against the submission attempts here by Vanderbeet.
Hertz is still in real trouble! Can Vanderbeet finish him?
Vanderbeet throws a strike but Hertz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hertz seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vanderbeet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vanderbeet distracts Hertz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vanderbeet throws a big elbow that misses.
Vanderbeet cracks Hertz with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanderbeet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hertz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hertz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vanderbeet working some strikes from top position.
Hertz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is working Hertz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hertz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vanderbeet defends it easily.
Vanderbeet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Hertz blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanderbeet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hertz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet postures up and lands a big shot to Hertz's brow.
Vanderbeet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Vanderbeet misses.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Hertz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hertz jabs Vanderbeet right on the nose. Vanderbeet blinks but takes it well.
Hertz lands an overhand right.
It looks like Horacio Vanderbeet has been cut.
Vanderbeet misses with a combination
and Hertz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vanderbeet throws a leg kick but Hertz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vanderbeet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hertz.
Vanderbeet takes one to the side of the head.
Hertz scores with a decent looking hook.
Hertz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderbeet has Hertz up against the cage in a clinch.
Hertz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hertz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vanderbeet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and clinches.
Vanderbeet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hertz lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hertz.
Hertz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hertz works over Vanderbeet's head and body with a nice combination.
Vanderbeet forces Hertz back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderbeet tries to score a body lock takedown but Hertz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hertz manages to break the clinch.
Hertz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vanderbeet moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Hertz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vanderbeet.
Hertz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horacio Vanderbeet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderbeet throws an overhand right that lands on Hertz's shoulder, as Hertz tries to avoid the shot.
Vanderbeet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vanderbeet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hertz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanderbeet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hertz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Vanderbeet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hertz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hertz is trying to force a seperation but Vanderbeet has the dominant position.
Hertz gets underhooks to prevent Vanderbeet's takedown attempt.
Hertz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hertz takes an elbow to the temple.
Vanderbeet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hertz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hertz taking a breather.
Vanderbeet is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hertz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanderbeet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hertz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vanderbeet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Hertz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dick Hertz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hertz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanderbeets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Hertz.
Vanderbeet is rocked!
Hertz catches Vanderbeet napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Vanderbeet to the canvas!
Oh Vanderbeet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Hertz gets to his feet and stands over Vanderbeet, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Vanderbeet felt that one! Hertz unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Vanderbeet from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Hertz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dick Hertz thanked Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Jos Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Jos Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsisiwa lands with a nice body punch.
Natsisiwa swings for the body but Jos Ricci moves out of range.
Jos Ricci decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Natsisiwa moves into full guard.
Natsisiwa has momentary wrist control but Jos Ricci slips an elbow through the middle.
Jos Ricci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Natsisiwa trying to control the position.
Natsisiwa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jos Ricci throws a big right hand that misses.
Jos Ricci throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jos Ricci landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jos Ricci throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Natsisiwa has momentary wrist control but Jos Ricci slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jos Ricci keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Natsisiwa's head.
Natsisiwa working a defensive guard here.
Jos Ricci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jos Ricci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jos Ricci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jos Ricci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jos Ricci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jos Ricci throws an elbow that misses. Natsisiwa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jos Ricci's guard. Nice move by Natsisiwa!
Jos Ricci looking for a guillotine here but Natsisiwa defends easily.
Jos Ricci has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Natsisiwa doesn't defend quickly enough and Jos Ricci has managed to lock this one up! Can Natsisiwa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jos Ricci on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Jos Ricci!
In his post fight interview, Carlos Jos Ricci started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinny Carose (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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287 lbs
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285 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kinny Carose!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karwoski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Kinny Carose has been cut.
Karwoski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karwoski.
Carose shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carose showed some decent athleticism there.
Carose is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karwoski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carose is trying to control. Karwoski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karwoski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karwoski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski is trying to maintain the position but Carose is very close to passing his half guard.
Carose missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karwoski gets full guard.
Carose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carose tries to free his leg and advance position but Karwoski is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carose trying to control but Karwoski is working from the bottom.
Karwoski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carose is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kinny Carose.
Karwoski misses with a low kick.
Carose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karwoski tries to avoid it but Carose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karwoski to the ground. Karwoski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karwoski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karwoski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Carose.
A jab from Karwoski does it's job there.
Carose staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Carose or perhaps it was just good defense by Karwoski which made him look bad.
Carose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karwoski but Karwoski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kirk Karwoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kinny Carose.
Karwoski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karwoski is looking to slow Carose down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carose there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karwoski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carose on the side of the head.
That has opened up Kinny Carose's cut even more.
Karwoski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carose.
Karwoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carose.
Kirk Karwoski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karwoski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carose throws a leg kick but Karwoski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carose with a poor takedown
and Karwoski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carose is looking to clinch.
Karwoski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karwoski jabs Carose right on the nose. Carose blinks but takes it well.
Carose takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kinny Carose's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karwoski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karwoski is trying to keep Carose in close.
Carose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carose stays in close to Karwoski's body and controls the position.
Carose wants to control from the top but Karwoski keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kinny Carose wasn't active enough on the ground.
Karwoski lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carose's sensitive parts.
Karwoski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carose doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Karwoski. Beautiful body shot.
Karwoski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karwoski, as that shot connected.
The cut above Kinny Carose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A punch lands to the side of Carose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karwoski scores with the left hand. Carose knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karwoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carose.
Carose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karwoski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karwoski connects with a crisp jab.
Carose is rocked!
Kinny Carose's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karwoski throws out a loose jab but Carose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karwoski scores with a body shot.
Karwoski looks to throw the jab but Carose is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Karwoski as Carose shoots in.
Karwoski scores with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kinny Carose's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski 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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