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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Despicable Oh Dae Su (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oh Dae Su comes into the arena with Scary blaring out of the sound system. Antonio Vegata acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Despicable Oh Dae Su!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh Dae Su tried to score with a low kick but Vegata checks it.
Oh Dae Su changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Dae Su misses the shot to the body.
Vegata shoots in but no luck this time.
Vegata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oh Dae Su looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vegata shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oh Dae Su counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Antonio Vegata has been cut.
Oh Dae Su tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegata was well out of range. Poor timing from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su throws a shot from downtown. Vegata moves away and avoids it.
Vegata shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oh Dae Su napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oh Dae Su is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vegata is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh Dae Su is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vegata's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vegata trying to control the action but Oh Dae Su is working from the bottom.
Vegata trying to pass the guard but Oh Dae Su defending well.
Vegata thows a huge punch but Oh Dae Su dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su is controlling Vegata's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Oh Dae Su taking some punishment here, with Vegata in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oh Dae Su trying to hold on to Vegata's head to control him but Vegata postures up.
Oh Dae Su preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Oh Dae Su wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Dae Su is trying to control but can't.
We're going to have a standup here because Despicable Oh Dae Su wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oh Dae Su jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vegata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oh Dae Su sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegata throws a nice looking combination but Oh Dae Su bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Dae Su misses with a body shot.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vegata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oh Dae Su manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Dae Su takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Dae Su misses with a leg kick.
Vegata with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oh Dae Su counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Dae Su is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Despicable Oh Dae Su has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Vegata.
Vegata looks to throw the jab but Oh Dae Su is out of range.
Oh Dae Su throws a low kick, looking for Vegata's leg but Vegata calmly moves out of range.
Oh Dae Su is looking to slow Vegata down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vegata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oh Dae Su.
Vegata misses the jab.
Oh Dae Su thows a body shot but no joy.
Vegata darts in looking for a takedown but Oh Dae Su gets double underhooks and turns Vegata into the cage.
Oh Dae Su keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vegata's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata prevents a body shot from Oh Dae Su.
Vegata wants to take the fight to the mat but Oh Dae Su manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vegata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oh Dae Su pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oh Dae Su displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vegata.
Vegata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vegata shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oh Dae Su but Oh Dae Su pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oh Dae Su throws a low kick but Vegata moves out of range easily.
Oh Dae Su is looking to wear down Vegata with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vegata throws a right hand that Oh Dae Su ducks under and follows up with a left that Oh Dae Su also avoids with ease.
Oh Dae Su blocks a jab.
Oh Dae Su ducks under a wild hook from Vegata.
Oh Dae Su scores with a head kick. Vegata tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegata lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Dae Su cracks Vegata with a hook to the temple - Vegata is on wobbly legs here! Oh Dae Su swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Vegata falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Oh Dae Su wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Despicable Oh Dae Su!
A very excited looking Despicable Oh Dae Su 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Stoker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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304 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lisser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wade Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisser closes the distance but Stoker moves to the side
and Stoker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lisser's knee momentarily.
Lisser gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lisser is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stoker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lisser is working away from the top position though.
Lisser not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lisser with the ground and pound but Stoker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stoker keeping moving, preventing Lisser from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisser is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stoker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stoker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lisser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lisser passes Stoker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stoker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stoker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lisser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lisser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stoker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker trying to control here.
Lisser thows a huge punch but Stoker dodges it nicely.
Stoker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisser.
Lisser trying to control the action but Stoker is working from the bottom.
Lisser wants to pass to mount but Stoker is defending the position.
Stoker is looking to control Lisser's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stoker avoid being mounted?
Lisser sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lisser connects with a nice short shot to Stoker's temple.
Stoker has one foot on Lisser's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lisser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Lisser tries to clinch up.
Lisser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stoker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lisser closes the distance and clinches.
Lisser pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lisser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stoker throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lisser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lisser tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Lisser back against the cage.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Lisser uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Lisser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Lisser avoiding damage as Stoker throws knees to the body.
Stoker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lisser stalling in the clinch but Stoker improves position.
Stoker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lisser avoids it.
Lisser tries to pull guard but Stoker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Lisser.
Lisser lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lisser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Lisser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoker tries a low kick but Lisser avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lisser dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lisser tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stoker defends well and Lisser ends up having to push Stoker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lisser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lisser dives in and grabs Stoker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stoker pushes down on Lisser's head and hops out.
Lisser takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Matt Lisser has been cut.
Lisser walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stoker.
Stoker keeps Lisser at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lisser has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoker.
Stoker gets tackled into the cage by Lisser. Lisser maintains the clinch.
Stoker scores with a shot to the side of Lisser's head.
Stoker lands a nice shot to the body.
Lisser blocking some punches.
Stoker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoker crunches a lovely knee into Lisser's ribcage.
Stoker lands with a short shot to the head.
Lisser avoiding damage as Stoker throws knees to the body.
Stoker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker scores with a shoulder strike.
Stoker misses with an elbow over the top.
Stoker lands a hook that snaps the head of Lisser backwards.
Lisser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lisser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Lisser avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.
Stoker throws an elbow that misses.
Wade Stoker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lisser wants to stall.
Stoker misses with some punches.
Lisser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lisser tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Lisser back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
Stoker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lisser avoids it.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Stoker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lisser backwards.
Stoker scores with a shot to the side of Lisser's head.
Lisser is rocked!
Stoker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Lisser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoker looking to throw knees to the head but Lisser is blocking nicely.
A short left from Stoker.
Stoker stalling in the clinch but Lisser improves position.
Lisser seems to have got his legs back now.
Stoker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lisser fails to land.
Stoker drops Lisser onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lisser is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lisser struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoker controls his hands.
Lisser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lisser takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lisser has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoker.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lisser.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lisser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoker drops Lisser with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lisser looks back up at him and smiles so Stoker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker darts in and clinches Lisser up against the cage.
Stoker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lisser backwards.
Stoker scores with a shoulder strike.
Lisser avoiding damage as Stoker throws knees to the body.
Stoker just leaning against Lisser, taking a breather.
Lisser is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stoker to keep the fight standing.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Lisser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker lands with a short shot to the head.
Lisser struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoker controls his hands.
Stoker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lisser jumps guard but Stoker stands there with Lisser around his waist. Lisser gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lisser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lisser throws a head punch that misses.
Lisser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisser misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lisser is defending well for now.
Lisser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lisser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lisser breaks from the clinch.
Lisser wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Lisser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lisser under the eye.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stoker!
Matt Lisser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoker scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lisser. That did some damage!
Stoker delivers a nice body kick.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoker scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Stoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Lisser's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lisser gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoker.
Stoker lands a nice looking body kick.
Lisser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lisser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lisser throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stoker, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stoker - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Stoker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stoker moves into the clinch successfully.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stoker drops Lisser onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lisser is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Matt Lisser's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
Stoker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lisser is keeping busy.
Stoker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lisser to his knees! Stoker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Stoker!
Wade Stoker gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turilli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to krolithika. Matson has chosen Remember the name 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turilli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turilli misses with the head strike.
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turilli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turilli misses with a punch to the body.
Matson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turilli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matson.
Turilli scores with a shot to the side of Matson's head.
Turilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matson wants to break free but Turilli has control.
Matson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turilli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turilli stalling in the clinch but Matson improves position.
Turilli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Matson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turilli throws out a loose jab but Matson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turilli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turilli ducks right into an uppercut from Matson.
It looks like Luca Turilli has been cut.
Turilli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Turilli throws a nice looking combination but Matson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matson lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turilli throws a jab when Matson was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matson - that will leave a mark!
Turilli tries to clinch but Matson is having none of it.
Matson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Matson blocks the leg kick.
Turilli clobbers Matson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turilli is looking to clinch.
Matson misses the jab.
Turilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matson.
Nice defenses there by Turilli.
Matson throws a hook to the side of Turilli's head but Turilli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turilli misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Matson blocks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turilli crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matson - the referee stops the clock and Turilli gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matson. Turilli manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matson to score with a decent uppercut.
Turilli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Matson misses with a looping left.
Turilli takes a swing at Matson's ribcage but misses.
Matson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turilli under the eye.
Turilli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matson moves out of range of the strikes.
Turilli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matson.
Matson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matson scores with a nice head shot.
Luca Turilli's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matson misses with a body shot.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turilli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turilli looks to throw the jab but Matson is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Matson blocks the low kick.
Matson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turilli back to the cage. Matson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matson cracks Turilli with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli tries to clinch but Matson moves out of range.
Matson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Matson.
Turilli is rocked!
Turilli tries to bum rush Matson with a series of wild strikes but Matson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Turilli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turilli wants to clinch
and Matson counters with a low kick, right behind Turilli 's knee.
Turilli seems to have got his legs back now.
Matson cracks a nice hook into Turilli's ribs.
Turilli is breathing heavily.
Turilli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matson looks to land a right hand but Turilli moved out of range.
Turilli takes one to the chin there.
Luca Turilli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turilli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turilli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turilli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matson.
Matson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matson scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Matson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luca Turilli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turilli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turilli takes the fight into the clinch.
Matson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turilli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Matson.
Matson breaks from the clinch.
Matson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turilli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Turilli misses with the head strike.
Matson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turilli backwards.
Turilli prevents a body shot from Matson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matson as Turilli tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matson.
Matson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matson lands with an overhand left.
Matson throws a wild body kick that Turilli sees coming a mile off.
Matson misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turilli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turilli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turilli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Turilli tumbling to the canvas!
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!
Turilli seems keen to control Matson's posture.
Matson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matson trying to control but Turilli is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Matson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but Turilli is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Turilli. Those never looked like landing.
Turilli throws the left hand but Matson avoids the punch easily.
Matson swings for the body but Turilli moves out of range.
Turilli throws a chopping leg kick but Matson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matson scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Matson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luca Turilli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turilli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turilli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matson.
Turilli forces Matson back against the cage and clinches.
Matson misses with some punches.
Turilli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matson looking to stall.
Turilli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turilli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turilli misses with some punches.
Luca Turilli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turilli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turilli wants to clinch.
Turilli walks into a straight right hand from Matson.
Jeez, Luca Turilli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Turilli fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luca Turilli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josh Matson!
A very excited looking Josh Matson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento comes to the cage accompanied by Symptom of The Universe (1975) . Gillis has chosen I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters as his entrance music. Cristiano Nascimento 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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Gillis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento tried to score with a low kick but Gillis checks it.
Gillis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nascimento eats them both and turns towards Gillis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Gillis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gillis there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gillis 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 Nascimento has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nascimento and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gillis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gillis working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillis wants to control but Nascimento is keeping him busy.
Gillis working away.
Gillis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nascimento tries to improve position but can't.
Nascimento is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gillis trying to control the position but Nascimento is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillis throws a strike aimed at the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nascimento can't do much from the bottom here.
Nascimento manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nascimento is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gillis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gillis's back!
Gillis tries to escape the position.
Nascimento just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Nascimento wants to control but Gillis is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento is trying to stick to Gillis's back but Gillis is turning into Nascimento. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nascimento's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gillis.
Gillis wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Gillis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nascimento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nascimento looking to control.
Nascimento has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gillis has passed into side control.
Gillis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nascimento keeps working.
Gillis staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillis cracks Nascimento with a big right hand but Nascimento just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nascimento struggling a bit here.
Gillis is looking to take a break and control but Nascimento is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nascimento wants to control but Gillis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gillis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nascimento is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gillis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nascimento is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillis wants to control but Nascimento is keeping him busy.
Gillis landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gillis 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!
A leg kick checked by Gillis.
Gillis shoots for a double leg takedown but Nascimento sprawls well. He's pushed Gillis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gillis lands a jab.
Nascimento cracks Gillis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nascimento throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gillis throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nascimento lands a glancing blow to the side of Gillis's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento tries to clinch there but Gillis circles away.
Nascimento walks into a stiff left hand from Gillis.
Nascimento tries to move into range but Gillis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown by Gillis or perhaps it was just good defense by Nascimento which made him look bad.
Gillis misses with a looping right.
Nascimento throws the left hand but Gillis avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gillis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gillis throws a shot from downtown. Nascimento moves away and avoids it.
Gillis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Gillis misses with a hook
and Gillis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cristiano Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gillis misses with a hook.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillis.
Gillis's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gillis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nascimento scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nascimento chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nascimento throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cristiano Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gillis misses with a takedown attempt - Nascimento sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cristiano Nascimento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gillis.
Gillis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gillis.
Nascimento connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nascimento darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gillis is rocked!
A good leg kick by Nascimento.
Gillis is still on wobbly legs! Can Nascimento finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento scores with a spinning back kick!
Gillis seems to have recovered his senses.
Gillis is breathing heavily.
Nascimento throws a jab but it's blocked by Gillis.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nascimento lands with a nice body kick.
Nascimento works Gillis's body with a nice hook.
Nascimento explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nascimento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gillis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento lands with an uppercut that bounces Gillis off the cage and back into range.
Nascimento lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nascimento throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nascimento has managed to clinch.
Nascimento lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Jamie Gillis's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento sends Gillis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nascimento is motioning to the referee to let Gillis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nascimento tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gillis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nascimento.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nascimento feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gillis sprawling to the canvas! Gillis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nascimento finish him?!
Nascimento ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gillis's jaw. Gillis's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Nascimento does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cristiano Nascimento!
A victorious Cristiano Nascimento thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jamie Gillis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry fans, sorry for this fight. I got to aggressive and didn't follow the game-plan. But you know what win, lose, or draw I will be back for you guys. After party? there won't be. The thing was I trained hard for this fight and for it not to go my way really sucks but it is what it is now going '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Kleinschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama Said Knock You Out. Kleinschmidt has chosen Pezet - Slang 2 as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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275 lbs
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elroy Kleinschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kleinschmidt. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin throws a push kick but Kleinschmidt slaps the foot to one side.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Carwin misses with a straight right.
Carwin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kleinschmidt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt misses with a low kick.
Carwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kleinschmidt lands with a good body shot.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kleinschmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kleinschmidt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carwin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kleinschmidt cracks Carwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Kleinschmidt moves out of range easily.
Carwin lands with a straight right. Kleinschmidt didn't see that one coming.
Kleinschmidt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carwin!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carwin regains half guard, as Kleinschmidt was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleinschmidt.
Carwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleinschmidt.
Carwin is looking for a sweep. Kleinschmidt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kleinschmidt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carwin's head.
Kleinschmidt lands with a punch from half guard.
Carwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kleinschmidt wants to free his trapped foot but Carwin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kleinschmidt thows a huge punch but Carwin dodges it nicely.
Carwin trying to hold on to Kleinschmidt's head to control him but Kleinschmidt postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt throwing shots but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Kleinschmidt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carwin's head.
Carwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kleinschmidt throwing shots but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Kleinschmidt wants to pass to mount but Carwin is defending the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kleinschmidt.
Carwin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kleinschmidt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carwin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kleinschmidt thows a huge punch but Carwin dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kleinschmidt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carwin controlling the position well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kleinschmidt lands a nice short elbow.
Carwin controlling the position well.
Carwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kleinschmidt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kleinschmidt looks to land a strike but Carwin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kleinschmidt throws an elbow that misses. Carwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kleinschmidt's guard. Nice move by Carwin!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin trying to control but Kleinschmidt is working from the bottom.
Carwin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleinschmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carwin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shane Carwin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Kleinschmidt avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kleinschmidt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kleinschmidt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carwin tries to roll over but Kleinschmidt keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elroy Kleinschmidt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carwin throws a hook but Kleinschmidt avoids it easily.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kleinschmidt's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Carwin's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carwin drops Kleinschmidt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kleinschmidt looks back up at him and smiles so Carwin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Elroy Kleinschmidt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kleinschmidt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kleinschmidt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kleinschmidt dives in and scores a takedown into Carwin's guard.
Kleinschmidt stops Carwin from standing up.
Kleinschmidt preventing the sweep.
Kleinschmidt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kleinschmidt postures up.
Kleinschmidt postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
Kleinschmidt throws an elbow that misses. Carwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kleinschmidt's guard. Nice move by Carwin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kleinschmidt has his foot on Carwin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carwin works his way back into a safe position though.
Carwin wants to control from the top but Kleinschmidt keeps moving.
Carwin preventing the sweep.
Kleinschmidt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kleinschmidt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kleinschmidt landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kleinschmidt throwing strikes but Carwin bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin stopping the sweep attempt from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kleinschmidt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elroy Kleinschmidt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kleinschmidt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carwin wants to pass the guard but Kleinschmidt is keeping the position.
Carwin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kleinschmidt is looking for a triangle here but Carwin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carwin trying to control the action but Kleinschmidt is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt throws a few strikes from the bottom but Carwin takes advantage and mounts!
Kleinschmidt is trying desperately to improve position.
Carwin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kleinschmidt is working to get back to half guard.
Carwin controlling from the full mount.
Kleinschmidt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt tries to roll over but Carwin keeps him under control.
Kleinschmidt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kleinschmidt is not content to let Carwin control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kleinschmidt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kleinschmidt wants to improve his position but Carwin is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kleinschmidt is not content to let Carwin control the position.
Kleinschmidt wants to get back to full guard.
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 Shane Carwin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elroy Kleinschmidt's cut.
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!
Kleinschmidt lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Carwin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shane Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kleinschmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
Kleinschmidt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kleinschmidt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kleinschmidt shoots in for a double leg but Carwin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kleinschmidt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carwin weaves into range and cracks Kleinschmidt right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kleinschmidt goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Carwin is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Carwin!
Shane Carwin took some time post fight to say the following; 'Do you quack? Do you quak like a duck when you suck!!! Hey after party at my place- I need a blow job!!! Gina!! I know your out there come on baby!!!!'.
In defeat, Elroy Kleinschmidt stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by All I do Is win. Otaktay has chosen ISIS - THE TOWER as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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35
148 lbs
39 - 13 - 0 |
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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
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a hook to the side of Otaktay's head but Otaktay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Otaktay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Otaktay.
Otaktay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Otaktay looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Crunch! Otaktay slams his shin into Banks's torso.
Banks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Otaktay circles away.
Otaktay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Otaktay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banks throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Otaktay.
Otaktay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks misses with a looping left.
Banks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otaktay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Otaktay swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Otaktay tries to get to full guard but Banks has control of the leg.
Banks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banks slows the pace down in half guard.
Banks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Otaktay is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Banks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Otaktay taking shots to the head.
Otaktay is desperately trying to improve his position but Banks has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Otaktay?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otaktay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Banks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banks working Otaktay over with strikes here.
Banks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otaktay sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Otaktay wants to get back to full guard.
Banks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banks drops an elbow to the side of Otaktay's head.
Otaktay is pressing down on Banks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Otaktay can't keep his opponent in guard - Banks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Otaktay is staying active underneath Banks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Otaktay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Banks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Otaktay landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banks wants to control but Otaktay is having none of it.
Otaktay lands a nice shot to the head.
Otaktay lands a couple of good shots and Banks has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Otaktay patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Otaktay gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks wants to escape the position.
Otaktay thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to roll but Otaktay sticks to his back.
Banks trying to control the hands but Otaktay won't let him.
Otaktay somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Otaktay has got his arm under Banks's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Banks has spun round into Otaktay's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Otaktay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Otaktay wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks forces his way into half guard.
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 Will Banks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Banks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banks slips a jab and a cross from Otaktay.
Banks moves out of range of the body kick from Otaktay.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otaktay.
Banks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Otaktay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Banks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Banks throws the left hand but Otaktay avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Otaktay.
Banks misses the jab.
Otaktay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Otaktay.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otaktay.
Otaktay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay misses with a shot to the body
and Banks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Otaktay gets full guard.
Otaktay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Otaktay's head.
Otaktay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banks controls the pace.
Otaktay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otaktay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banks stands up over Otaktay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banks trying to control but Otaktay is working from the bottom.
Banks postures up and lands a big shot to Otaktay's brow.
Otaktay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banks is one step ahead there.
Otaktay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay throws a big right hand that misses.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Otaktay distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banks keeping full guard, as Otaktay tries to pass.
Otaktay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Otaktay controlling the action here.
Banks is refusing to be controlled, as Otaktay sits in half guard.
Will Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banks keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to get back to full guard.
Banks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Otaktay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banks is pulling down on Otaktay's head. It's preventing any offense from Otaktay, at least for the moment.
Otaktay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks is pulling down on Otaktay's head. It's preventing any offense from Otaktay, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Will Banks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Banks cracks a nice hook into Otaktay's ribs.
Banks throws a leg kick that misses.
Otaktay throws a front kick aimed at Banks's knee but Banks avoids it well.
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice takedown defense from Otaktay. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Otaktay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Otaktay is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A lazy body kick from Otaktay
and Banks counters with a shoot takedown. Otaktay fights it but they end up in guard.
Otaktay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banks is one step ahead there.
Otaktay keeps trying to improve his position.
Banks landing some decent shots from guard.
Banks scoring with some ground and pound.
Banks won't allow Otaktay to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otaktay wants to sweep but no luck.
Banks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Otaktay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banks is in close to Otaktay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Otaktay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
Banks keeping full guard, as Otaktay tries to pass.
Otaktay passes into half guard.
Banks gets full guard.
My spies in Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination inform me that Otaktay has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Otaktay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Otaktay looking to pass the guard.
Otaktay advances position into side control!
Otaktay scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Banks to see if he's OK.
Otaktay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks is looking for a sweep.
Otaktay throwing strikes but Banks manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Otaktay tries to bench press Banks off him but Banks keeps the position.
Otaktay regains half guard.
Banks trying to control the action but Otaktay is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks slips a nice elbow through Otaktay's hands, connecting with Otaktay's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banks connects with a nice short shot to Otaktay's temple.
Otaktay is looking to improve his position.
Otaktay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Otaktay wants to sweep but no luck.
Banks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otaktay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Otaktay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banks lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banks stopping the sweep attempt from Otaktay.
Banks trying to control but Otaktay is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay wants to sweep here but Banks controlling him for the moment.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Otaktay blocks nicely.
Otaktay looking for a sweep. Not yet Otaktay, not yet.
Otaktay is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Otaktay stops a takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Otaktay controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Banks presses Otaktay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Banks.
Otaktay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks tries to throw a body punch but Otaktay avoids it by throwing Banks back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Will Banks.
I think Banks 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 Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Will Banks!
Will Banks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KO Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Ahiga Otaktay had this to say: 'Paul Simon was pretty tough it turns out, I really wanted to get this win for my team, and my alliance! I thought I could take him, it turns out Im getting old haha. I don't know how much more top competition I can face... It may be time to change my career haha...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rainer Varvaskoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rainer Varvaskoukku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varvaskoukku stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Varvaskoukku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Varvaskoukku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Varvaskoukku misses the shot to the body.
Varvaskoukku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Varvaskoukku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Rainer Varvaskoukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Gracie.
Varvaskoukku leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Varvaskoukku fails with a takedown attempt.
Varvaskoukku fails to land with a series of punches.
Varvaskoukku thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Varvaskoukku misses.
Varvaskoukku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Varvaskoukku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracie wants to control but Varvaskoukku postures up.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Varvaskoukku working away.
Varvaskoukku working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Varvaskoukku's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Gracie is trying to control Varvaskoukku's posture but Varvaskoukku avoids it.
Gracie parries the strikes from Varvaskoukku easily there. Varvaskoukku is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gracie to escape.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie tries to buck Varvaskoukku off but Varvaskoukku is having none of it.
Varvaskoukku looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Varvaskoukku smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Varvaskoukku keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Varvaskoukku is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've been hearing good reports from Varvaskoukku's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie is pressing down on Varvaskoukku's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Varvaskoukku being controlled here momentarily.
Varvaskoukku trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Varvaskoukku preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Varvaskoukku landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Varvaskoukku from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Varvaskoukku is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Varvaskoukku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Varvaskoukku manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Varvaskoukku is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Varvaskoukku has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Gracie scoring with punches and elbows.
Varvaskoukku manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie has hold of Varvaskoukku's hands but Varvaskoukku slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Varvaskoukku has control of the leg.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Varvaskoukku scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rainer Varvaskoukku dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Varvaskoukku's guard.
Varvaskoukku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rainer Varvaskoukku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Varvaskoukku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Varvaskoukku is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Varvaskoukku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Varvaskoukku's guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Varvaskoukku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Varvaskoukku gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Varvaskoukku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Varvaskoukku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Varvaskoukku tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Varvaskoukku really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Varvaskoukku looks a forlorn figure.
Varvaskoukku can't escape the position.
Varvaskoukku slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Varvaskoukku tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Varvaskoukku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Varvaskoukku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing down on Varvaskoukku's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Varvaskoukku regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Varvaskoukku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie trying to control but Varvaskoukku is working from the bottom.
Gracie pushes down on Varvaskoukku's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Varvaskoukku is working from the bottom.
Varvaskoukku wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Varvaskoukku taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard.
Varvaskoukku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Varvaskoukku keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Varvaskoukku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Varvaskoukku trying to control the position.
Varvaskoukku lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Gracie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Varvaskoukku looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Varvaskoukku slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Varvaskoukku throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Varvaskoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Varvaskoukku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie passes Varvaskoukku's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Varvaskoukku is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Varvaskoukku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Varvaskoukku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rainer Varvaskoukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Varvaskoukku's brow.
Varvaskoukku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Varvaskoukku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Varvaskoukku manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Varvaskoukku's guard.
Varvaskoukku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie is in close to Varvaskoukku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works over Varvaskoukku with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie postures up.
Varvaskoukku looking for a sweep. Not yet Varvaskoukku, not yet.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Varvaskoukku keeps moving.
Varvaskoukku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie distracts Varvaskoukku with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Varvaskoukku has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Varvaskoukku is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands some shots froms side control.
Gracie landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varvaskoukku regains half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Varvaskoukku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Varvaskoukku wants to get back to full guard.
Varvaskoukku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Varvaskoukku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Varvaskoukku manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Varvaskoukku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Varvaskoukku uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Varvaskoukku lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Gracie is rocked!
Varvaskoukku cracks Gracie with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Varvaskoukku immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Gracie is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Varvaskoukku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainer Varvaskoukku!
Rainer Varvaskoukku is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Rainer Varvaskoukku, 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 Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the cage accompanied by Wrathchild. Thai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Town Called Malice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a low kick, looking for Thai's leg but Thai calmly moves out of range.
Thai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferreira circles away quickly and effectively.
Thai scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Thai.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thai tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferreira scrambles back to his feet.
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai throws a leg kick but Ferreira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thai avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira.
Thai checks the leg kick.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Thai's body. Thai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thai is looking to chop away at Ferreira's legs.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai dips to his left and cracks Ferreira with an uppercut!
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ferreira's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thai can pounce on him.
Thai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai 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.
Thai misses with a low kick as Ferreira jumps back.
Ferreira throws a low kick but Thai avoids it.
Thai throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Thai swinging wildly here.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
Thai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferreira looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Ferreira misses with a leg kick.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thai. Thai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Ferreira finds it's target.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Thai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thai down.
Ferreira thumps Thai with a low kick.
Ferreira lands a jab-cross combination.
Thai looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira scores with a spinning back kick!
Ferreira scores with the left hand. Thai knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
Ferreira throws a push kick but Thai slaps the foot to one side.
Thai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thai's hands.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferreira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands with an uppercut that bounces Thai off the cage and back into range.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira scoring well with a low kick there.
Thai misses with a wild body shot.
Thai checks a leg kick.
Ferreira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thai throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Thai's front leg.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs.
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ferreira has got the better of the exchanges.
No joy there for Thai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
Ferreira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Muay Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira jabs at Thai's body.
Ferreira misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Ferreira moves out of range as Thai throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferreira 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 Thai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Thai checks it.
A jab from Thai misses.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Thai off balance momentarily.
Thai is breathing heavily.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai throws a leg kick but Ferreira checks it.
Thai throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thai's calf.
Ferreira lands with a good body shot.
Thai misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Ferreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferreira lands a right hook to the body.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira cracks Thai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a low kick as Thai jumps back.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira scores with the left hand. Thai knows he should have avoided that one.
Muay Thai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thai connects with a jab.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Thai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muay Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonardo Ferreira!
Leonardo Ferreira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by SURF RIDER!!! by The lively ones!. Hogg has chosen Last Ones Standing as his entrance music. Jefferson Davis Hogg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
No joy there for Mir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hogg moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
Mir moves away from the strike by Hogg.
Mir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hogg to the ground. Mir is now in Hogg's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogg is keeping the position for now.
Hogg wants to sweep here but Mir controlling him for the moment.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogg is retaining full guard.
Mir trying to control but Hogg is working from the bottom.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Hogg is keeping the position.
Hogg keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir passes Hogg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hogg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mir punching from mount but Hogg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mir is landing with some decent strikes but Hogg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hogg tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hogg's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hogg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mir unloading with bombs!
Hogg is trying to escape the mount.
Mir landing strikes from the mount and Hogg is in trouble!
Mir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir avoids the attempt from Hogg to control.
Mir goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hogg is on top in guard.
Hogg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Hogg preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg wanted to stand there but Mir had control of the position.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
Hogg wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson Davis Hogg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogg manages to avoid it.
Frankestein Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogg slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hogg tries to land a body kick
and Mir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hogg stuffs the takedown.
Mir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hogg to the ground. Mir is now in Hogg's guard.
Hogg controls Mir momentarily but Mir frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogg's head.
Hogg is controlling Mir's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hogg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Hogg is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir advances to half guard.
Hogg manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankestein Mir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir blocks a jab.
Hogg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Mir throws out a powerful jab.
Hogg moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hogg as Mir shoots in.
Hogg lands a big head kick that sends Mir tumbling to the mat! Hogg takes a step backwards and waves Mir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Frankestein Mir has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hogg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogg moves away.
Mir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hogg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hogg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Mir tries to work over Hogg's front leg with a kick but Hogg checks it.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mir is looking to wear down Hogg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
Hogg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogg throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick
and Hogg counters with a stiff right hand.
Hogg missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jefferson Davis Hogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hogg quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mir misses with a head shot. Hogg uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hogg is trying to keep Mir in close.
Mir throws an elbow that misses. Hogg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mir's guard. Nice move by Hogg!
Hogg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hogg wants to get up but he can't break Mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hogg postures up.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogg manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir is fighting to break Hogg's control of his arms but Hogg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Hogg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
Mir lands a couple of elbows.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Hogg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hogg trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir is trying to keep Hogg in close.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
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!
Hogg wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir wants to hit a switch here but Hogg passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mir there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jefferson Davis Hogg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frankestein Mir's cut.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mir fails with the takedown.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogg.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mir here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice sprawl there from Hogg as Mir shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Hogg as Mir shoots in.
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mir throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hogg to regain full guard.
Mir throws a strike but Hogg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg wanted to stand there but Mir had control of the position.
Hogg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hogg looks to land a body kick but Mir moved away.
Good shot there by Mir.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Mir
and Hogg counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mir tries to bum rush Hogg with a series of wild strikes but Hogg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Hogg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hogg.
Mir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Mir is blocking nicely.
Mir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir moves out of range as Hogg throws a body kick.
Hogg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mir, pushing him back against the cage.
Mir lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Hogg avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Hogg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mir throws an elbow but misses.
Mir takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hogg.
Mir just leaning against Hogg, taking a breather.
Hogg has Mir pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mir is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Hogg - that's hurt Mir badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mir is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mir doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jefferson Davis Hogg!
Jefferson Davis Hogg 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hollywood Undead - Undead. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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242 lbs
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303 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Stoppers counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Marko Kersikov has been cut.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
Kersikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Stoppers moves out of range easily.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoppers's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Stoppers shrugs it off though.
Kersikov scores with the left hand. Stoppers knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Stoppers jumps back.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Stoppers's side.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoppers.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoppers moves out of range of the leg kick from Kersikov.
Stoppers throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Stoppers tries to move into range but Kersikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stoppers misses the body punch
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Stoppers has wrist control.
Stoppers looking for a sweep. Not yet Stoppers, not yet.
Kersikov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stoppers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stoppers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stoppers content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to get back to full guard but Stoppers takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kersikov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Well, if Stoppers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stoppers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kersikov trying to control here.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep. Stoppers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stoppers pulls his head out easily.
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stoppers.
Still in half guard, Stoppers seems content to control.
Kersikov is looking to control Stoppers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kersikov avoid being mounted?
Kersikov tries to roll over but Stoppers keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Willy Stoppers.
A punch lands to the side of Stoppers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stoppers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kersikov thinking.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
enabling Stoppers to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoppers misses with a two punch combination.
Stoppers drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stoppers throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoppers's sensitive parts.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoppers.
Willy Stoppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Stoppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Stoppers.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stoppers slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Stoppers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Kersikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Stoppers moved out of range.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a hook. Stoppers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stoppers.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Stoppers misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stoppers is on top in guard.
Kersikov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stoppers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stoppers stays in close to Kersikov's body and controls the position.
Marko Kersikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers won't allow Kersikov to sweep him here.
Kersikov is looking to sweep but instead, Stoppers has passed into half guard.
Stoppers tries to pass to full mount but Kersikov defends it.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.
Stoppers is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stoppers not doing much here.
Kersikov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kersikov.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stoppers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Willy Stoppers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stoppers connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoppers feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Stoppers.
Stoppers misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stoppers won't be happy with that.
Kersikov misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Kersikov.
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!
Stoppers tries to buck Kersikov off but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov working the strikes but Stoppers uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stoppers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kersikov.
Stoppers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kersikov stalling away here and it's allowed Stoppers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Stoppers keeps moving.
Kersikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stoppers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stoppers has his hands on Kersikov's head, controlling the position.
Kersikov throws an elbow that misses. Stoppers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kersikov's guard. Nice move by Stoppers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Kersikov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stoppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Stoppers finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoppers lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoppers throws out the jab.
Stoppers is looking to land body kicks.
Marko Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stoppers to score with a decent uppercut.
Kersikov walks into a straight right hand from Stoppers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoppers blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov throws a series of punches but Stoppers moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kersikov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Stoppers moves out of range.
Stoppers lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Stoppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Stoppers checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stoppers.
Stoppers lands with a nice body punch.
Stoppers lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoppers stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stoppers sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stoppers counters with a low kick, right behind Kersikov 's knee.
Stoppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoppers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes one to the chin there.
Stoppers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stoppers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stoppers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stoppers to score with a decent uppercut.
Stoppers thuds a left hand into Kersikov's body.
Kersikov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stoppers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stoppers digs a good body shot into Kersikov's ribs.
Stoppers scores with a hook to the body. Kersikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stoppers connects with a solid leg kick.
Marko Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stoppers. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoppers.
Stoppers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Stoppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoppers.
Stoppers throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stoppers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Stoppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stoppers - that will leave a mark!
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoppers is just out of range.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Stoppers's front leg.
Willy Stoppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Stoppers.
Kersikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stoppers. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stoppers misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoppers.
Stoppers looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoppers misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Stoppers sends Kersikov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stoppers is motioning to the referee to let Kersikov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kersikov is rocked!
Stoppers connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kersikov out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willy Stoppers!
Willy Stoppers decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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