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GAMMA#369 Starner v Groot 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Urpilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Max is coming, better be ready.... Urpilainen has chosen A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Jutta Urpilainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
15 - 4 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jutta Urpilainen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urpilainen moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Power ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urpilainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Power to the mat! Power manages to get full guard.
Power is looking for a triangle but Urpilainen pushes his legs off easily.
Power is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Urpilainen defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Urpilainen won't allow Power to sweep him here.
Power wants to stand but Urpilainen is controlling the position.
Power avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urpilainen stands up over Power, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Power is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urpilainen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Urpilainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power has his hands on Urpilainen's head, controlling the position.
Urpilainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Urpilainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Urpilainen pushing down on Power's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Urpilainen not doing much here.
Urpilainen wants to take a breather but Power is having none of it.
Urpilainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Power's coaches at LOD: GRITTY'S ELITE KILLAS have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Urpilainen is trying to control. Power wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Power tries to roll over but Urpilainen keeps him under control.
Urpilainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Urpilainen is stalling here. Power is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Urpilainen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Power has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Power stalls from top position.
Urpilainen can't do much from the bottom here.
Urpilainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Power wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Urpilainen struggling a bit here.
Power is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Urpilainen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urpilainen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen is looking for a sweep.
Power working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Urpilainen is trying to get back to half guard.
Urpilainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Power is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Urpilainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Urpilainen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Power is looking to take a break and control but Urpilainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Power looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Urpilainen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power trying to control here.
Urpilainen trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jutta Urpilainen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Urpilainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Urpilainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power scores with a takedown into Urpilainen's guard.
Urpilainen is trying to keep Power in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Urpilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urpilainen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Power trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen pulls Power in close to his closed guard and prevents Power from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jutta Urpilainen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Urpilainen.
Urpilainen feints and as Power raises his hands in defense, Urpilainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Urpilainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Power is looking for a triangle but Urpilainen pushes his legs off easily.
Urpilainen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Power is looking to control Urpilainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Power avoid being mounted?
Power is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Urpilainen uses his free foot to push down on Power's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen lands a big shot there that rocks Power but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Power regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urpilainen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Power keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Urpilainen is looking to take a break and control but Power is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urpilainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Urpilainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Urpilainen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Power gets full guard.
Power is trying to keep Urpilainen in close.
Power manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Urpilainen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power with a flurry of punches that miss.
Urpilainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Urpilainen is retaining full guard.
Urpilainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Urpilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Urpilainen is looking for a triangle here but Power uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to control the action but Urpilainen is working from the bottom.
Power is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Urpilainen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Urpilainen tries to improve position but can't.
Power is looking to take a break and control but Urpilainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Max Power will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Urpilainen instigates a clinch.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power breaks from the clinch.
Urpilainen tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Jutta Urpilainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urpilainen shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Urpilainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urpilainen shoots in for a double leg but Power sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Urpilainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urpilainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urpilainen tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power digs a good hook to Urpilainen's body.
Power punishes Urpilainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Urpilainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Urpilainen misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Urpilainen is just out of range.
Urpilainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Urpilainen.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jutta Urpilainen.
Urpilainen scores with the left hand. Power knows he should have avoided that one.
Urpilainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power gets a takedown into half guard.
Urpilainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urpilainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Urpilainen is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urpilainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Power!
Power bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Power postures up.
Power slips nicely into half guard.
Max Power overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Power moves into full mount! Urpilainen won't be happy about that!
Power scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Urpilainen?
Power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Urpilainen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen working to try and regain half guard.
Power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Power throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Power with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Power looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Urpilainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to control but instead Urpilainen manages to regain half guard.
Urpilainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Urpilainen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Power stacks Urpilainen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Power!
Power is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Urpilainen has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urpilainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Power wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Power 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Freeman eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Freeman clinches up against the cage.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Cortez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Cortez landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Freeman.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortez has double underhooks.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Freeman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortez.
Freeman tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Freeman.
A short right from Freeman on the inside.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman wants to take the fight to the mat but Cortez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Cortez.
Cortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
Cortez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Freeman is looking for a takedown.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman lands with a short shot to the head.
Cortez lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Freeman.
Freeman avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman lands a shot to the body.
Freeman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Cortez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has Cortez pushed against the cage.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Cortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortez.
Freeman stalling.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cortez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Freeman.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freeman but Freeman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez thows a body kick. Freeman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Freeman slips a jab from Cortez.
Freeman connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Freeman finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Freeman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Freeman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cortezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cortez looks for the body kick but Freeman saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Freeman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Freeman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Freeman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cortez wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Cortez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freeman.
Freeman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freeman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Freeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Freeman tries to avoid it.
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freeman momentarily.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freeman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cortez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freeman's guard.
Cortez advances position into side control!
Freeman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Freeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cortez tries to advance to mount but Freeman denies him.
Freeman struggling a bit here.
Cortez trying to control the position but Freeman is working away.
Freeman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cortez in particular looking to stall.
Cortez has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Freeman works to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cortez tries to free his leg and advance position but Freeman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez content to stall in guard here.
Cortez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cortez stops Freeman from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tico Cortez.
Cortez defending well as Freeman loads up on a big left hand.
Freeman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cortez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freeman somewhat.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Freeman walks into a stiff left hand from Cortez.
Freeman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cortez defends it nicely.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez lands with a shot to the body.
Freeman thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Cortez. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Freeman scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Cortez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cortez darts in looking for a takedown but Freeman gets double underhooks and turns Cortez into the cage.
Freeman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cortez up against the cage.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.
Freeman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman misses with some punches.
Cortez can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Tico Cortez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez working aggressively here.
Freeman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cortez is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Freeman.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Freeman.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Cortez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freeman pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Freeman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freeman is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Cortez tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body.
Cortez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freeman pushes Cortez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez gets underhooks to prevent Freeman's takedown attempt.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Freeman breaks from the clinch.
Tico Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Freeman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gordon Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Freeman shoots in but Cortez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Freeman.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Freeman, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Freeman against the cage but Freeman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cortez throws a leg kick which misses Freeman's front leg but catches the back leg as Freeman tries to avoid it.
Cortez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freeman.
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Freeman under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Cortez goes for a double leg but Freeman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Freeman continues to drive forward.
Freeman looking to slow down the pace here.
Cortez landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Freeman to work.
Cortez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cortez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freeman or not.
Cortez misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman trying to stall but Cortez improves his position.
Freeman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Freeman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cortez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Cortez!
A relieved looking Tico Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Krinkle. Jasper Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
285 lbs
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16 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jasper Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rook controls the position.
Rook is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rook connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rook content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rook with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
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.
Rook is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rook scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rook missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Rook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Rook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rook is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rook is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rook to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rook is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Rook seems to be looking for submissions.
Rook is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rook is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rook slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Jones tries to roll over but Rook keeps him under control.
Rook passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Rook 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Rook dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rook looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yuri Rook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rook in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones keeping full guard, as Rook tries to pass.
Rook won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Rook wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Rook throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rook's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Rook escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rook is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Rook is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rook's body to avoid the submission. Rook has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rook arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuri Rook!
An out of breath Yuri Rook thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia comes into the arena with Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise blaring out of the sound system. George Foreman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesse Venturia's chin.
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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
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Foreman throws out a loose jab but Venturia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venturia misses with an uppercut. Foreman saw that one coming.
Foreman blocks a head kick by Venturia.
Venturia throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Foreman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Foreman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman throws a hook but Venturia blocks it.
Foreman throws a jab when Venturia was well out of range.
Venturia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesse Venturia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman lands with a good body shot.
Venturia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman.
Foreman avoids the body shot from Venturia.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Venturia 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 Foreman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foreman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foreman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia slips a jab from Foreman.
Venturia throws a hook but Foreman avoids it easily.
Foreman jabs Venturia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Venturia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venturia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venturia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foreman misses with a lunging right hand
and Venturia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venturia.
A combination from Venturia does no damage.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venturia can pounce on him.
Venturia misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venturia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Foreman slips under a jab from Venturia.
Foreman checks a low kick from Venturia.
Foreman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Venturia defending well as Foreman loads up on a big left hand.
Venturia looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Venturia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Venturia is trying to break free.
Venturia is trying to push Foreman away but Foreman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Venturia tries to break the clinch but Foreman is controlling the position.
Foreman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Venturia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Venturia as Foreman tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venturia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foreman misses with a punch to the body.
Venturia wants to break free but Foreman has control.
Venturia blocking some punches.
Venturia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Venturia is trying to break the clinch but Foreman is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venturia.
Foreman is looking to control Venturia's arms but Venturia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foreman has his back to the cage.
Venturia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foreman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Venturia is keeping busy.
Foreman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body.
Venturia breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venturia misses with a few strikes there.
Venturia misses with a few strikes there.
Venturia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foreman counters with a stiff right hand.
Venturia is rocked!
Foreman Throws a clean left jab. Foreman Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Venturia's chin! Venturia crumbles to the ground and Foreman follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Foreman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Foreman!
George Foreman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeshua Immanuel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28 - 14 - 2 |
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30
184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel misses the shot to the body.
Fedotov misses with a body kick.
Immanuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fedotov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Immanuel wants to land a leg kick but Fedotov is out of range.
Immanuel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Immanuel - that will leave a mark!
Fedotov tries to keep at a distance but Immanuel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Immanuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fedotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedotov scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fedotov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fedotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fedotov fails to land.
Fedotov lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but Immanuel blocks with his arms.
Immanuel scores with a shot to the side of Fedotov's head.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with a body punch.
Fedotov avoids the elbow strike from Immanuel, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Immanuel avoids it.
Immanuel lands an elbow just above Fedotov 's eye.
Immanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Fedotov controls the action.
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Fedotov dodges an elbow strike from Immanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yeshua Immanuel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov blocks an elbow strike.
Immanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Immanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedotov lands a damaging elbow.
Immanuel blocks the elbow strike.
Fedotov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel lands an elbow just above Fedotov 's eye.
Fedotov lands a shot to the body.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a shoulder strike.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Immanuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Immanuel avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Fedotov on the inside.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses.
Fedotov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Immanuel trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Fedotov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Immanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov lands a left hand.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a left hand.
Immanuel blocks an elbow strike.
Immanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
Immanuel is rocked!
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedotov finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Fedotov lands a big elbow that drops Immanuel! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Immanuel is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladik Fedotov!
Our winner, Vladik Fedotov, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. Ettish is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. Josip Ruzic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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36
192 lbs
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198 lbs
27 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
38 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic lands with a right hand.
Ruzic throws a leg kick but Ettish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruzic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ettish scores with a kick to the body.
Ruzic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ettish throws a leg kick
and Ruzic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ettish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Ruzic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ettish misses with a leg kick.
Ruzic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruzic misses with a low kick.
Ruzic throws a sloppy head kick and Ettish moves out of range easily.
Ettish lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Nice body punch from Ettish.
Ruzic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fred Ettish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish cracks the inside of Ruzic's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ettish looks for the body kick but Ruzic saw that one coming.
Ettish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ettish stuns Ruzic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ettish tried to score with a low kick but Ruzic checks it.
Ruzic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy body kick from Ettish
and Ruzic counters with a thumping low kick.
Ettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruzic.
Ettish lands a slapping body shot.
Ettish tests Ruzic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruzic 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.
Ettish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fred Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Ruzic throws a leg kick
and Ettish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ettish.
Ettish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruzic blocks the body kick.
Ettish connects with a leg kick. Ruzic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruzic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruzic has his takedown stuffed
and Ettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ettish slips under a jab from Ruzic.
Ruzic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruzic misses with a body shot
and Ettish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ettish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruzic is breathing heavily.
Ruzic throws a body kick that misses.
Ettish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruzic.
Ruzic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ettish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josip Ruzic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ettish can pounce on him.
Ettish scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Ettish.
Ettish works Ruzic's body with a nice hook.
Ettish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ettish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruzic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruzic lands a jab to the head.
Ettish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruzic takes a step back to recover.
Ettish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Ettish. Beautiful body shot.
Ettish looks to land a body kick but Ruzic moved away.
Ruzic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ruzic is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic drops his hands momentarily and Ettish needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Ruzic just on the top of the head. Ruzic drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Ruzic - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fred Ettish!
Fred Ettish seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filo Bedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bedo's choice of entrance music: Every Which Way But Loose. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Filo Bedo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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30
180 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James clinches up against the cage.
Bedo struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Bedo fails to land.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bedo tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Bedo back against the cage.
Bedo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Bedo on the inside.
Bedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bedo blocking some punches.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Bedo blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bedo managing to block the knees to the body from James.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bedo's calf.
Bedo throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bedo.
Bedo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James throws a series of punches but Bedo moves out of range.
Bedo throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedo moves away.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bedo misses the shot to the body.
Bedo is looking to chop away at James's legs.
Bedo misses with a low kick.
Bedo misses with a straight right.
Bedo misses with a head kick.
Bedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Bedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Bedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from James misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bedo!
Bedo misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James throws a right hand that Bedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bedo also avoids with ease.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedo throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Bedo 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.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedo throws a leg kick
and James counters with a head kick.
Bedo throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a two punch combo.
Nice cross by Bedo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bedo throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bedo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Filo Bedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bedo misses with a double jab
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James slips a jab from Bedo.
James stalks Bedo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bedo's face. Bedo staggers backwards, shaken.
Bedo stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bedo if he has to take too many more of those.
Bedo misses with a head kick.
Bedo misses with a looping right.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James tries to clinch but Bedo moves out of range.
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bedo keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bedo throws a nice head kick!
James misses with a wild combination.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Filo Bedo will probably get the nod.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedo throws a leg kick that is checked
and James makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James wants to clinch.
Bedo lands a jab to James's midsection.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
Rick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James is looking to clinch.
A combination from Bedo does no damage.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bedo jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Filo Bedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bedo lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedo. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Bedo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bedo lands with an overhand left.
Bedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Bedo avoids the head kick by James.
Nice body kick from Bedo.
Bedo tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bedo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedo misses with a body shot.
Bedo is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James checks a low kick from Bedo.
Bedo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
James tries to clinch up but Bedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bedo throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedo. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James clinches up against the cage.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James misses with a body punch.
James blocks a body shot from Bedo.
Bedo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bedo working aggressively here.
Bedo breaks the clinch.
James moves in looking to clinch but Bedo pushes him off.
Bedo tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
James looks to land a right hand but Bedo moved out of range.
Bedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
James misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedo looks to clinch
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bedo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James misses with a double jab.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bedo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James walks into a straight right hand from Bedo.
James blocks a head kick by Bedo.
Bedo looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filo Bedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bedo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bedo moves out of range of the body kick from James.
James attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bedo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bedo works James's body with a nice hook.
Bedo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bedo throws an off balance right hand
and James counters with a low kick, right behind Bedo 's knee.
Bedo lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bedo scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
James lunges at Bedo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bedo's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James scores with a jab to the body.
Bedo misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Bedo throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Bedo misses with a body shot.
Bedo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bedo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bedo throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Bedo throws a hook but James blocks it.
Bedo throws a sloppy head kick
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James clinches.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to stall but Bedo improves his position.
James pushes Bedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bedo - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bedo is defending well for now.
Bedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Bedo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. James seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bedo can turn it around.
James missing with knees to the body.
Bedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filo Bedo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Bedo has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to stall but Bedo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James tries a body shot but Bedo blocks it.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Bedo.
Rick James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bedo blocks a body shot from James.
James missing with knees to the body.
Bedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bedo up against the cage.
Bedo is trying to break free.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Bedo controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James misses with the head strike.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bedo backwards.
James wants to stall.
Bedo tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Bedo is blocking nicely.
James lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from James as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bedo or not.
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!
Bedo blocks an uppercut.
Rick James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bedo blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bedo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filo Bedo!
After winning the bout, Filo Bedo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David slips a straight right by Puppy.
David with a jab.
Good work by Puppy as he checks the leg kick.
Puppy lands a jab to the nose.
Puppy swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Puppy misses with a leg kick.
David misses the shot to the body.
Puppy closes the distance and clinches up with David, looking for a takedown. Puppy pushes David against the cage but David circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Puppy or perhaps it was just good defense by David which made him look bad.
Puppy feints and then cracks David's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow David down.
David throws a push kick but Puppy slaps the foot to one side.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy slips under a jab from David.
Puppy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puppy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Puppy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy throws a left and a right that both miss
and David counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Puppy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puppy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puppy lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
Puppy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Puppy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from David finds it's way round the side to connect with Puppy's head.
David clinches up with Puppy and pushes him back against the cage.
Puppy wants a takedown but no success here.
Larry David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
David is pressed up against the cage. Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag David down to the mat. David avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puppy misses the jab.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Puppy as he connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puppy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Puppy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puppy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
David lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puppy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. David fights it off and pushes away nicely.
David wants to clinch.
Puppy lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily.
Puppy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puppy blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Puppy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David lands a front kick.
Puppy tries to land a leg kick but David saw it coming and moves away.
Puppy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
David slips a jab and a cross from Puppy.
David takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puppy tries a low kick but David avoids it.
David is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
David ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
A head kick misses from Puppy.
Puppy takes a jab right on the kisser.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puppy connects with a right hand. David shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puppy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Puppy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
David cracks the inside of Puppy's front leg.
David lets loose with a powerful body kick. Puppy will feel that in the morning.
Puppy just misses with a punch to the body.
David slips under a jab from Puppy.
David lands a big head kick that sends Puppy tumbling to the mat! David takes a step backwards and waves Puppy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Puppy is rocked!
David throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puppy is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
Puppy doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
Good shot there by Puppy.
Puppy seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David throws a body punch but Puppy moves out of range.
Puppy throws a jab when David was well out of range.
Puppy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
David checks a low kick from Puppy.
Puppy moves into the clinch.
Puppy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite David's efforts to push away.
Puppy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
David lands with a left to the head.
David tries to throw a body punch but Puppy avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
Puppy blocks a body shot from David.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puppy has David pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. David manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Puppy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puppy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
David takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puppy misses the jab.
Puppy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David avoids it really well and circles away.
Larry David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sick Puppy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a jab to the body
and David counters with an inside leg kick.
Puppy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around David's waist but David gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Puppy off to one side.
Puppy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
David connects with a body shot.
Puppy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
David is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Puppy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
David slips a jab from Puppy.
Puppy looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for David.
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!
Puppy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
David scores with a spinning back kick!
Puppy is breathing heavily.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Puppy circles away.
David lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puppy.
Nice sprawl there from David as Puppy shoots in.
David checks a low kick from Puppy.
David connects with a jab.
Puppy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Puppy.
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David slips a jab from Puppy.
Puppy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David scores with a shot to the body.
David lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick that Puppy semi-blocks.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Puppy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy scores with a sloppy right hand. David should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Puppy misses its intended target.
A combination from Puppy does no damage.
David connects with a body shot that sends Puppy's belly button to the back.
David bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Puppy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from David.
Puppy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puppy 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Puppy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a push kick but Puppy slaps the foot to one side.
David lands a glancing blow to the side of Puppy's head.
Puppy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David is looking to land body kicks.
Puppy keeps the fight on the outside.
Puppy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from David.
David lands with a cross.
Puppy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
David throws a head kick that misses.
Larry David is winning the standup battle so far.
Puppy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by David.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David tries a low kick but Puppy avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Puppy down.
David tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
David throws a sloppy head kick and Puppy moves out of range easily.
David tries to clinch but Puppy moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puppy sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Puppy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David swings for the body but Puppy moves out of range.
David with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puppy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
David throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
David gets caught flat footed, as Puppy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Puppy throws a big elbow that misses.
Puppy stops David from standing up.
We've been hearing good reports from David'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Puppy passes into half guard.
Puppy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puppy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Puppy trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Puppy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
David tries to kick Puppy off but Puppy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
Puppy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but David does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puppy seems to be looking for submissions.
Puppy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Puppy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puppy is trying to control the action in half guard but David is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.
Puppy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed David's head.
Puppy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puppy wants to take a breather but David is having none of it.
Puppy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puppy is keen to just control but David is a slippery customer.
Sick Puppy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sick Puppy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David!
Post fight, Larry David took to the microphone: 'Man I am so glad I was able to get the win tonight! That guy was one heck of a pain in the ass! Oi ! He took one heck of a whollop ! If I hadn't one this fight my manager was planning on giving me the axe, so it's good to know you all will be seeing me again! Bagles and locks on me at the deli'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 9000 Watts. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Watts lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Watts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Watts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watts tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Watts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Watts.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Watts's belly button to the back.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Watts's legs.
Watts gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
Watts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Watts's head.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Watts throws a body kick that misses.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watts is in Murphy's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Watts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murphy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Watts has Murphy in his guard.
Watts looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Murphy is defending well. Watts quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Murphy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Watts celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Usain Watts!
A very excited looking Usain Watts 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Starner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starner misses with a wild combination.
De Groot ducks under a wild hook from Starner.
We've been informed that De Groot has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good shot there by Starner.
De Groot scores with a kick to the body.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for De Groot.
De Groot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starner misses with a body shot.
Starner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Groot's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Starner on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Starner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Groot slips a straight right by Starner.
Starner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Groot lands with a hook. Starner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Glen Starner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starner.
Starner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Groot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starner has time to react.
Starner misses with a right hand
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Starner throws an off balance right hand
letting De Groot counter with a right hand.
De Groot cracks Starner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Starner is rocked!
Starner moves out of range of the body kick from De Groot.
Starner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starner closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Starner pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Starner off balance momentarily.
De Groot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Starner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Groot.
Starner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Starner catches De Groot right on the button with a cross.
De Groot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a body shot.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot staying out of range there.
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Starner down.
De Groot 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a three punch combo!
Starner cracks a nice hook into De Groot's ribs.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Starner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Groot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Starner's hands.
De Groot pushes Starner away with a front kick.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Starner fails with a takedown attempt.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starner.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Groot slaps away a takedown attempt from Starner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starner scores with the left hand. De Groot knows he should have avoided that one.
Starner throws a poor cross that misses
and De Groot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starner's calf.
De Groot slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Starner.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Starner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Starner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Groot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by De Groot.
Starner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Groot thuds his shin into the meat of Starner's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glen Starner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starner throws a right and a left that De Groot avoids nicely.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Starner circles away.
Starner looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starner. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot checks a leg kick.
Starner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starner just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starner.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Starner does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot throws a low kick but Starner moves out of range easily.
De Groot is looking to slow Starner down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Starner misses
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from De Groot as Starner shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner misses with a body shot.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Groot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Starner down.
Starner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Starner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Nice body kick from De Groot.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Starner moves out of range easily.
Starner looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
Starner walks into a left hand.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Groot finds it's way round the side to connect with Starner's head.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Starner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Starner lands in his opponent's guard.
De Groot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Starner is stalling in the full guard.
De Groot wants to sweep here but Starner controlling him for the moment.
Starner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner trying to control the position from guard on top but De Groot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starner wants to pass the guard but De Groot is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Groot wants it to stay on the feet.
Starner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Groot swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Starner circles away and keeps his distance.
Starner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner shoots in for a double leg but De Groot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starner throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Starner.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Starner thows a leg kick but De Groot checks it
and De Groot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Groot - that will leave a mark!
De Groot misses with a body kick.
De Groot connects with a body shot.
De Groot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Starner misses.
De Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Starner is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Groot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Starner scores with a sloppy right hand. De Groot should have avoided that one.
De Groot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Starner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Groot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Starner down.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Starner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Groot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Starner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Groot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Starner down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Starner takes a step back to recover.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starner throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Groot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Groot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Starner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starner looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
De Groot lands a big head kick that sends Starner tumbling to the mat! De Groot takes a step backwards and waves Starner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starner 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.
Starner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner takes one to the side of the head.
De Groot steps in with a hook that catches Starner right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! De Groot follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Starner looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Karl De Groot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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