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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rothstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Rothstien had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rothstien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muhammed Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawal tries to clinch but Rothstien moves out of range.
Rothstien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawal avoids it really well and circles away.
Rothstien keeps the fight on the outside.
Rothstien goes for a double leg but Lawal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lawal continues to drive forward.
Lawal is trying to force a seperation but Rothstien has the dominant position.
Rothstien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawal tries to clinch up but Rothstien circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rothstien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothstien manages to avoid it.
Rothstien closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lawal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rothstien decides to stand back up. Rothstien steps back and let's Lawal get back to his feet.
Rothstien throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rothstien makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lawal really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstien scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rothstien seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lawal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rothstien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rothstien'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.
Lawal pushes Rothstien off but Rothstien dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothstien stands up and beckons Lawal to his feet.
Rothstien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rothstien lands in his opponent's guard.
Rothstien gets to his feet. Lawal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawal takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Muhammed Lawal has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstien has Lawal up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawal tries to pull guard but Rothstien won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lawal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothstien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothstien moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothstien tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawal avoids the damage to the body.
Rothstien pulls guard effortlessly.
Rothstien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rothstien trying to strike off his back.
Rothstien controls Lawal momentarily but Lawal frees himself.
Rothstien pushes a forearm under Lawal's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lawal is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Rothstien!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane MacLain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birdman Lugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacLain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Shane MacLain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Shane MacLain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Birdman Lugz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lugz's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
MacLain seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lugz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but MacLain scores with a couple of nice shots.
MacLain is trying for a kimura here. Lugz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! MacLain wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane MacLain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sajdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sajdak comes to the cage accompanied by Thrift Shop. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Sajdak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson slips a jab and a cross from Sajdak.
Erickson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joe Sajdak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Erickson throws a sloppy head kick and Sajdak moves out of range easily.
Sajdak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erickson darts in looking for a takedown but Sajdak gets double underhooks and turns Erickson into the cage.
Erickson keeps control of Sajdak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erickson pulls guard effortlessly.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Erickson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erickson controls Sajdak momentarily but Sajdak frees himself.
Sajdak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Erickson on the ground.
Sajdak wants to stand but Erickson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sajdak frees his head nicely. Oh but Erickson has switched to an armbar! Sajdak is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lars Erickson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasimir Feuerbein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy has chosen Machinehead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kasimir Feuerbein is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kasimir Feuerbein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirty Randy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy gets tackled into the cage by Feuerbein. Feuerbein maintains the clinch.
Randy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Feuerbein is trying to trip Randy. He has hold of a leg but Randy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Feuerbein persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Feuerbein lands a couple of elbows.
Feuerbein is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Feuerbein 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.
Feuerbein passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Feuerbein sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Randy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Feuerbein lands a nice forearm strike.
Feuerbein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feuerbein in side control, throwing shots but Randy defends.
Feuerbein in side control, throwing shots but Randy defends.
Feuerbein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Feuerbein working the ground and pound but Randy is defending the 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.
Feuerbein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Feuerbein lands some shots froms side control.
Randy is rocked!
Feuerbein scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Randy is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Feuerbein can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kasimir Feuerbein!
Kasimir Feuerbein tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ankudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivis Vidzis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankudinov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I must break you.. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Ankudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raivis Vidzis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankudinov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vidzis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ankudinov is in Vidzis's guard.
Vidzis wants to stand and escape but Ankudinov is having none of it.
Ankudinov postures up in Vidzis's guard and throws a big left but Vidzis blocks it.
Ankudinov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ankudinov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ankudinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ankudinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ankudinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ankudinov looking to sit in guard and control but Vidzis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vidzis is looking to stand up but Ankudinov won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankudinov wants to sweep here but Vidzis controlling him for the moment.
Vidzis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ankudinov's guard.
Ankudinov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ankudinov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov is looking to stand up but Vidzis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ankudinov pulls Vidzis in to control the position.
Ankudinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ankudinov is looking for a triangle but Vidzis pushes his legs off easily.
Ankudinov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vidzis can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vidzis looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Raivis Vidzis has been cut.
Ankudinov is working for a guillotine from mount but Vidzis frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vidzis wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vidzis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ankudinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidzis is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vidzis is in a horrible position here. Ankudinov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vidzis is squirming around, avoiding Ankudinov's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ankudinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
That's time! Ankudinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vidzis slips under a jab from Ankudinov.
Vidzis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ankudinov.
Ankudinov digs a good body shot into Vidzis's ribs.
Ankudinov takes a swing at Vidzis's ribcage but misses.
Ankudinov shoots in for a takedown but Vidzis shows good takedown defense.
Ankudinov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vidzis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ankudinov somewhat.
Ankudinov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vidzis counters with a shoot takedown. Ankudinov fights it but they end up in guard.
Ankudinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vidzis is controlling him.
Ankudinov wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankudinov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ankudinov throws an elbow but Vidzis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vidzis is trying to get back to his feet.
Vidzis parries the strikes from Ankudinov easily there. Ankudinov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vidzis to escape.
Vidzis parries the strikes from Ankudinov easily there. Ankudinov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vidzis to escape.
Vidzis is trying to buck Ankudinov off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidzis regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ankudinov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ankudinov is keen to just control but Vidzis is a slippery customer.
Ankudinov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Eric Ankudinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Eric Ankudinov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ankudinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vidzis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ankudinov does no damage.
Ankudinov has managed to clinch.
Ankudinov breaks from the clinch.
Vidzis slips a jab and a cross from Ankudinov.
Ankudinov tries to clinch up
and Vidzis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vidzis.
Vidzis stopping the sweep attempt from Ankudinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov is looking to stand up but Vidzis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ankudinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankudinov is trying to keep Vidzis in close.
Vidzis stops Ankudinov from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ankudinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raivis Vidzis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ankudinov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ankudinov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ankudinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ankudinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ankudinov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vidzis's head.
Vidzis is not content to let Ankudinov control the position.
Ankudinov is looking to stall here but Vidzis recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankudinov wants to control from the top but Vidzis keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Ankudinov just wasn't active enough.
Ankudinov motions for Vidzis to come forward. Ankudinov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vidzis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eric Ankudinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ankudinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ankudinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Vidzis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ankudinov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ankudinov darts in looking for a takedown but Vidzis gets double underhooks and turns Ankudinov into the cage.
Vidzis wants a takedown but no success here.
Ankudinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ankudinov shoots in but Vidzis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ankudinov throws a looping overhand right but Vidzis ducks down to avoid it.
Ankudinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vidzis but Vidzis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ankudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vidzis to the mat! Vidzis manages to get full guard.
Vidzis wants to stand up but Ankudinov is controlling him.
Ankudinov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Raivis Vidzis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ankudinov has gone for a leg lock! Vidzis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ankudinov's guard.
Ankudinov working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ankudinov, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Ankudinov just wasn't active enough.
Ankudinov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ankudinov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ankudinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vidzis keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Ankudinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ankudinov 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Ankudinov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armos Saffedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen La Raza as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Armos Saffedine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armos Saffedine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saffedine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sanchez being controlled here, momentarily.
Saffedine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Saffedine in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sanchez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Saffedine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Armos Saffedine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilya Ivanov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
225 lbs
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245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kos thows a leg kick but Ivanov checks it
and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kos defending well though.
Ivanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanov on the ground.
Kos is not content to let Ivanov control the position.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kos's head.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Kos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
Ivanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kos is trying to stand back up but Ivanov is controlling him
Ivanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kos is rocked!
Ivanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kos defending well though.
Ivanov content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throwing shots but Kos is blocking nicely.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Kos is working from the bottom.
Kos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ivanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kos's head.
Ivanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kos defending well though.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Kos dodges it nicely.
Ivanov prevents Kos from standing back up.
Kos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ivanov manages to move to mount!
Ivanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Kos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov loads up with a big shot that hurts Kos! He's pulled Ivanov in close but Ivanov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kos survive? More strikes from Ivanov and Kos is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ilya Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsta Pylkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Sean Kingston- Fire Burning. Sean Kingston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Pylkkanen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pylkkanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kingston throws a shot from downtown. Pylkkanen moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Pylkkanen lands but Kingston takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sean Kingston has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pylkkanen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pylkkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pylkkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pylkkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pylkkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingston shoots in but Pylkkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kingston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston wants to take the fight to the mat but Pylkkanen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pylkkanen's coach down at Team Finland was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pylkkanen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingston moves into range and clinches up with Pylkkanen.
Kingston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kingston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pylkkanen connects with a single shot there.
Pylkkanen with a poor takedown
and Kingston counters with a series of strikes. Pylkkanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Pylkkanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pylkkanen darts in and clinches Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Pylkkanen.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Pylkkanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pylkkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a nice strike.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pylkkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Pylkkanen with a hook.
Kingston forces Pylkkanen back against the cage and clinches.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Pylkkanen has him pressed against the cage.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston walks into a straight right hand from Pylkkanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston is looking to clinch but Pylkkanen is avoiding it.
Kingston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pylkkanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kingston scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pylkkanen as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Pylkkanen.
Pylkkanen tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pylkkanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kingston sprawls well initially but Pylkkanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pylkkanen is stalling here. Kingston is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pylkkanen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kingston has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Kingston seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kingston creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konsta Pylkkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Kingston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pylkkanen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pylkkanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pylkkanen is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Kingston regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kingston wants to stand up but Pylkkanen is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pylkkanen wants to pass the guard but Kingston is keeping the position.
Pylkkanen pushing down on Kingston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pylkkanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pylkkanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Kingston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kingston tries to kick Pylkkanen off but Pylkkanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kingston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pylkkanen.
Pylkkanen throwing shots but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Pylkkanen is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Pylkkanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pylkkanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to get to full guard but Pylkkanen has control of the leg.
Kingston is working hard here to advance position.
Pylkkanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kingston defending well though.
Kingston is refusing to be controlled, as Pylkkanen sits in half guard.
Pylkkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pylkkanen is looking for a kimura but Kingston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pylkkanen to get the leverage.
Pylkkanen trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pylkkanen is working for a kimura but Kingston is defending it quite comfortably.
Kingston wants to improve his position but Pylkkanen is controlling well.
Pylkkanen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kingston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pylkkanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to kick Pylkkanen off but Pylkkanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pylkkanen throwing shots but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Pylkkanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
Pylkkanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pylkkanen is just content to waste time from the top position. Kingston takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konsta Pylkkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Kingston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pylkkanen misses with the combination.
Pylkkanen looks for a takedown but Kingston sprawls well.
Kingston tries to clinch but Pylkkanen is having none of it.
Pylkkanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Kingston in the body.
Pylkkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Pylkkanen circles away.
Pylkkanen tries to clinch up.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pylkkanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pylkkanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Konsta Pylkkanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston throws a leg kick
and Pylkkanen counters with a big head kick but Kingston shrugs it off.
Kingston instigates a clinch.
Kingston tries to break free but Pylkkanen pushes him back against the cage.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pylkkanen lands with a good body shot.
Pylkkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pylkkanen dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Pylkkanen moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen fails to pull guard.
Sean Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konsta Pylkkanen.
Kingston looking to stall.
Pylkkanen has Kingston pressed against the cage, preventing Kingston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Pylkkanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pylkkanen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pylkkanen duly obliges.
Pylkkanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Pylkkanen pushes him off.
Kingston wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Pylkkanen.
Pylkkanen tries to clinch but Kingston moves away
and Kingston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kingston walks into a straight right hand from Pylkkanen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pylkkanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Konsta Pylkkanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pylkkanen lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Kingston. No joy for Pylkkanen on that attempt.
Pylkkanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pylkkanen connects with a looping right hand.
Sean Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pylkkanen throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Konsta Pylkkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pylkkanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konsta Pylkkanen!
Konsta Pylkkanen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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36
195 lbs
28 - 27 - 0 |
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33
195 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Angel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agasi misses with a hook
and Angel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Angel is just out of range.
Agasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Angel.
Agasi dodges the punch combination from Angel.
Angel misses with the combination.
Agasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Angel is just out of range.
Angel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angel gets caught napping as Agasi dives in and scores a takedown. Angel manages to retain guard.
Agasi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Agasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Agasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Agasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Angel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Agasi defends it easily.
Angel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Agasi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Agasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agasi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Angel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Agasi has managed to get both his arms back between Angel's legs - danger averted.
Agasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Agasi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi pushes down on Angel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angel is trying to maintain the position but Agasi is very close to passing his half guard.
Agasi wants to free his trapped foot but Angel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Agasi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Angel is looking to get to half guard.
Agasi lands with some strikes.
Agasi dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi prevents Angel from getting the reversal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Agasi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Agasi trying to control but Angel is having none of it.
Agasi lands a nice shot to the head.
Agasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agasi lands a big shot there that rocks Angel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Agasi with a couple of short strikes.
Agasi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Angel bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Agasi and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armand Agasi!
Armand Agasi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Nickels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickels's entrance music is Hail To The King. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
218 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Nickels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Vitor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vitor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nickels swings for the body but Vitor moves out of range.
Nickels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vitor.
A telegraphed right hand from Vitor misses the target.
Vitor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nickels stuns Vitor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vitor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Vitor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooh!!! Vitor has knocked Nickels down with a huge combo! Vitor steps away and waves a wobbly Nickels back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vitor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vitor connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Nickels! He's out on his feet! Vitor rushes in and drops Nickels with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vic Vitor! Vic Vitor retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Vic Vitor 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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