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Dominance 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shake Enroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Enroll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My President. On his way into the cage it seems that Shake Enroll has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shake Enroll seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shake Enroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enroll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enroll drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Read tries to bench press Enroll off him but Enroll keeps the position.
Enroll tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Enroll has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Enroll wants to control but Read is keeping him busy.
Enroll tries for a kimura but Read is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enroll tries for a kimura but Read is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enroll is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Read has escaped the position, nice work there.
Enroll is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Read is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Read is looking for a sweep.
Enroll working away.
Read is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Enroll is staying active.
Read avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Enroll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enroll tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Read is trying to control Enroll's posture but Enroll avoids it.
Enroll tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Read manages to work his way to half guard, despite Enroll's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Read is on top in guard.
Read won't allow Enroll to sweep him here.
Enroll looking for a guillotine here but Read defends easily.
Enroll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read gets to his feet. Enroll looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Read misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a big shot that misses.
Enroll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Read momentarily.
Read keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Enroll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Read.
Read misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Read misses
and Enroll counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Read lands a hook that snaps the head of Enroll backwards.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enroll tries to clinch there but Read circles away.
Enroll closes the distance but Read moves to the side
and Read counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Enroll tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shake Enroll dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Read moves out of range as Enroll strikes.
Read moves out of range of the strikes.
Read misses with a body kick.
That kick from Read tenderised Enroll's leg. Enroll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Read misses with a leg kick.
Enroll dips to his left and cracks Read with an uppercut!
Enroll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Read paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Read uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enroll.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enroll tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Read manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Read keeps the fight on the outside.
Enroll works the jab nicely.
Enroll blocks a head kick by Read.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enroll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enroll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enroll keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Read swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Read gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Enroll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Read swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Read swats away the attempt to clinch by Enroll.
Enroll tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Read paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enroll blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read misses with a leg kick.
Read tries a low kick but Enroll avoids it.
Enroll misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Read.
Enroll tries to clinch there but Read circles away.
Read chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Enroll scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Enroll throws a solid leg kick but Read takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Enroll.
Enroll throws a low kick but Read moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enroll is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Read. Beautiful body shot.
Enroll throws an overhand right that lands on Read's shoulder, as Read tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enroll throws an off balance right hand
and Read counters with a leg kick.
Read displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Enroll throws out the jab.
Enroll blocks a head kick by Read.
Read looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Read throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Read defending well as Enroll loads up on a big left hand.
Enroll tries to clinch but Read is having none of it.
Read connects with a jab.
Enroll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Read throws a leg kick but Enroll checks it.
Read throws a push kick but Enroll slaps the foot to one side.
Read drops his hands momentarily and Enroll takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mark Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Read.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enroll fails with a takedown attempt.
Enroll wants to clinch.
Enroll avoids the head kick by Read.
Enroll moves out of range of the leg kick from Read.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enroll misses with a wild body shot.
Enroll misses with a straight right.
Enroll showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Read.
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 Shake Enroll will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Read scores with a leg kick.
Enroll lands a right hook to the body.
Enroll tries to clinch up but Read circles away and keeps his distance.
Enroll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Read swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enroll tries to clinch
and Read cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Read scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Read coming out on top.
Shake Enroll is winning the standup battle so far.
Read misses with a looping right.
Enroll moves out of range as Read throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Read.
Read throws a leg kick but Enroll sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Read.
Enroll jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Enroll throws a good cross that connects.
Enroll avoids the head kick by Read.
Enroll looks to throw the jab but Read is out of range.
Read scoring well with a low kick there.
Enroll is looking to clinch but Read is avoiding it.
Enroll tries to close the distance and clinch but Read swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enroll moves to clinch but Read breaks away
and Read counters with a nice body kick.
Enroll closes the distance and clinches.
Read scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mark Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enroll lands an uppercut.
Enroll jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Read walks away with a smile on his face. Enroll gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Enroll misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Enroll fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shake Enroll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Read gets tackled into the cage by Enroll. Enroll maintains the clinch.
Read lands a nice shot to the body.
Enroll is looking for a takedown.
Read breaks from the clinch.
Read throws a head kick that misses.
Read checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Enroll doesn't manage to clinch there - Read circles away.
Enroll decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enroll is trying to control the action in half guard but Read is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Enroll wants to free his trapped foot but Read is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Read gets back to full guard.
Shake Enroll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Read wants to control but Enroll passes easily into half guard.
Read kicks Enroll off and gets back to his feet.
Shake Enroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enroll tries to clinch but Read is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read takes one to the side of the head.
Enroll wants to clinch
and Read finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Read scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enroll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Read misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Read as Enroll shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shake Enroll.
Well Enroll 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shake Enroll!
Shake Enroll made sure to mention his sponsor, Elite Canadian Threads in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RZ Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Napier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, RZ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Napier's corner calls for a 1-2. Napier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like RZ Silva has been cut.
Napier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Napier.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Napier counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a hook. Napier ducked under it nicely.
Napier 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.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Napier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Napier cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Napier finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napier is stalking Silva. Silva circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Napier, and it's lights out! Silva really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neil Napier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Twisted Transistor. Paul Dravinski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Angel Toney's chin.
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183 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Dravinski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravinski looks to land a combination. Toney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dravinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dravinski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Toney misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Toney. Those never looked like landing.
Dravinski gets the takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Toney is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dravinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toney keeps working.
Dravinski tries for a kimura but Toney is defending well.
Toney is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dravinski off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Dravinski taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Toney.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angel Toney!
Angel Toney 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svend Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Barnett has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Svend Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson connects with the punch.
It looks like Brock Barnett has been cut.
Karlsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barnett to the mat! Barnett manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barnett being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karlsson is aware though and is defending well.
Barnett working for a triangle but Karlsson defends it easily.
Karlsson stopping the sweep attempt from Barnett.
Karlsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karlsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barnett for as long as he can get away with.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Karlsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Svend Karlsson just wasn't active enough.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
Barnett misses with a takedown
and Karlsson counters by clinching up.
Karlsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Barnett looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson avoiding damage.
Karlsson lands an elbow that stopped Barnett in his tracks for a moment.
Karlsson crunches a lovely knee into Barnett's ribcage.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Brock Barnett's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Barnett to his knees! Karlsson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Svend Karlsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sulphur is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Sulphur circles away and we're back to standing.
Sulphur with a nice cross.
Sulphur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sulphur lands with a light punch inside.
Sulphur gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sulphur trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Sulphur is really struggling to control Cruz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Sulphur pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sulphur throwing strikes but missing.
Sulphur with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulphur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sulphur throwing strikes but missing.
Sulphur is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Sulphur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sulphur throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sulphur's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Sulphur controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Sulphur looking for a sweep. Not yet Sulphur, not yet.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Sulphur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sulphur manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Sulphur's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sulphur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sulphur throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Cruz is looking to stand up but Sulphur won't let him.
Sulphur throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Sulphur wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz postures up.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Sulphur 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.
Cruz is fighting to break Sulphur's control of his arms but Sulphur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lorenzo Sulphur.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Sulphur sprawls well.
Sulphur swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Sulphur throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Sulphur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Sulphur sprawls well.
Lorenzo Sulphur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Cruz.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Sulphur.
Sulphur is pressed up against the cage. Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sulphur down to the mat. Sulphur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cruz with a poor takedown
letting Sulphur counter with a right hand.
Cruz tries to clinch but Sulphur moves away
and Sulphur counters with a nice body shot.
Sulphur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sulphur circles away.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sulphur circles away.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sulphur lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Sulphur misses.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Sulphur keeps it at a distance.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sulphur loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz tries to clinch but Sulphur moves away
and Sulphur counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz tries to clinch but Sulphur moves away
and Sulphur counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sulphur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Sulphur finish him?
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sulphur circles away.
Sulphur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Sulphur lands with a shot to the body.
Sulphur swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Sulphur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Sulphur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sulphur's guard.
Sulphur throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sulphur has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Sulphur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Sulphur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz is pulling down on Sulphur's head to control his posture.
Sulphur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sulphur trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sulphur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Sulphur from controlling successfully.
Sulphur lands a couple of digs.
Sulphur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz looking to control.
Sulphur trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz is pulling down on Sulphur's head. It's preventing any offense from Sulphur, at least for the moment.
Sulphur looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz is working Sulphur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sulphur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sulphur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Sulphur lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Sulphur is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cruz postures up in Sulphur's guard and throws a big left but Sulphur blocks it.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Sulphur controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Sulphur controlling Cruz's posture.
Ernesto Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Sulphur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sulphur avoids the attempt from Cruz to control.
Sulphur breaks from Cruz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cruz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sulphur sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sulphur lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sulphur punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruz is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz regains half guard.
Sulphur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sulphur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sulphur is working away from the top position though.
Sulphur is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sulphur is taking a breather. Cruz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sulphur is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
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 Lorenzo Sulphur will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sulphur swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz moves to clinch but Sulphur breaks away
and Sulphur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sulphur misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Sulphur sprawls well.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sulphur avoids it really well and circles away.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sulphur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Lorenzo Sulphur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Cruz.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Sulphur pushes him off.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Sulphur circles away.
A left lands for Sulphur.
Sulphur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sulphur defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Sulphur into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sulphur manages to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Sulphur circles away.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Sulphur.
Cruz shoots in but Sulphur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Sulphur pushes him off.
Sulphur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sulphur fails to land with a series of punches.
Sulphur connects with a jab.
Sulphur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cruz's guard.
Sulphur is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sulphur cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Sulphur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Sulphur wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sulphur stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sulphur tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Sulphur is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sulphur tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur postures up.
Sulphur throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Cruz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sulphur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sulphur passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sulphur seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sulphur is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Sulphur throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur misses with a head shot. Cruz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sulphur trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Sulphur throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sulphur accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz controls Sulphur momentarily but Sulphur frees himself.
Cruz has Sulphur pulled in close to control his posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sulphur postures up.
Ernesto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sulphur throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Sulphur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sulphur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Sulphur!
After winning the bout, Lorenzo Sulphur 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Poutsi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutsi slips under a jab from Mahtisaari.
Poutsi moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutsi blocks a body shot from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Mahtisaari.
I was talking to Mahtisaari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Mahtisaari struggles to land a body shot inside as Poutsi controls his hands.
Mahtisaari cracks Poutsi with a nice body shot.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Mahtisaari.
Poutsi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Mahtisaari misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Poutsi.
Poutsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahtisaari controls his hands.
Poutsi digs a right hand into Mahtisaari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahtisaari's gas tank.
Poutsi blocking some punches.
Mahtisaari blocks a body shot from Poutsi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari can't find room to land a body shot as Poutsi controls the action.
A hook to the body from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahtisaari works on Poutsi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mahtisaari misses with the head strike.
Poutsi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahtisaari blocks a body shot from Poutsi.
Mahtisaari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poutsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poutsi landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poutsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Mahtisaari - that landed with a thud.
Poutsi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mahtisaari struggles to land a body shot inside as Poutsi controls his hands.
Poutsi lands a right hand.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Mahtisaari.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Mahtisaari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi wants a takedown.
Poutsi can't find room to land a body shot as Mahtisaari controls the action.
Mahtisaari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poutsi lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahtisaari backwards.
Poutsi blocks an uppercut.
Poutsi throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahtisaari.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahtisaari.
Poutsi scores with a hook to the body.
Poutsi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahtisaari avoids the damage to the body.
Poutsi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahtisaari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poutsi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Poutsi fails to land.
Mahtisaari can't find room to land a body shot as Poutsi controls the action.
Poutsi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mahtisaari regains guard.
Poutsi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi pushing down on Mahtisaari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Poutsi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mahtisaari is staying active underneath Poutsi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poutsi is pressing down on Mahtisaari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mahtisaari is holding on for now.
Poutsi trying to control from half guard but Mahtisaari is working away.
Poutsi thows a huge punch but Mahtisaari dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi thows a huge punch but Mahtisaari dodges it nicely.
My spies in KO Gym inform me that Poutsi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Poutsi is trying to control the action in half guard but Mahtisaari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Poutsi with the ground and pound but Mahtisaari uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Poutsi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Poutsi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mahtisaari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poutsi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahtisaari misses with a hook
and Poutsi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poutsi works on Mahtisaari's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Poutsi dominated that round.
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.
Mahtisaari defending well as Poutsi loads up on a big left hand.
Mahtisaari looks to score with a jab to the body but Poutsi is just out of range.
Mahtisaari misses with a hook to the body
and Poutsi counters with a stiff right hand.
Poutsi misses the jab.
Poutsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Poutsi.
Poutsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahtisaari is fending him off so far but Poutsi persists. Nope, Mahtisaari circles away and we're back to standing.
Poutsi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahtisaari throws a hook but Poutsi avoids it easily.
Poutsi misses with a wild body shot.
Poutsi tries to clinch but Mahtisaari is having none of it.
Poutsi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahtisaari closes the distance and clinches.
Mahtisaari lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari swings wildly with an uppercut but Poutsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahtisaari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahtisaari presses Poutsi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Mahtisaari.
Poutsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poutsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poutsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poutsi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poutsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahtisaari avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Poutsi.
Mahtisaari has a couple of punches blocked by Poutsi.
Poutsi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poutsi thows a huge punch but Mahtisaari dodges it nicely.
Poutsi misses with a head shot. Mahtisaari uses the momentum to regain guard.
Poutsi trying to control but Mahtisaari is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poutsi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mahtisaari keeping moving, preventing Poutsi from controlling successfully.
Poutsi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahtisaari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tim Poutsi.
Poutsi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahtisaari throws out the jab.
Mahtisaari darts in and clinches Poutsi up against the cage.
Mahtisaari misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahtisaari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poutsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahtisaari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poutsi misses with a punch to the body.
Poutsi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mahtisaari is trying to keep an underhook but Poutsi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Poutsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mahtisaari's head.
Poutsi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poutsi stalling away here and it's allowed Mahtisaari to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi trying to control but Mahtisaari is working from the bottom.
Mahtisaari is trying to control the position but Poutsi postures up.
Mahtisaari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poutsi.
Poutsi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahtisaari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mahtisaari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poutsi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Poutsi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mahtisaari digs a good body shot into Poutsi's ribs.
Poutsi moves in looking to clinch but Mahtisaari pushes him off.
A left lands for Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari throws the left hand but Poutsi avoids the punch easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poutsi.
A swing and a miss from Mahtisaari.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poutsi, as that shot connected.
Poutsi misses with the combination.
Poutsi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahtisaari throws an off balance right hand
and Poutsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahtisaari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poutsi momentarily.
Mahtisaari just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Mahtisaari.
Poutsi misses with a hook. Mahtisaari ducked under it nicely.
Poutsi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Poutsi does no damage.
Poutsi misses with a hook
and Mahtisaari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poutsi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mahtisaari to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahtisaari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poutsi in his tracks.
Poutsi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahtisaari lands a glancing blow to the side of Poutsi's head.
Mahtisaari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poutsi manages to avoid it.
Poutsi swings for the body but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
Mahtisaari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahtisaari as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poutsi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mahtisaari slips under a jab from Poutsi.
Mahtisaari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poutsi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poutsi wants to take a breather but Mahtisaari is having none of it.
Mahtisaari regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Poutsi.
Mahtisaari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poutsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poutsi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahtisaari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari trying to control the position here.
Poutsi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arttu Mahtisaari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahtisaari is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arttu Mahtisaari just wasn't active enough.
Poutsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poutsi blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari takes a swing at Poutsi's ribcage but misses.
Poutsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahtisaari.
Poutsi scores with a nice head shot.
Poutsi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arttu Mahtisaari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahtisaari clinches with his opponent.
Poutsi working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahtisaari tries to work over Poutsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Poutsi.
Mahtisaari lands a nice shot to the body.
Poutsi lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahtisaari backwards.
Poutsi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahtisaari misses with the head strike.
Mahtisaari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tim Poutsi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poutsi lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Poutsi.
I've got Poutsi 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Poutsi!
Tim Poutsi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Black Sunshine . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcello Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobretti misses with a left hand
and Payakaroon counters with an inside leg kick.
Cobretti fails with the takedown
and Payakaroon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Marcello Cobretti has been cut.
Payakaroon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cobretti misses with a body shot.
Cobretti feints a jab promting Payakaroon to slip. Cobretti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Payakaroon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobretti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payakaroon's sensitive parts.
Payakaroon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobretti takes a swing at Payakaroon's ribcage but misses.
Cobretti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payakaroon scores with a spinning back kick!
Payakaroon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Cobretti pushes him off.
Cobretti misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payakaroon.
The crowd cheers as Payakaroon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cobretti doesn't seem phased though.
Payakaroon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Payakaroon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cobretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon avoids a kick to the body.
Payakaroon lands an overhand right.
Marcello Cobretti's cut is getting worse.
Payakaroon slips a straight right by Cobretti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobretti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Payakaroon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Payakaroon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cobretti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Payakaroon tries to roll over but Cobretti keeps him under control.
Cobretti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Payakaroon defends it well.
Cobretti seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Payakaroon is trying is best to control the position here.
Payakaroon gets full guard.
Payakaroon keeping moving, preventing Cobretti from controlling successfully.
Payakaroon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Payakaroon 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti postures up.
Samart Payakaroon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cobretti takes a swing at Payakaroon's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Cobretti with that takedown attempt.
Cobretti ducks right into an uppercut from Payakaroon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payakaroon stuffs the takedown attempt from Cobretti. Cobretti gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Cobretti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payakaroon can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payakaroon throws a head kick that half lands.
Payakaroon tries a low kick but Cobretti avoids it.
Cobretti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobretti has a takedown stuffed.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payakaroon scoring well with a low kick there.
Cobretti lands a jab to the head.
Payakaroon lands a body shot.
Payakaroon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakaroon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cobretti is out of range.
Cobretti lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Payakaroon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payakaroon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobretti is fending him off so far but Payakaroon persists. Nope, Cobretti circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payakaroon lands a big head kick that sends Cobretti tumbling to the mat! Payakaroon takes a step backwards and waves Cobretti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marcello Cobretti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobretti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Payakaroon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cobretti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cobretti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Payakaroon is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobretti trying to control the position but Payakaroon is working away.
The ground and pound from Cobretti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Payakaroon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon manages to get back to half guard.
Payakaroon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Payakaroon moves into full guard.
Marcello Cobretti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cobretti trying to control the position from guard on top but Payakaroon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payakaroon 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.
Payakaroon is still trying to improve position.
Payakaroon pulls Cobretti in close to his closed guard and prevents Cobretti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Payakaroon looking for a sweep. Not yet Payakaroon, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti works over Payakaroon with some ground and pound from guard.
Cobretti connects with a couple of short punches.
Cobretti throwing strikes but missing.
Cobretti slips nicely into half guard.
Cobretti controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti is trying to control. Payakaroon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Payakaroon is pressing down on Cobretti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobretti won't allow Payakaroon to sweep him here.
Cobretti throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobretti chips away with some ground and pound.
Payakaroon looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payakaroon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cobretti is looking to pass into half guard but Payakaroon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Payakaroon is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Cobretti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Payakaroon misses with a body kick.
Cobretti throws a body punch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Cobretti shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Payakaroon sprawls well. Payakaroon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cobretti gets slowly back to his feet.
Cobretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payakaroon throws out the jab.
Payakaroon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payakaroon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cobretti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cobretti with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payakaroon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Cobretti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payakaroon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cobretti's calf.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
Payakaroon has closed the distance and engaged Cobretti in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobretti.
Payakaroon lands a nice shot to the body.
Payakaroon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakaroon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cobretti fails to land.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payakaroon tries to work over Cobretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakaroon can't find room to land a body shot as Cobretti controls the action.
Cobretti pushes off an throws an elbow but Payakaroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cobretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakaroon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payakaroon tries a body shot but Cobretti blocks it.
Samart Payakaroon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon tries to work over Cobretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon lands an elbow that stopped Cobretti in his tracks for a moment.
Cobretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payakaroon lands with a left to the head.
Cobretti fails to pull guard.
Cobretti blocks an uppercut.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cobretti is working for takedown but Payakaroon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Payakaroon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobretti breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Payakaroon.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Payakaroon. Cobretti shrugs it off though.
Payakaroon stuffs the takedown attempt from Cobretti. Cobretti gets slowly back to his feet.
Payakaroon delivers a nice body kick.
Cobretti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payakaroon connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobretti throws a solid leg kick but Payakaroon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cobretti.
Cobretti takes one on the button.
Marcello Cobretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Payakaroon finds it's way through Cobretti's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Payakaroon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payakaroon 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
Samart Payakaroon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Magic. Daniyel Nebi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniyel Nebi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto misses with a hook to the body
and Nebi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinetto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nebi defending well as Vinetto loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Vinetto does no damage.
Vinetto misses with a hook.
Nebi misses with a straight left.
Nebi avoids the body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nebi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Vinetto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinetto misses with a wild body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nebi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nebi throws out a leg kick but Vinetto moves out of range and Nebi only half commits.
Nebi misses with a low kick.
Vinetto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Nebi misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nebi.
Vinetto is looking to wear down Nebi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nebi blocks a low kick nicely.
Vinetto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vinetto throws a series of punches but Nebi avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nebi is looking to slow Vinetto down with leg kicks.
Vinetto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nebi lands a nice hook to Vinetto's body. Vinetto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nebi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinetto.
Nebi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vinetto is breathing heavily.
Nebi feints and then cracks Vinetto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinetto down.
Vinetto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nebi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nebi lands a jab to the nose.
Vinetto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nebi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Vinetto misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Nebi coming out on top.
Nebi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinetto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nebi, right into the meat.
Nebi cracks the inside of Vinetto's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nebi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Nebi - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nebi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nebi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vinetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nebi missing with a left hand there. Vinetto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinetto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nebi.
Vinetto is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nebi.
Nebi lands a jab to the nose.
Vinetto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nebi counters with a big right hand! Oh Vinetto is in trouble here! Nebi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniyel Nebi!
Daniyel Nebi gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bo Juggernaut has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bo Juggernaut seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turpin throws a sloppy head kick and Juggernaut moves out of range easily.
Bo Juggernaut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turpin counters with a nice uppercut.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juggernaut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juggernaut misses the shot to the body.
Juggernaut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turpin. That did some damage!
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
Juggernaut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turpin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turpin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juggernaut throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juggernaut throws a leg kick but Turpin moved away.
Donk. Juggernaut catches Turpin right on the button with a cross.
Juggernaut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turpin's sensitive parts.
Juggernaut thows a body kick. Turpin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Juggernaut.
Turpin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turpin misses with an uppercut. Juggernaut saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Turpin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juggernaut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juggernaut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juggernaut is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Juggernaut lands a head kick!
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
Juggernaut has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Juggernaut scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Juggernaut moves out of range as Turpin strikes.
Juggernaut connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juggernaut scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turpin blocks a jab.
Turpin scores with a punch to the head.
Turpin motions for Juggernaut to come forward. Turpin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juggernaut darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Juggernaut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juggernaut lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juggernaut cracks a nice hook into Turpin's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juggernaut.
A head kick misses from Juggernaut.
Turpin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juggernaut's sensitive parts.
Juggernaut slips under a jab.
Juggernaut wants to clinch.
Juggernaut avoids the head kick by Turpin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juggernaut. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juggernaut scores with a leg kick.
Turpin checks a leg kick.
Juggernaut moves into the clinch.
Turpin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juggernaut misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Turpin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turpin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juggernaut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turpin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turpin misses with a knee strike.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turpin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juggernaut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juggernaut tries to stall but Turpin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juggernaut.
Turpin looks winded!
Nice body punch from Juggernaut - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juggernaut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Juggernaut works on Turpin's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juggernaut lands a shoulder strike.
Juggernaut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juggernaut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Juggernaut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juggernaut is defending well for now.
Juggernaut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turpin backwards.
Juggernaut lands with a left to the head.
Juggernaut lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juggernaut lands an elbow inside.
Juggernaut lands a left hand.
Turpin being controlled against the cage.
Turpin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Juggernaut scores with a shoulder strike.
Juggernaut drops Turpin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Turpin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Turpin is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Juggernaut as Turpin tries to tie him up.
Turpin prevents a body shot from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Juggernaut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Juggernaut connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Turpin covering up! Juggernaut comes in with a big uppercut and Turpin goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bo Juggernaut!
Our winner, Bo Juggernaut, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zangief might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster. Strunz has chosen Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zangief. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strunz. Zangief shrugs it off though.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zangief.
Strunz tries to land a front kick but Zangief steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Zangief.
Zangief throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zangief ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Strunz lands a nice looking body kick.
Zangief connects with a right hand. Strunz shakes it off.
It looks like Bronko Strunz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zangief swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strunz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zangief steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz tries to land a front kick but Zangief steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zangief has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Strunz misses with a kick to the body.
Jab from Zangief.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strunz throws a sloppy head kick and Zangief moves out of range easily.
Zangief tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zangief. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strunz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zangief fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strunz is out of range.
Strunz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zangief.
Strunz ducks under a wild hook from Zangief.
Strunz misses with a wild body shot.
Strunz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zangief. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Strunz thows a body shot but no joy.
Strunz wants to land a leg kick but Zangief is out of range.
Zangief will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zangief.
Ivan Zangief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zangief throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief tries to land a body kick
and Strunz counters with a left to the body.
Strunz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strunz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zangief. Zangief circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zangief dips to his left and cracks Strunz with an uppercut!
Zangief lands with a kick to the ribs.
Strunz scores with a jab. Zangief acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zangief throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zangief.
Strunz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zangief misses with a straight right.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zangief. That did some damage!
Strunz lands a big head kick that sends Zangief tumbling to the mat! Strunz takes a step backwards and waves Zangief back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zangief is rocked!
Strunz feints a jab and as Zangief dips his head, Strunz unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Zangief right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Zangief falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Strunz smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bronko Strunz!
Bronko Strunz is the new heavyweight champion!
Bronko Strunz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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