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RFN 6: Drago vs Ovaska PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Ben Faur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Faur has chosen remember the name as his entrance music. 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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205 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pete Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Ben Faur!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Faur has his takedown stuffed
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jean Ben Faur has been cut.
Gordon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ben Faur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jean Ben Faur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ben Faur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben Faur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ben Faur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ben Faur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gordon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ben Faur is rocked!
Pete Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Ben Faur.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gordon wants to get up but he can't break Ben Faur's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ben Faur wants to sweep here but Gordon controlling him for the moment.
Gordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Faur controls Gordon momentarily but Gordon frees himself.
Ben Faur looks winded!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gordon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ben Faur has his foot on Gordon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gordon works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gordon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gordon cracks Ben Faur with a solid left hand.
Ben Faur looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gordon is defending well. Ben Faur quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gordon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ben Faur celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean Ben Faur!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jean Ben Faur waved his t-shirt featuring Dragon's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Daze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Daze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Purple Haze!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Daze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haze as he avoids it easily.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze slaps away a takedown attempt from Daze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy left from Haze finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daze stuffs the takedown.
Haze is looking to clinch but Daze is avoiding it.
Daze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Daze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze gets caught napping as Daze dives in and scores a takedown. Haze manages to retain guard.
Daze sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haze controls Daze momentarily but Daze frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Purple Haze was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Daze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haze's waist but Haze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daze off to one side.
Haze lands a head kick!
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
Haze drops Daze with a beautiful combination! Daze stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haze is looking for the KO!
Daze is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze tries to clinch but Daze moves out of range.
Daze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haze is fending him off so far but Daze persists. Nope, Haze circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Daze tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Haze is in Daze's guard.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Daze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daze looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Haze is defending well. Daze quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Haze has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Daze celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Daze!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Paul Frederick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frederick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frederick throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith 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.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Frederick from controlling successfully.
Frederick 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.
Smith trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Frederick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith tries to clinch up but Frederick circles away and keeps his distance.
Frederick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frederick pulls guard effortlessly.
Frederick wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Frederick trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith throws a strike but Frederick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith wants to control but Frederick passes easily into half guard.
Frederick thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith is not content to let Frederick control the position.
Frederick has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Frederick controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith wants to control but Frederick is having none of it.
Frederick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Frederick with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
A big strike lands for Frederick! That's really hurt Smith and he's turned his back - Frederick keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Frederick jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Frederick!
John Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried my best but he came out the better man'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coaker Kluge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Kluge.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Kluge gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kluge takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kluge trying to stall but Rodriguez improves his position.
Kluge stalls.
Kluge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kluge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kluge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluge.
Kluge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kluge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kluge feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rodriguez sprawling to the canvas! Rodriguez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kluge finish him?!
Rodriguez is rocked!
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!
Kluge misses with a hook.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Kluge finish him?
Kluge closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rodriguez out cold! Rodriguez corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Coaker Kluge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazunori Kouya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazunori Kouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Howard!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kouya dives in and grabs Howard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes down on Kouya's head and hops out.
Howard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Howard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kouya's head.
Howard winds up and cracks Kouya with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kouya is trying to stand back up but Howard is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard slips a nice elbow through Kouya's hands, connecting with Kouya's forehead.
Howard working over Kouya with some ground and pound. Kouya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Howard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Howard is nestled in close to Kouya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Howard misses with a head shot. Kouya uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kouya is keeping the position for now.
Howard won't allow Kouya to get back to his feet.
Howard postures up and lands a big shot to Kouya's brow.
Howard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Howard cracks Kouya with a solid left hand.
Howard with a nice head shot there.
Howard is looking to work some ground and pound but Kouya has wrist control.
Kouya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howard.
Kouya is looking to stand up but Howard isn't so interested in that idea.
Kouya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Howard's guard.
That's two 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!
Kouya stops Howard from standing up.
Kouya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kouya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kouya lands strikes from half guard.
Howard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kouya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kouya's back!
Howard is landing with strikes from the back.
Howard gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kouya just trying to survive but Howard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Howard doesn't have the hooks in and Kouya manages to turn into his guard.
Kouya stops Howard from standing up.
Kouya is looking to work some ground and pound but Howard has wrist control.
Howard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to stand and escape but Kouya is having none of it.
Kouya won't allow Howard to sweep him here.
Howard looks winded!
Kouya trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kouya stopping the sweep attempt from Howard.
Kouya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kouya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Howard wants to sweep here but Kouya controlling him for the moment.
Kouya wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.
Howard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Howard has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kouya has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Howard wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kouya lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kouya with a knee to the head.
It looks like Burt Howard has been cut.
Kouya is trying to break free.
Howard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kouya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kazunori Kouya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Howard.
Kouya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kouya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kouya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kouya pushes Howard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kouya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kouya.
Kouya connects with a knee to the head.
Kouya digs a right hand underneath Howard's ribcage. Howard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kouya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kouya lands with a left to the head.
Kouya landing knees to the head.
Howard is rocked!
Kouya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Howard is still on wobbly legs! Can Kouya finish him?
Kouya working the clinch nicely. Howard is working for position but Kouya cracks him with a big knee to the head! Howard crumples up against the cage and Kouya lands two more shots before the ref can save Howard! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Kazunori Kouya!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kazunori Kouya made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynn wants to clinch but Legstrong slips to the side
and Legstrong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rynn!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Legstrong is trying to get an arm triangle but Rynn is defending well.
Legstrong throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Legstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rynn keeps working.
Legstrong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rynn, who protects the arm well.
Legstrong tries for a kimura but Rynn is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legstrong is trying to get an arm triangle but Rynn is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong tries for a kimura but Rynn is defending well.
Legstrong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rynn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Legstrong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Legstrong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Legstrong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Legstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Legstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rynn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Legstrong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Legstrong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Legstrong cracks Rynn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong trying to control the position but Rynn is working away.
Rynn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Legstrong is working to tighten his grip on Rynn's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rynn has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Legstrong is really squeezing tight and eventually Rynn passes out! Legstrong breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lance Legstrong!
Lance Legstrong 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hammer's choice of entrance music: Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Micheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammer digs a good body shot into Micheli's ribs.
Marco Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Micheli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Micheli forces Hammer back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Micheli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hammer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Micheli lands an elbow just above Hammer 's eye.
Micheli landing knees to the head.
Micheli lands an elbow inside.
Micheli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.
Micheli keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Micheli lands a knee to the head.
Hammer looks winded!
Micheli connects with a knee to the head.
Micheli drops Hammer with a big knee straight up the middle! Hammer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hammer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micheli tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Micheli finish him?
Micheli drives through and clinches with Hammer against the cage.
Hammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Micheli with a knee to the head.
Micheli lands a knee to the head.
Micheli scores with a knee to the head.
Micheli drops Hammer with a big knee straight up the middle! Hammer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
Micheli moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a body punch but Micheli moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Micheli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Micheli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Micheli closes the distance and clinches.
Micheli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Micheli lands a knee to the head.
Micheli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Micheli connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Micheli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.
Micheli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Micheli lands a good knee to the midsection. Hammer won't want to take too many of those.
Micheli is pushing Hammer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Micheli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammer is looking for a takedown.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Micheli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Micheli stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Micheli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Micheli landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Micheli.
Hammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Micheli lands a nice knee to the body.
Micheli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Micheli scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Micheli landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Micheli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Micheli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt - Micheli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Micheli moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
Micheli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Micheli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Micheli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Micheli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Micheli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Micheli landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micheli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco Micheli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Micheli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Micheli misses with a knee to the head.
Micheli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Micheli misses with a knee strike.
Micheli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Micheli lands a nice knee to the body.
Micheli with a knee to the head.
Micheli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Micheli landing knees to the body.
Micheli has Hammer pressed against the cage, preventing Hammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Micheli misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Micheli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Micheli prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Hammer takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Micheli scores with a knee to the head.
Micheli lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Micheli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheli lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Micheli tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Micheli trying to land knees to the body.
Micheli landing knees to the head.
Micheli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Micheli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hammer.
Micheli looking to throw knees to the head but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Micheli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer can't break the clinch.
Micheli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Micheli crunches a lovely knee into Hammer's ribcage.
Micheli lands a nice knee to the body.
Micheli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Micheli landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Micheli lands an elbow just above Hammer 's eye.
Micheli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Micheli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Micheli tries to clinch up.
Hammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammer lands with a good body shot.
Micheli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer scores with a three punch combo!
Micheli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Micheli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Micheli wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Micheli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franco Micheli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Micheli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Micheli is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Micheli doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer takes a swing at Micheli's ribcage but misses.
Micheli tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Micheli but Micheli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Micheli fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Micheli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Micheli wants to clinch.
Micheli moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Hammer tries to keep at a distance but Micheli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Micheli is struggling to control the position.
Micheli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hammer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Micheli lands an elbow inside.
Micheli with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheli.
Knees to the body from Micheli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheli.
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Micheli controlling the action here for a moment.
Micheli connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheli.
Micheli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Micheli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marco Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheli misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Micheli obliges.
Hammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Micheli effectively controlling the action here.
Micheli looking to throw knees to the head but Hammer is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Micheli.
Micheli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Micheli tries a knee to the head but Hammer blocks it.
Micheli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
Hammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Micheli has him pressed against the cage.
Micheli lands a good knee to the midsection. Hammer won't want to take too many of those.
Micheli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Micheli misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Micheli prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Micheli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Micheli, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Micheli!
In his post fight interview, Franco Micheli started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Marco Hammer was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm very sorry! I'll be back stronger!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saloth Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
268 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saloth Sar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sar lands a big head kick that sends Edwards tumbling to the mat! Sar takes a step backwards and waves Edwards back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tim Edwards has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Sar avoids it well.
Sar ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sar - that will leave a mark!
Sar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sar lands a brutal head kick. Edwards looks out on his feet and Sar throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Saloth Sar!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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199 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Walters!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Walters shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Walters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Walters is out of range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Walters is out of range.
Walters dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva wants to sweep here but Walters controlling him for the moment.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walters's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Walters from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva pulls Walters in close to his closed guard and prevents Walters from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walters.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Walters gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Walters slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Walters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyle Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Walters shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walters shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walters.
Walters shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Walters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walters off to one side.
Walters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Walters ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters blocking some punches.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walters blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walters.
Walters blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walters is keeping busy.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Walters.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva working aggressively here.
Walters tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Walters jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walters working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control from the top but Walters keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Walters from getting back to his feet.
Walters keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Walters is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Walters is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Silva presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walters is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Walters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Walters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walters moves away.
Walters looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Walters throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walters slips under a jab from Silva.
Walters wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Walters shoots in but no luck this time.
Walters's coach down at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walters's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Walters.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walters throws a head kick that misses.
Walters shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
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!
Walters misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters blocks a jab.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Walters's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Walters.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Walters counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Walters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walters is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walters.
Walters looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Walters has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Walters avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Walters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Walters throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Walters misses with the head strike.
Walters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walters has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters looking for the choke but no joy.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Walters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walters is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Silva tries to break free.
Walters looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Walters will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva avoids the strikes from Walters.
Silva can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Silva is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Walters has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Silva taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kyle Walters!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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21
217 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimo Ovaska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovaska cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ovaska drops Drago with a beautiful combination! Drago stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ovaska is looking for the KO!
Drago is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovaska scores with a shot to the body.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovaska finish him?
Ovaska feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Drago crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kimo Ovaska!
Kimo Ovaska is the new light heavyweight champion!
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