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SFC 43: Kukko vs. Koroma PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milos Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Winner Takes it All. Dragan has chosen Face The Pain - Stemm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Milos Dragan 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hawk working the head with strikes.
Hawk working the ground and pound but Dragan is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Hawk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hawk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dragan 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.
Dragan parries the strikes from Hawk easily there. Hawk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dragan to escape.
The strikes coming from Hawk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hawk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dragan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dragan is trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragan is trying to control Hawk's posture but Hawk avoids it.
Dragan defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hawk prevents Dragan from escaping the position.
Hawk 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.
Dragan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hawk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Check out the look on Hawk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hawk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hawk tries for a kimura but Dragan is defending well.
Dragan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawk trying to control the position but Dragan is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dragan, who protects the arm well.
Hawk tries for a kimura but Dragan is defending well.
Dragan is not content to let Hawk control the position.
Dragan struggling a bit here.
Hawk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hawk tries for a kimura but Dragan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Hawk working the ground and pound.
Hawk wants to control but Dragan is keeping him busy.
Dragan is looking for a sweep.
Hawk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragan to his feet.
Dragan shoots for a takedown but Hawk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragan jabs Hawk right on the nose. Hawk blinks but takes it well.
Dragan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Dragan is keeping the position.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawk forces his way into half guard.
Dragan gets full guard.
Dragan trying to keep a closed guard but Hawk is proving a slippery customer.
Hawk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragan circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragan scores with a jab.
Dragan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Dragan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawk tries to clinch but Dragan is having none of it.
Dragan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hawk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dragan keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dragan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hawk throwing strikes from guard but Dragan blocks nicely.
Hawk slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragan won't allow Hawk to pass to mount.
Dragan trying to control here.
Hawk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragan's head.
Hawk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hawk.
Dragan is looking to escape.
Hawk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk thows a huge punch but Dragan dodges it nicely.
Dragan wants to get back to full guard.
Hawk wants to free his trapped foot but Dragan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dragan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hawk content to control rather than advance.
Hawk winds up and cracks Dragan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dragan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragan defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hawk in particular looking to stall.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Dragan is having none of it.
Hawk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragan defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hawk.
Dragan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawk is working away from the top position though.
Dragan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
Dragan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawk.
Dragan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hawk is trying to work for a kimura but Dragan is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hawk dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dragan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dragan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk has managed to clinch.
Hawk turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hawk wants to control but Dragan is keeping him busy.
Dragan is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Hawk crashes against the mat.
Hawk landing a few strikes.
Hawk tries to move to mount but Dragan blocks the move with his legs.
Hawk throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dragan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Dragan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to advance position but Dragan won't allow it.
Hawk lands with a punch from half guard.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragan can do to turn this around?
Hawk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragan sees it coming and defends easily.
Dragan manages to get to full guard.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lincoln Hawk just wasn't active enough.
Hawk tries to clinch but Dragan moves out of range.
Dragan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragan misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawk wants to clinch.
Milos Dragan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
Dragan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Hawk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hawk scoring with punches from side control.
Dragan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hawk trying to control the action but Dragan is working from the bottom.
Hawk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hawk working the ground and pound but Dragan is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk tries to advance to mount but Dragan instead regains half guard.
Dragan is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawk.
Hawk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Hawk!
Lincoln Hawk managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Big Kabosh, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Davis has chosen Atomic Dog - George Clinton as his entrance music. Larry Davis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Larry Davis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a good, hard body kick but Dust shrugs it off.
Dust gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dust prevents it.
Dust tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis taking a breather.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dust backwards.
Dust misses with a knee strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Davis 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.
Davis has Dust pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Davis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dust tumbling to the mat - Davis dives into Dust's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dust is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Star Dust.
Dust misses with a two punch combination.
Dust misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dust misses with the combination.
Dust looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dust with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Dust misses.
Dust wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Star Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Dust misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dust has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Dust has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Dust is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis stops Dust from standing up.
Dust trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Dust looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dust looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dust walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dust swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dust really felt that one!
Dust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
Dust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dust really felt that one!
Dust throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Dust takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dust throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
That kick from Dust tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dust looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Dust fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust misses with a right hand
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis wants to break free but Dust has control.
Davis tries to pull guard but Dust won't allow it.
Davis is trying to push Dust away but Dust has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dust misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dust lands a shoulder strike.
Davis wants a takedown.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Dust breaks from the clinch.
Larry Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dust misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dust.
Dust misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dust swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dust looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dust throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Dust lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dust rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dust throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dust looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Dust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dust misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dust.
No joy there for Dust, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dust jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dust misses with a few strikes there.
Dust misses with a wild body shot.
Dust lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Dust.
Dust tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Dust feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Star Dust is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust throws a leg kick
and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.
Dust is looking for a triangle here but Davis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Davis wants to stand but Dust is controlling his arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dust is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dust looking for submissions off his back.
Dust is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dust fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dust.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dust misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Dust throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dust!
Dust is looking for a sweep.
Davis working away.
Davis wants to stand but Dust is controlling his arm.
Dust struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to stand but Dust is controlling his head.
Dust gets back to half guard.
Dust tries to kick Davis off in order to stand up. Davis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dust's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Larry Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to stand but Dust is controlling his head.
Dust tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dust gets back to half guard.
Larry Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dust wants to get back to full guard but Davis has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust wants to get back to his feet.
Davis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dust tries to improve position but can't.
Davis working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
Dust struggling a bit here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Davis tries to stand but Dust is controlling his head.
Dust tries to escape but Davis is in control.
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 Star Dust.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dust, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Star Dust!
A victorious Star Dust thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belal Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier comes to the cage accompanied by Forever Angel. Li has chosen Fearless as his entrance music. 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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189 lbs
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188 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Belal Li!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Couturier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Belal Li has been cut.
Couturier blocks a head kick by Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Couturier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couturier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Couturier moves into the clinch.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couturier avoids it.
Couturier lands with a left to the head.
Couturier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couturier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couturier throws a combination. Li tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Li is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couturier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Couturier finish him?
Couturier darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Couturier blocks with his arms.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couturier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Couturier managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Couturier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Couturier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier drops Li onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Li is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Couturier unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Li! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Couturier is unloading with more strikes now! Li drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurtis Couturier!
A relieved looking Kurtis Couturier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epic Man acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Epic Man!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ostrowski.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ostrowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Chris Ostrowski has been cut.
Man tries to clinch there but Ostrowski circles away.
Ostrowski digs a good hook to Man's body.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
Ostrowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Ostrowski misses with a hook.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ostrowski.
Man throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ostrowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Man wants to clinch up but Ostrowski keeps it at a distance.
Epic Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Man. That snapped Ostrowski's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ostrowski is rocked!
Ostrowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Ostrowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Ostrowski walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Man! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Epic Man!
A relieved looking Epic Man thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniele Bolelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniele Bolelli had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
167 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniele Bolelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miyaichi cracks Bolelli with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Daniele Bolelli has been cut.
Miyaichi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolelli. Bolelli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miyaichi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miyaichi connects with a body shot.
Bolelli is breathing heavily.
Miyaichi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miyaichi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bolelli has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyaichi. Bolelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyaichi lunges at Bolelli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolelli's hand.
Bolelli is rocked!
Miyaichi drops Bolelli with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bolelli! Miyaichi dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Miyaichi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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272 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
We've been hearing reports that Sanchez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva 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.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sanchez uses it to pass to side control.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Sanchez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Sanchez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Sanchez working Silva over with strikes.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Sanchez lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanchez cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Sanchez lands some shots froms side control.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sanchez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sanchez!
Silva looks winded!
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanchez walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Sanchez stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!
It looks like Braun Silva has been cut.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva tries to clinch up but Sanchez pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Silva to the mat! Silva covers up and Sanchez unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boaz Jachin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jachin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Depeche Mode - Heaven (Freemason Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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21
209 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jonathon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boaz Jachin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonathon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jachin cracks Jonathon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Ben Jonathon has been cut.
Jonathon tries to keep at a distance but Jachin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jonathon lands with a light punch inside.
Jachin misses with the head strike.
Jachin pushes Jonathon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonathon takes a shot to the head.
Jonathon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jonathon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jachin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Jonathon!
After winning the bout, Ben Jonathon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Banks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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29
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Banks !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton scores with a leg kick.
Banks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clayton swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Clayton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vincent Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton misses with the combination.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but Clayton shows good takedown defense.
Clayton lands with a nice body punch.
Banks fails with the takedown.
Vincent Clayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Banks .
Clayton misses with a double jab.
Clayton drops Banks with a beautiful combination! Banks stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clayton is looking for the KO!
Banks is rocked!
It looks like Rashad Banks has been cut.
Clayton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clayton misses with a double jab.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Clayton finish him?
Clayton throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clayton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Clayton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Banks .
Clayton fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Banks square on the jaw! Damn, Banks is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Clayton!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Berzerk. Diego Aragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller thumps Aragon with a low kick.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aragon's calf.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aragon to score with a decent uppercut.
Aragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Diego Aragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aragon throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
A big right from Aragon misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aragon - the referee stops the clock and Miller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aragon. Miller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aragon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aragon manages to avoid it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aragon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Miller.
Aragon throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller slips under a jab from Aragon.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scores with a jab. Aragon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aragon misses the jab.
Aragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Aragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Aragon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller slips a jab from Aragon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aragon. That's going to slow Miller down.
Aragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Aragon feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Aragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Aragon throws a big shot that misses.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aragon. That did some damage!
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Aragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Aragon tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Aragon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aragon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aragon checks a leg kick.
Aragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller throws a leg kick but Aragon checks it.
Miller moves away from the strike by Aragon.
Aragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Aragon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aragon throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Aragon.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aragon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Aragon.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aragon misses with an uppercut.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Aragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aragon takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Aragon swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragon looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller cracks the inside of Aragon's front leg.
Miller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aragon scores with a hook.
A big left from Miller misses.
Aragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aragon throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aragon.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Aragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Aragon throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Aragon misses with a straight left.
Aragon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aragon scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradley Miller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Aragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Aragon tries to avoid it.
Aragon misses with a right hand
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aragon tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
Aragon blocking some punches.
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Aragon.
Miller blocking some punches.
Aragon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miller misses with some punches.
Aragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aragon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aragon tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Aragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aragon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Aragon's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aragon looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller thumps Aragon with a low kick.
Bradley Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller closes the distance and pushes Aragon back into the cage.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
Aragon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miller up against the cage.
Aragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aragon stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aragon scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon takes a shot to the head.
Aragon stalling against the cage.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Aragon leaning against his opponent.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aragon obliges.
Aragon tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Aragon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Miller misses with some punches.
Aragon blocks an uppercut.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Aragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller misses with the head strike.
Aragon works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Aragon blocking some punches.
Miller misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
A left hand lands to the body for Aragon.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aragon scores a nice knee to the body.
Aragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Aragon breaks the clinch.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller blocks a body shot from Aragon.
Aragon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Aragon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aragon has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Aragon.
Miller gets through Aragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego Aragon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aragon misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
Aragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradley Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Aragon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Aragon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aragon is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Aragon throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Aragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Aragon checks a leg kick nicely.
Aragon lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aragon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Aragon misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aragon.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aragon throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon thows a body shot but no joy.
Aragon throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Aragon moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Aragon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller misses with some punches.
Aragon breaks the clinch.
Miller thumps Aragon with a low kick.
Aragon misses with a straight left.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Aragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Aragon tries to avoid it.
Aragon throws a leg kick that misses.
Aragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aragon misses the shot to the body.
Aragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Aragon.
A good leg kick by Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller defending well as Aragon loads up on a big left hand.
Aragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller keeps Aragon at a distance using the push kick.
Miller slips a straight right by Aragon.
Aragon throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Aragon.
Aragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Aragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Aragon tries to avoid it.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
Aragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aragon can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Aragon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aragon missing with knees to the body.
Diego Aragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aragon misses with a punch to the body.
Aragon tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Aragon back against the cage.
Aragon blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Aragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Aragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aragon looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aragon under the eye.
Aragon checks a leg kick.
Aragon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aragon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Aragon throws a leg kick
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Aragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aragon can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Aragon misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bradley Miller.
I've got Miller 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bradley Miller!
An intense looking Bradley Miller took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Every advantage and still got beat? Maybe Peel Steel should get a mentor and stop trying to crush cans. '.
In defeat, Diego Aragon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Gutted really, Its a fight I had to win, and I didn't. We will have to see what happens now.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukko comes into the arena with Jaakko Teppo - Ruikonperän rocktähti blaring out of the sound system. Koroma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Antti Tuisku - Ei Aikaa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koroma scores with a hook to the body. Kukko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been hearing reports that Kukko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koroma misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Koroma misses
so Kukko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koroma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Koroma keeps moving.
Kukko chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko preventing the sweep.
Kukko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kukko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koroma looking for a sweep. Not yet Koroma, not yet.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koroma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kukko throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kukko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kukko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kukko trying to control but Koroma is working from the bottom.
Kukko stopping the sweep attempt from Koroma.
Koroma trying to control the position.
Kukko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kukko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koroma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kukko is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko blocking the ground and pound.
Koroma trying to control but Kukko is having none of it.
Koroma wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kukko tries to reverse the position but Koroma maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko is working hard here to advance position.
Koroma looking to control but Kukko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koroma looking to control but Kukko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kukko gets back to half guard.
Kukko is looking to control Koroma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kukko avoid being mounted?
Kukko is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koroma preventing the sweep.
Koroma trying to control but Kukko is working from the bottom.
Kukko being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kukko shoots in for a double leg but Koroma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koroma scores with a punch to the head.
Kukko takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko 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.
Koroma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kukko at a distance.
Koroma misses with a wild body shot.
Kukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koroma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Kukko avoids the body shot from Koroma.
Koroma just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koroma.
Koroma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kukko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kukko throws a push kick but Koroma slaps the foot to one side.
Kukko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koroma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kukko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koroma won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kukko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Koroma gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kukko connects with a nice short shot to Koroma's temple.
Kukko prevents Koroma from improving his position.
Kukko is stalling here. Koroma is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kukko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Koroma has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Koroma trying to control the position but Kukko is working away.
Rokki Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kukko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koroma wants to stand but Kukko has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koroma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kukko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Koroma off and has taken his back!
Kukko connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Koroma to escape the position.
Kukko has the hooks in. Koroma is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kukko landing with strikes.
Kukko avoiding Koroma 's attempts to control his hands.
Kukko lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is loading up with his shots from the back and Koroma is in big trouble! Koroma taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rokki Kukko!
Rokki Kukko retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Rokki Kukko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma spoke after the fight, saying 'voi perse.'.
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