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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong Starbowsky Ii comes to the cage accompanied by "SCIENCE OF THE TRIFE". Stern comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Great American Nightmare kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong Starbowsky Ii scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chong Starbowsky Ii trying to control from half guard but Stern is working away.
Chong Starbowsky Ii is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stern slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chong Starbowsky Ii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stern is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Chong Starbowsky Ii rolls with it to try and escape but Stern cranks on the arm and Chong Starbowsky Ii is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Howard Stern!
A victorious Howard Stern 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siss Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 St Petersburg, White Bread!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siss Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow is looking to clinch but Bread is avoiding it.
Morrow tries to clinch up
and Bread counters with a nice body shot.
Morrow shoots in but Bread avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrow moves in looking to clinch but Bread pushes him off.
Siss Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow clinches with his opponent.
Morrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bread backwards.
Morrow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Morrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bread backwards.
Bread blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bread is trying to break the clinch but Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Morrow manages to end up in side control.
Morrow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bread is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morrow controls the position from side control.
Morrow is trying to get an arm triangle but Bread is defending well.
Morrow scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bread is pushing Morrow's head away, looking to escape. Morrow manages to hold on to the position though.
Morrow tries to score with some ground and pound. Bread controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morrow taking a breather here.
Morrow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Morrow working the ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Morrow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morrow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morrow taking a breather here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bread takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bread is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bread takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bread defending against the ground and pound.
Morrow has hold of Bread's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bread seems comfortable defending it but Morrow has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bread is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bread is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Morrow couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Siss Morrow!
Siss Morrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Loshkarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Loshkarev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jin Kim's 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandr Loshkarev!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loshkarev tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim throws a head kick but Loshkarev moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Loshkarev on that attempt.
Loshkarev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
Loshkarev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim throws a leg kick but Loshkarev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loshkarev fails to land the takedown.
Jin Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Loshkarev.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loshkarev wants to clinch.
Loshkarev throws a push kick but Kim slaps the foot to one side.
Loshkarev moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
Loshkarev has a takedown stuffed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loshkarev checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Loshkarev on that attempt.
Loshkarev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loshkarev is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Kim seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kim motions for Loshkarev to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Loshkarev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Loshkarev blocks the body kick.
Kim tries to bum rush Loshkarev with a series of wild strikes but Loshkarev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loshkarev blocks a leg kick.
Loshkarev clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev jumps guard but Kim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Loshkarev jumps guard but Kim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Loshkarev pulls guard successfully.
Loshkarev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kim tries to stand but Loshkarev is controlling from the bottom.
Loshkarev pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loshkarev looking for a sweep. Not yet Loshkarev, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loshkarev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loshkarev showed some decent athleticism there.
Loshkarev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kim is trying to control but Loshkarev passes into side control!
Kim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Loshkarev is just content to waste time from the top position. Kim takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loshkarev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Loshkarev is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Loshkarev from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jin Kim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Loshkarev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim looks for the body kick but Loshkarev saw that one coming.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim looks for the body kick but Loshkarev saw that one coming.
Loshkarev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kim stuns Loshkarev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loshkarev tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loshkarev takes one to the side of the head.
Loshkarev wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loshkarev checks a low kick from Kim.
A head kick misses from Loshkarev.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loshkarev checks a leg kick.
Loshkarev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loshkarev shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Loshkarev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
Kim is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Loshkarev saw it coming and moves away.
Loshkarev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Loshkarev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Loshkarev avoids a kick to the body.
Loshkarev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kim prevents Loshkarev from breaking the clinch.
Loshkarev trying to control the position but instead, Kim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Loshkarev into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kim.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kim has Loshkarev pushed against the cage.
Loshkarev tries to circle away but Kim has him pinned against the cage.
Kim just leaning against Loshkarev, taking a breather.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loshkarev is defending well for now.
Kim prevents Loshkarev from breaking the clinch.
Loshkarev jumps guard but Kim stands there with Loshkarev around his waist. Loshkarev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jin Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Loshkarev.
Loshkarev looking to slow down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim is fighting off a takedown attempt but Loshkarev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kim to the mat. Kim regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loshkarev's guard.
Loshkarev trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
Kim wanted to stand there but Loshkarev had control of the position.
Loshkarev has his foot on Kim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kim works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev wants to get back to his feet but Kim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Loshkarev holds on and takes a little breather.
Loshkarev is trying to control the position but Kim postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jin Kim.
Loshkarev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loshkarev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Loshkarev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kim swings for the body but Loshkarev moves out of range.
Loshkarev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kim finds it's way round the side to connect with Loshkarev's head.
Loshkarev walks into a jab.
Loshkarev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Loshkarev shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loshkarev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loshkarev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loshkarev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loshkarev tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loshkarev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kim counters with a left to the body.
Loshkarev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kim defends well and Loshkarev ends up having to push Kim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jin Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Loshkarev.
Loshkarev tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Loshkarev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loshkarev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim leaves Loshkarev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kim throws a right and a left that Loshkarev avoids nicely.
Kim lands a nice shot to the body.
Loshkarev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loshkarev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loshkarev takes one on the button.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loshkarev shoots in looking for a takedown but Kim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Loshkarev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loshkarev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Jin Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loshkarev shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loshkarev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kim.
Loshkarev moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Loshkarev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loshkarev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kim as he avoids it easily.
Loshkarev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loshkarev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loshkarev.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Loshkarev avoids it.
Loshkarev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kim as he jumps to the side.
Loshkarev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loshkarev blocks the body kick.
Alexandr Loshkarev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jin Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loshkarev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kim, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Kim!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruk Owraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by CALIFORNIA LOVE by Tupac ft. Dr. Dre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uruk Owraa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Owraa.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HILITE Fighting Club in the buildup to the fight.
Owraa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Owraa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Owraa trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
Owraa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Owraa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Owraa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uruk Owraa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Owraa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owraa misses with a wild combination.
Owraa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Owraa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Owraa misses with a wild combination.
Owraa connects with a high kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Owraa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Owraa takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz cracks Owraa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Owraa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Owraa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Owraa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Owraa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owraa is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Owraa is defending it quite comfortably.
Owraa is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Owraa is not content to let Cruz control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Owraa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cruz stops Owraa from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Owraa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Cruz!
Gabriel Cruz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Uruk Owraa spoke after the fight, saying 'I did not get to drink the blood of my opponent but I promise Il be back to take his soul.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Tsoukalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Tsoukalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Neidhart!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsoukalos.
Tsoukalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tsoukalos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Neidhart throws a good cross that connects.
Tsoukalos misses with a two punch combination.
Neidhart is looking to land body kicks.
Tsoukalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoukalos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tsoukalos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Tsoukalos.
Tsoukalos ducks under a wild hook from Neidhart.
Neidhart misses with a series of wild punches.
Neidhart shoots in for a double leg but Tsoukalos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsoukalos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsoukalos throws a one two combo.
Tsoukalos misses with a double jab.
Neidhart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoukalos manages to avoid it.
Tsoukalos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Neidhart scores with a one two! Tsoukalos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tsoukalos shoots in for a double leg but Neidhart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsoukalos counters with a single leg into guard. Neidhart didn't expect that.
Tsoukalos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neidhart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsoukalos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neidhart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsoukalos controls the pace.
Tsoukalos with a nice head shot there.
Neidhart working a defensive guard here.
Tsoukalos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsoukalos throwing strikes but missing.
Tsoukalos trying to control the position from guard on top but Neidhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsoukalos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsoukalos passes into half guard.
Tsoukalos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Neidhart!
Tsoukalos landing punches.
Tsoukalos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tsoukalos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Neidhart hang on?
Neidhart is rocked!
Neidhart wants to hold on but Tsoukalos pushes him away.
Neidhart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tsoukalos scoring with strikes but Neidhart is staying in there.
Neidhart is still in real trouble! Can Tsoukalos finish him?
Tsoukalos content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoukalos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Neidhart really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tsoukalos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tsoukalos lands a big elbow - Neidhart is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Neidhart is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Giorgio Tsoukalos!
An out of breath Giorgio Tsoukalos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rickarderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Bradman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Bradman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Rickarderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Bradman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradman lands a glancing blow to the side of Rickarderson's head.
A punch combination from Bradman misses.
Bradman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rickarderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rickarderson throws a right and a left that Bradman avoids nicely.
Rickarderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rickarderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rickarderson looks to land a combination but Bradman avoids it well.
Bradman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rickarderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bradman as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickarderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradman was well out of range. Poor timing from Rickarderson.
Bradman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradman misses with the body kick
and Rickarderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rickarderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rickarderson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickarderson controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradman trying to control the position.
Rickarderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rickarderson 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.
Rickarderson throws a strike but Bradman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bradman preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickarderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rickarderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rickarderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Bradman won't allow Rickarderson to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rickarderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rickarderson closes the distance and clinches up with Bradman, looking for a takedown. Rickarderson pushes Bradman against the cage but Bradman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bradman slips under a jab.
Rickarderson motions for Bradman to come forward. Rickarderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rickarderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradman connects with a nice looking jab.
Rickarderson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickarderson misses with a straight right.
Rickarderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rickarderson misses with a combination
and Bradman counters with an inside leg kick.
Rickarderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Rickarderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rickarderson scores with a takedown into Bradman's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rickarderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bradman working a defensive guard here.
Rickarderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rickarderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickarderson throwing strikes but missing.
Bradman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradman keeping moving, preventing Rickarderson from controlling successfully.
Rickarderson is really struggling to control Bradman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rickarderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rickarderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Bradman there.
Rickarderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradman lands a big head kick that sends Rickarderson tumbling to the mat! Bradman takes a step backwards and waves Rickarderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rickarderson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradman lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Rickarderson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Bradman from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Rickarderson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Bradman!
After the fight, Don Bradman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fus Ro Dah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Foo Fighters- My Hero as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fus Ro Dah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Estefan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ro Dah, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Estefan Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Ro Dah has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Ro Dah, against the cage.
A short right from Sanchez.
Ro Dah taking a breather.
Sanchez is trying to push Ro Dah away but Ro Dah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ro Dah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ro Dah scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ro Dah slowing the pace effectively.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ro Dah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ro Dah stalls.
Ro Dah seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ro Dah.
Ro Dah avoiding damage.
Ro Dah throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez tries to break free but Ro Dah pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ro Dah dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Ro Dah moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a head kick.
Ro Dah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ro Dah has denied him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is working Ro Dah over against the cage.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ro Dah has him pressed against the cage.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ro Dah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ro Dah keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ro Dah throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Ro Dah, against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ro Dah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ro Dah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Ro Dah lands a damaging elbow.
Ro Dah throws an elbow but it misses.
Ro Dah misses with a knee strike.
Ro Dah lands a left hand.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ro Dah tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Ro Dah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ro Dah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ro Dah's sensitive parts.
Ro Dah wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Ro Dah moves out of range.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez cracks Ro Dah with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ro Dah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ro Dah fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Ro Dah down.
Ro Dah tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ro Dah tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Ro Dah.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez gets through Ro Dah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ro Dah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fus Ro Dah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Estefan Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ro Dah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ro Dah.
Ro Dah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ro Dah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ro Dah tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ro Dah is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ro Dah tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Ro Dah is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Fus Ro Dah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ro Dah tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ro Dah lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ro Dah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Ro Dah missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ro Dah.
Sanchez letting Ro Dah take a breather here.
Ro Dah looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ro Dah gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Ro Dah controls the action.
Ro Dah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Ro Dah.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ro Dahs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ro Dah throws an elbow but misses.
Ro Dah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Ro Dah.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ro Dah's elbow.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ro Dah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ro Dah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Estefan Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ro Dah looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Fus Ro Dah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ro Dah crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Ro Dah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ro Dah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Ro Dah keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ro Dah.
Sanchez is trying to push Ro Dah away but Ro Dah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ro Dah looking to stall.
Ro Dah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ro Dah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ro Dah gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ro Dah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ro Dah.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Ro Dah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ro Dah has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ro Dah lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ro Dah throws an elbow but misses.
Ro Dah scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ro Dah misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Ro Dah is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Ro Dah tries to clinch up.
Ro Dah wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Ro Dah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Ro Dah leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fus Ro Dah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Estefan Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Ro Dah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ro Dah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Ro Dah's head.
Ro Dah tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Ro Dah tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ro Dah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ro Dah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ro Dah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Ro Dah in a clinch.
Ro Dah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ro Dah wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro Dah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Ro Dah wants to clinch.
Ro Dah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ro Dah dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Ro Dah moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ro Dah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Ro Dah tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Ro Dah avoids them all with ease.
Ro Dah wants to clinch.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ro Dah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ro Dah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow.
Ro Dah lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah wants to clinch.
Ro Dah is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Ro Dah has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ro Dah connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Estefan Sanchez's cut even more.
Ro Dah trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Ro Dah, against the cage.
Ro Dah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to push Ro Dah away but Ro Dah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez is trying to push Ro Dah away but Ro Dah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ro Dah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ro Dah tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Fus Ro Dah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ro Dah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ro Dah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ro Dah tries to clinch up.
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!
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ro Dah tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Estefan Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ro Dah clinches up against the cage.
Ro Dah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fus Ro Dah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ro Dah, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fus Ro Dah!
Fus Ro Dah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perus Jamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. Eduardo Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Perus Jamppa's chin.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Perus Jamppa!
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, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamppa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes a swing at Jamppa's ribcage but misses.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Jamppa as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Jamppa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamppa throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamppa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Perus Jamppa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamppa throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Jamppa throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Jamppa misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamppa misses with some punches.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamppas head.
Jamppa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jamppa.
Silva gets through Jamppa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jamppa backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva gets through Jamppa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jamppa lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Jamppa in his tracks for a moment.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamppa's elbow.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva drops Jamppa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jamppa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jamppa is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Oh Jamppa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Jamppa fails to land.
Jamppa is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jamppa has his back to the cage.
Jamppa seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Perus Jamppa's cut is getting worse.
Jamppa is breathing heavily.
Jamppa is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Jamppa into the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jamppa misses with a body punch.
Jamppa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva pushes Jamppa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Jamppa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jamppa avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perus Jamppa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jamppa is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Jamppa in his tracks for a moment.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jamppa backwards.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Jamppa avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeez, Perus Jamppa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva cracks Jamppa with a nice body shot.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jamppa to his knees! Silva keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Silva!
Eduardo Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voittaja Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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11 - 1 - 0 |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Voittaja Winner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spong circles away.
Spong leaves Winner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winner shoots in but Spong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyrone Spong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Voittaja Winner.
Spong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Spong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winner circles away quickly and effectively.
Spong misses with a double jab.
Spong leaves Winner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winner closes the distance and clinches up with Spong, looking for a takedown. Winner pushes Spong against the cage but Spong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spong lunges at Winner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winner's hand.
It looks like Voittaja Winner has been cut.
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!
Winner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spong pinned against the cage. Spong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong cracks Winner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winner is rocked!
Winner is holding his hands too far apart here. Spong throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Winner is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Spong!
Tyrone Spong looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'man fuck this and fuck you ..fight club for life'.
Voittaja Winner spoke after the fight, saying 'Juicer...'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hanlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venger's entrance music is Live and Let Die. A fine choice. Mark Hanlon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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246 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hanlon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venger lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Mark Hanlon has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Venger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanlon.
Hanlon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Venger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hanlon throws a big right hand that misses.
Venger pulls Hanlon in close to prevent any damage.
Hanlon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Venger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hanlon has Venger in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanlon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Venger.
Venger wants to get up but he can't break Hanlon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Venger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vladimir Venger just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanlon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanlon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Venger leaves Hanlon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vladimir Venger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hanlon.
Venger swinging wildly here.
Venger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venger cracks Hanlon with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Hanlon with that takedown attempt.
Vladimir Venger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanlon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanlon looks winded!
Hanlon has a takedown stuffed.
Venger cracks Hanlon with a hook to the temple - Hanlon is on wobbly legs here! Venger swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hanlon falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Venger wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vladimir Venger!
Vladimir Venger is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Vladimir Venger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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