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Rising Sun LA 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald comes to the cage accompanied by Mac Miller - Donald Trump . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Joaquin enables Donald to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Joaquin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Donald seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donald wants to stand but Joaquin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've been hearing that Donald has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Joaquin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Donald escapes and throws Joaquin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Donald tries to advance to mount but Joaquin denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donald controlling the position.
Donald is looking to take a break and control but Joaquin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronald Donald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joaquin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Donald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joaquin is trying to control the position but Donald postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donald throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joaquin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donald is in Joaquin's guard.
Donald content to stall in guard here.
Donald trying to stand up but can't free himself from Joaquin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin trying to keep a closed guard but Donald is proving a slippery customer.
Joaquin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Donald throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Donald 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.
Donald gets a double leg takedown into Joaquin's guard.
Joaquin keeping moving, preventing Donald from controlling successfully.
Donald is stalling in the full guard.
Donald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joaquin is keeping the position for now.
Donald trying to control the position from guard on top but Joaquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronald Donald just wasn't active enough.
Donald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Donald showed some decent athleticism there.
Donald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joaquin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donald trying to control the pace.
Donald seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Joaquin for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin pushes Donald off but Donald dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Joaquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donald decides to stand up, so the ref orders Joaquin to his feet.
Donald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joaquin quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is defending against the submission attempts here by Donald.
Donald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald wants to pass to mount but Joaquin is defending the position.
Well, if Donald 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronald Donald wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Donald shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Joaquin is trying to defend but Donald finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin trying to control but Donald postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Donald dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joaquin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Donald sprawls well initially but Joaquin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joaquin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Joaquin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Joaquin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Donald is trying to control but can't.
Donald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donald.
Joaquin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Donald is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Joaquin, into his guard.
Donald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald pushing down on Joaquin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joaquin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donald pulls his head out easily.
Donald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald seems to be looking for submissions.
Donald stalling.
Donald moves into full mount! Joaquin won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald get's back to his feet.
Donald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Donald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ronald Donald has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Joaquin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Donald did well to prevent Joaquin getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Joaquin is going to stand back up.
Joaquin is just content to waste time from the top position. Donald takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Joaquin won't allow Donald to sweep him here.
Donald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donald keeping moving, preventing Joaquin from controlling successfully.
Donald looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin won't allow Donald to sweep him here.
Donald punching from the bottom.
Ralph Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronald Donald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joaquin stopping the sweep attempt from Donald.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Donald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori 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... Ronald Donald!
Ronald Donald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Disney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Talon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walt Disney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Disney throws a head kick that misses.
Disney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Disney looks to throw the jab but Talon is out of range.
Disney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Disney stalks Talon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Talon's face. Talon staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Talon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milo Talon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Disney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talon tries to clinch but Disney moves out of range.
Disney throws a leg kick but Talon sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Disney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Disney.
Disney avoids the body shot from Talon.
Disney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Talon throws a good cross that connects.
Disney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talon circles away quickly and effectively.
Talon misses with a lunging right hand
and Disney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talon stalling in the clinch but Disney improves position.
Disney tries to stall but Talon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Talon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Disney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Disney avoids it.
Disney lands a left hand.
Our sources have told us that Talon has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Talon trying to land knees to the body.
Talon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Disney looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Disney managing to block the knees to the body from Talon.
Talon managing to block the knees to the body from Disney.
Talon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Walt Disney has been cut.
Disney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talon is defending well for now.
Disney takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Disney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Talon's brow.
Talon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Talon misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Disney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Disney managing to block the knees to the body from Talon.
Disney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Disney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Talon throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon lands an elbow inside that Disney shrugs off.
Talon stalling against the cage.
Disney lands a hook that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Talon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Disney.
Disney scores with a shoulder strike.
Disney blocks the elbow strike.
Disney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Talon scores with a knee to the head.
Disney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Disney throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Disney has Talon pushed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Disney lands a left hand.
Disney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talon is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Talon.
That has opened up Walt Disney's cut even more.
Talon missing with knees to the body.
Disney breaks from the clinch.
Disney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talon tries a knee to the head but Disney blocks it.
Disney is struggling to control the position.
Disney throws a punch but it's blocked by Talon.
Talon misses with an elbow strike.
Talon managing to block the knees to the body from Disney.
Disney manages to break the clinch.
Talon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Disney eats them both and turns towards Talon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Milo Talon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talon misses with a wild combination.
Talon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Disney manages to avoid it.
Disney moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Disney is trying to break the clinch but Talon has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Talon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Talon pushes off an throws an elbow but Disney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Disney.
Talon avoiding damage as Disney throws knees to the body.
Talon crunches a lovely knee into Disney's ribcage.
Talon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Disney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Disney. That did some damage!
Disney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Talon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talon swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Disney avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Talon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Disney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Milo Talon is winning the standup battle so far.
Talon lands a big head kick that sends Disney tumbling to the mat! Talon takes a step backwards and waves Disney back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disney misses with a low kick.
Talon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Disney lands an elbow inside that Talon shrugs off.
Disney is pushing Talon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Disney.
Talon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Disney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talon.
Disney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Disney wants to stall.
Talon with a knee to the head.
The cut above Walt Disney's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Disney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Disney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talon is defending well for now.
Talon avoids the elbow strike from Disney, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney tries to land a knee to the head but Talon blocks with his arms.
Talon prevents a body shot from Disney.
A hook to the body from Disney.
Disney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talon.
Disney managing to block the knees to the body from Talon.
Disney avoiding damage as Talon throws knees to the body.
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Talon trying to land knees to the body.
Talon tries a knee to the head but Disney blocks it.
Disney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Disney has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Disney trying to stall but Talon improves his position.
Talon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talon as Disney tries to tie him up.
Disney avoids the elbow strike from Talon, against the cage.
Talon trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon looking to throw knees to the head but Disney is blocking nicely.
Disney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Disney avoiding damage as Talon throws knees to the body.
Milo Talon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Disney landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Talon lands an elbow just above Disney 's eye.
Disney lands an elbow inside.
Disney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Disney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Talon scores with a hook to the body.
Disney avoids the elbow strike from Talon, against the cage.
Talon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Disney's elbow.
Talon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Disney's defenses.
Disney scores a nice knee to the body.
Talon is trying to stall.
Talon missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Disney avoids it.
Disney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Talon tries a knee to the head but Disney blocks it.
Disney missing with knees to the body.
Disney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Disney is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Disney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talon swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Talon lands with a kick to the temple. Disney shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walt Disney's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disney looks to land a right hand but Talon moved out of range.
Talon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Disney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon throws a head kick that misses
and Disney counters with a stiff right hand.
Talon misses with a hook. Disney ducked under it nicely.
Disney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Walt Disney's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Milo Talon!
A very excited looking Milo Talon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Gillespie!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Lannister.
Lannister has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Gillespie connects with an inside leg kick.
Lannister scores with a nice right hand.
Lannister avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gillespie connects with a solid leg kick.
Lannister scores with a nice head shot.
Lannister misses with a two punch combination.
Gillespie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lannister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lannister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gillespie tries to avoid it but Lannister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gillespie to the ground. Gillespie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillespie moves away.
Lannister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Lannister.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lannister lands a glancing blow to the side of Gillespie's head.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillespie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Gillespie throws a series of punches but Lannister moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gillespie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lannister is defended easily by Gillespie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillespie throws a solid leg kick but Lannister takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gillespie.
Lannister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Lannister is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gillespie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheers as Gillespie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lannister doesn't seem phased though.
Gillespie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lannister.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt - Gillespie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gillespie connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looks to land a left hand but Gillespie moved out of range nicely.
Gillespie drops his hands momentarily and Lannister takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Lannister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lannister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gillespie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lannister is working away from the top position though.
Gillespie gets back to full guard.
Lannister 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.
Gillespie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gillespie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andy Gillespie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andy Gillespie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gillespie avoids the body shot from Lannister.
Lannister takes a swing at Gillespie's ribcage but misses.
Gillespie is looking to chop away at Lannister's legs.
Lannister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lannister prevents Gillespie from improving his position.
Gillespie is defending against the submission attempts here by Lannister.
Lannister working over Gillespie with some ground and pound. Gillespie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is looking for a kimura but Gillespie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lannister to get the leverage.
Lannister is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lannister is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gillespie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gillespie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gillespie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lannister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillespie wants to improve his position but Lannister is controlling well.
Lannister lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister is trying to control. Gillespie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lannister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gillespie's head.
Lannister is looking to stall here but Gillespie recovers full guard.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gillespie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lannister throws a shot to the body.
Lannister misses the body punch
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gillespie slips a jab and a cross from Lannister.
Tyrion Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister dodges the punch combination from Gillespie.
Gillespie avoids the body shot from Lannister.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lannister. Gillespie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gillespie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gillespie as he avoids it easily.
Gillespie throws a hook to the side of Lannister's head but Lannister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gillespie scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gillespie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gillespie moves out of range of the strikes.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gillespie.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gillespie sprawls well. Gillespie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gillespie can pounce on him.
Lannister looks to land a combination but Gillespie avoids it well.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Lannister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lannister throws a combination. Gillespie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lannister throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrion Lannister is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillespie misses with a wild body shot.
Gillespie motions for Lannister to come forward. Gillespie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gillespie cracks the inside of Lannister's front leg.
Lannister avoids the head kick by Gillespie.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gillespie as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gillespie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister wants to control from the top but Gillespie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie has control of Lannister's left arm, preventing Lannister from doing any damage.
Gillespie wants to sweep here but Lannister controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Gillespie has wrist control.
Gillespie has Lannister pulled in close to control his posture.
Lannister trying to control but Gillespie is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lannister takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gillespie walks into a stiff left hand from Lannister.
Gillespie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillespie.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gillespie throws a head kick that half lands.
Lannister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie thows a body shot but no joy.
Lannister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lannister's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lannister duly obliges.
Gillespie throws a low kick but Lannister moves out of range easily.
Lannister on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Lannister.
Lannister throws out a loose jab but Gillespie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillespie throws a jab when Lannister was well out of range.
Lannister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lannister shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gillespie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lannister checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lannister misses the jab.
Gillespie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lannister throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gillespie wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at CEC Underdark inform us that Gillespie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lannister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lannister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lannister connects with a couple of short punches.
Lannister lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gillespie trying to keep a closed guard but Lannister is proving a slippery customer.
Lannister is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy Gillespie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lannister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
Tyrion Lannister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lannister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gillespie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Gillespie keeps moving.
Lannister is really struggling to control Gillespie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lannister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gillespie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gillespie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lannister.
Gillespie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gillespie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lannister.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillespie is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister postures up in Gillespie's guard and throws a big left but Gillespie blocks it.
Lannister is in close to Gillespie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gillespie wants to sweep here but Lannister controlling him for the moment.
Lannister keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gillespie's head.
Lannister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gillespie's guard.
Lannister drops an elbow to the side of Gillespie's head.
Gillespie is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.
Gillespie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lannister is working away from the top position though.
Lannister lands with a punch from half guard.
Lannister trying to control the action but Gillespie is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie won't allow Lannister to pass to mount.
Lannister working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lannister trying to control from half guard but Gillespie is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister throwing shots but Gillespie is blocking nicely.
Gillespie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lannister.
Lannister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gillespie trying to hold on to Lannister's head to control him but Lannister postures up.
Lannister throwing shots but Gillespie is blocking nicely.
Gillespie trying to control from the bottom.
Lannister scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gillespie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lannister's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lannister's back!
Lannister is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gillespie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lannister has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gillespie struggling to land strikes to the head as Lannister covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gillespie keeps control of the position as Lannister tries to break free.
Lannister covering up well under a series of strikes from Gillespie.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gillespie doesn't have the hooks in and Lannister manages to turn into his guard.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gillespie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Gillespie has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gillespie holds on and takes a little breather.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillespie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillespie has momentary wrist control but Lannister slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gillespie keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillespie is pulling down on Lannister's head. It's preventing any offense from Lannister, at least for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lannister throws a big right hand that misses.
Lannister trying to control but Gillespie is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gillespie throws a jab but it's blocked by Lannister.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister feints and as Gillespie raises his hands in defense, Lannister changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Gillespie keeps moving.
Lannister won't allow Gillespie to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lannister has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Butthole Surfers - Pepper. King has chosen Supreme court hymn 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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165 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Lok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King cracks Lok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lok is rocked!
Lok lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Lok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lok counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
King is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lok asserts his dominance and retains side control.
King parries the strikes from Lok easily there. Lok is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
Lok working the strikes but King uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lok seems to have got his legs back now.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Lok works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lok throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Lok loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lok is going oldschool here, as he tries to force King to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so King shrugs it off.
Lok looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
Lok lands a heavy elbow.
Lok dominating with strikes here.
King is rocked!
Lok working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
King is still in real trouble! Can Lok finish him?
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lok loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have King scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lok land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lok stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Lok!
A relieved looking Damien Lok 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gage Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor checks a low kick from Donatelli.
Bashor connects with a solid leg kick.
Donatelli clinches up against the cage.
Donatelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bashor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Donatelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashor controls his hands.
Donatelli tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
Bashor blocks an uppercut.
Bashor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donatelli up against the cage.
Good body shot from Donatelli.
Donatelli manages to break the clinch.
Donatelli moves into the clinch.
Donatelli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donatelli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bashor misses with a knee to the head.
Donatelli lands a left hand.
Donatelli dodges an elbow strike from Bashor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Donatelli blocks the elbow strike.
Donatelli throws a head punch that misses.
Bashor misses with an elbow over the top.
Donatelli tries to break free but Bashor pushes him back against the cage.
Donatelli avoids the elbow strike from Bashor, against the cage.
Donatelli managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
Donatelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bashor looking to throw knees to the head but Donatelli is blocking nicely.
Bashor looking to throw knees to the head but Donatelli is blocking nicely.
Bashor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donatelli is keeping busy.
Bashor tries to land knees in the clinch but Donatelli avoids the damage to the body.
Donatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donatelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bashor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bashor misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor looking to throw knees to the head but Donatelli is blocking nicely.
Donatelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashor controls his hands.
Bashor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donatelli blocks it with crossed arms.
Donatelli letting Bashor take a breather here.
Donatelli working hard to break the clinch.
Bashor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donatelli up against the cage.
Donatelli misses with some punches.
Bashor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Bashor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donatelli lands with a light punch inside.
Donatelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Donatelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donatelli's brow.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donatelli.
Bashor misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Donatelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bashor trying to land knees to the body.
Donatelli tries to throw a body punch but Bashor avoids it by throwing Donatelli back against the cage.
Donatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donatelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bashor's elbow.
Donatelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Donatelli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashor.
Donatelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donatelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Bashor backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donatelli dodges an elbow strike from Bashor.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but Donatelli blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Bashor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bashor blocks an uppercut.
Bashor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donatelli's brow.
Donatelli managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
A head punch on the inside from Bashor fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
Donatelli digs a right hand into Bashor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bashor's gas tank.
Donatelli scores with a shoulder strike.
Donatelli has a couple of punches blocked by Bashor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donatelli backwards.
Bashor lands a hook that snaps the head of Donatelli backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bashor misses with some punches.
Donatelli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gage Bashor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bashor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donatelli throws a push kick but Bashor slaps the foot to one side.
Donatelli throws a hook but Bashor blocks it.
Bashor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donatelli connects with a body shot.
Donatelli instigates a clinch.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
Bashor trying to land knees to the body.
Donatelli pushes Bashor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bashor throws an elbow that misses.
Donatelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donatelli.
Donatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashor lands an elbow just above Donatelli 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli tries to throw a body punch but Bashor avoids it by throwing Donatelli back against the cage.
Bashor crunches a lovely knee into Donatelli's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Bashor.
It looks like Pietro Donatelli has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bashor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bashor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bashor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Donatelli.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donatelli misses with some punches.
Bashor misses with an elbow over the top.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donatelli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donatelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donatelli is leaning against Bashor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bashor is breathing heavily.
Bashor taking a breather.
Donatelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Donatelli.
Donatelli lands a right hand.
Donatelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Donatelli fails to land.
Donatelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donatelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bashor lands an elbow inside that Donatelli shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashor.
Donatelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Donatelli on the inside.
Donatelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashor controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Donatelli.
Donatelli is trying to break free.
Bashor misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bashor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donatelli misses with a hook. Bashor ducked under it nicely.
Donatelli closes the distance and clinches.
Donatelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Donatelli misses with the head strike.
Donatelli pushes Bashor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donatelli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but Donatelli blocks it.
Donatelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donatelli avoids the elbow strike from Bashor, against the cage.
Pietro Donatelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Donatelli.
Donatelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bashor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bashor misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donatelli.
Bashor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donatelli scores with a hook to the body.
Donatelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bashor's elbow.
Donatelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Bashor backwards.
Bashor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Donatelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Bashor backwards.
Bashor is rocked!
Donatelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bashor is still on wobbly legs! Can Donatelli finish him?
Donatelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donatelli creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bashor's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bashor drops to his knees and Donatelli pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietro Donatelli!
Pietro Donatelli 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loholt Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon has chosen Counting Stars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loholt Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Paul Mctanned has been cut.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pendragon lands a nice shot that snaps Mctanned's head back.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pendragon swings widly with a right hand
and Mctanned counters with a single leg into guard. Pendragon didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mctanned trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mctanned trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mctanned passes Pendragon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mctanned is working for a kimura but Pendragon is defending it quite comfortably.
Mctanned is thwarting Pendragon's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is holding on to half guard well.
Nice strikes from Mctanned there.
Pendragon is trying to maintain the position but Mctanned is very close to passing his half guard.
Mctanned trying to control from Pendragon's half guard. Pendragon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mctanned is fighting to break Pendragon's control of his arms but Pendragon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mctanned wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mctanned is one step ahead there.
Pendragon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mctanned stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pendragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Mctanned has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon keeping moving, preventing Mctanned from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pendragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mctanned passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mctanned trying to control the position but Pendragon is working away.
Pendragon is trying to improve his position.
Pendragon regains half guard, as Mctanned was trying to land strikes.
Mctanned blocks the strikes from Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is trying to get back to full guard.
Mctanned moves into full mount! Pendragon won't be happy about that!
Pendragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mctanned putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Mctanned thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pendragon tries to hold on but Mctanned pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mctanned dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Mctanned's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mctanned tries a low kick but Pendragon avoids it.
Pendragon swings for the body but Mctanned moves out of range.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
Mctanned is looking to chop away at Pendragon's legs.
Loholt Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon cracks Mctanned with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mctanned bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pendragon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pendragon.
Pendragon swings for the body but Mctanned moves out of range.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Mctanned slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Mctanned tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pendragon is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Pendragon.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Mctanned moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Pendragon.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mctanned was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
Mctanned throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pendragon was covering up waiting for the punch and Mctanned finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Paul Mctanned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mctanned advances position into side control!
Pendragon can't do much from the bottom here.
Pendragon is trying to work for a sweep but Mctanned has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon gets back to half guard.
Mctanned lands strikes from half 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!
Pendragon is staying active underneath Mctanned, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mctanned is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pendragon defends it well.
Mctanned not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mctanned thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mctanned prevents Pendragon from improving his position.
Mctanned takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned wants to pass to mount but Pendragon is defending the position.
Pendragon is refusing to be controlled, as Mctanned sits in half guard.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position.
Pendragon is trying to maintain the position but Mctanned is very close to passing his half guard.
Mctanned is keen to just control but Pendragon is a slippery customer.
Pendragon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pendragon.
Mctanned makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to keep a closed guard but Mctanned is proving a slippery customer.
Mctanned stopping the sweep attempt from Pendragon.
Mctanned wants to pass the guard but Pendragon is keeping the position.
Mctanned loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mctanned tries to free his leg and advance position but Pendragon is retaining full guard.
Mctanned trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Loholt Pendragon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Mctanned's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mctanned defending well as Pendragon loads up on a big left hand.
Pendragon scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon lands a body shot.
Mctanned uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Mctanned avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Mctanned moves away and avoids it.
Mctanned misses with a low kick.
Mctanned takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mctanned buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Pendragon lands.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Mctanned moves out of range.
Pendragon checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon goes for a double leg but Mctanned avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mctanned continues to drive forward.
Pendragon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pendragon has Mctanned pushed against the cage.
Pendragon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mctanned is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Mctanned. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Pendragon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pendragon stops a takedown attempt from Mctanned.
Pendragon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mctanned is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pendragon missing with knees to the body.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned has Pendragon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mctanned pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pendragon tumbling to the mat - Mctanned dives into Pendragon's guard.
Pendragon pulls Mctanned in close to prevent any damage.
Pendragon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mctanned slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mctanned wants to pass the guard but Pendragon is defending well.
Pendragon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pendragon.
Pendragon wants to hit a switch here but Mctanned passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pendragon there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mctanned tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pendragon is squirming around, avoiding Mctanned's attempts to control the action.
Pendragon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mctanned trying to mount his opponent but Pendragon defends it.
Mctanned is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pendragon still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pendragon has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned looks to move to half guard but instead Pendragon has passed into mount! Damn!
Mctanned is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mctanned keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loholt Pendragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pendragon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loholt Pendragon!
A relieved looking Loholt Pendragon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalovaara has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaska Jalovaara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson throws a hook but Jalovaara avoids it easily.
Gibson clinches up against the cage.
Gibson tries to work over Jalovaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jalovaara breaks from the clinch.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Jalovaara - just one landing.
Jalovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gibson can pounce on him.
Jalovaara connects with a leg kick. Gibson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gibson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibson misses with a shot to the body
and Jalovaara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalovaara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jalovaara looking to sit in guard and control but Gibson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jalovaara keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Gibson wants to stand but Jalovaara has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gibson pushes down on Jalovaara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gibson trying to pass the guard but Jalovaara defending well.
Jalovaara is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jalovaara tries to roll over but Gibson keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tarik Gibson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tarik Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Donk. Jalovaara catches Gibson right on the button with a cross.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Jalovaara blocks the leg kick.
Gibson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast II in the buildup to the fight.
Jalovaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gibson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson scores with a spinning back kick!
Jalovaara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jalovaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gibson throws a looping overhand right but Jalovaara ducks down to avoid it.
Gibson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jalovaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Gibson.
Jalovaara lands a lovely overhand right.
Jalovaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibson lunges at Jalovaara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jalovaara's hand.
Gibson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Jalovaara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jalovaara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gibson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Jalovaara checks it.
Jalovaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Jalovaara checks it.
Jalovaara throws out a loose jab but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalovaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalovaara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gibson misses with a looping right.
A big right from Jalovaara misses.
Gibson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jalovaara throws a hook but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson scores with a hook.
Gibson wants to clinch up but Jalovaara keeps it at a distance.
Jalovaara drops his hands momentarily and Gibson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gibson ducks right into an uppercut from Jalovaara.
Gibson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gibson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jalovaara is able to avoid easily.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
Gibson scores with the left hand. Jalovaara knows he should have avoided that one.
Jalovaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gibson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gibson misses with a hook. Jalovaara ducked under it nicely.
Gibson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gibson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jalovaara has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson connects with a single shot there.
Gibson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jalovaara scores with a nice head shot.
Jalovaara's corner calls for a 1-2. Jalovaara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalovaara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Tarik Gibson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gibson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Gibson as Jalovaara shoots in.
Gibson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jalovaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jalovaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson misses with a lunging right hand
and Jalovaara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gibson's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jalovaara working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jalovaara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jalovaara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jalovaara is looking to advance position but Gibson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jalovaara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gibson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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!
Gibson wants to control the pace but Jalovaara is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson avoids the attempt from Jalovaara to control.
Gibson tries to control but Jalovaara wriggling away.
Jalovaara is looking to improve his position but Gibson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jalovaara is still trying to improve position.
Jalovaara wants to control but Gibson is having none of it.
Jalovaara is squirming around, avoiding Gibson's attempts to control the action.
Gibson controlling his opponent.
Jalovaara tries to reverse the position but Gibson maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to control the pace but Jalovaara is squirming around nicely.
Gibson controlling from mount.
Tarik Gibson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jalovaara throws a big shot that misses.
Jalovaara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson thows a leg kick but Jalovaara checks it
and Jalovaara counters with a shoot takedown. Gibson fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Gibson keeping full guard, as Jalovaara tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jalovaara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jalovaara drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gibson dives on top into guard.
Jalovaara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gibson defends it easily.
Jalovaara keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Gibson preventing the sweep.
Jalovaara keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Jalovaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to control but Jalovaara is working from the bottom.
Gibson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jalovaara's guard.
Jalovaara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gibson controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tarik Gibson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gibson throws a big shot that misses.
Gibson throws a solid leg kick but Jalovaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gibson.
Gibson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown but Gibson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarik Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaska Jalovaara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Jalovaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jalovaara thows a body shot but no joy.
Gibson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaska Jalovaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jalovaara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibson's calf.
Gibson throws a low kick but Jalovaara moves out of range easily.
Jalovaara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gibson slips a straight right by Jalovaara.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson. That snapped Jalovaara's head back.
Gibson tries to score with a low kick but Jalovaara moves his leg out of the way.
Gibson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gibson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jalovaara misses with a hook.
Gibson staying out of range there.
That kick from Jalovaara tenderised Gibson's leg. Gibson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jalovaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Gibson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jalovaara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gibson's head.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalovaara circles away from the clinch attempt
so Jalovaara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara throws a strike but Gibson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jalovaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jalovaara looking to ground and pound but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Jalovaara lands with some strikes.
Jalovaara cracks Gibson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jalovaara misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jalovaara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara looking to ground and pound but Gibson is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalovaara putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gibson is rocked!
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
Jalovaara goes for an armbar but Gibson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gibson.
Jalovaara being controlled here, momentarily.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Jalovaara keeps moving.
Gibson is fighting to break Jalovaara's control of his arms but Jalovaara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jalovaara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gibson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jalovaara controls Gibson momentarily but Gibson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gibson tries to stand but Jalovaara is controlling from the bottom.
Jalovaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gibson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jalovaara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gibson defends well.
Jalovaara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gibson defends well.
Gibson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Gibson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gibson trying to control but Jalovaara is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Tarik Gibson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gibson.
A bone on bone clash there as Jalovaara blocks the leg kick.
Jalovaara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jalovaara moves away.
Gibson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Jalovaara.
Gibson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaska Jalovaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jalovaara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaska Jalovaara!
A very excited looking Jaska Jalovaara 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shalako Carlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shalako Carlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Napolitano!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napolitano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Napolitano checks a leg kick.
Napolitano walks into a jab.
Carlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Napolitano tries to clinch up but Carlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Napolitano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlin wants to clinch.
Napolitano has closed the distance and engaged Carlin in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napolitano avoids it.
Napolitano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Napolitano wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlin won't allow it.
Carlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Napolitano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Napolitano tries to circle away but Carlin has him pinned against the cage.
Napolitano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carlin has him pressed against the cage.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napolitano avoids it.
Napolitano blocks an elbow strike from Carlin.
Carlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Napolitano tries to clinch up but Carlin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Napolitano avoids the head kick by Carlin.
Carlin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carlin throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Dominick Napolitano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napolitano is looking to clinch but Carlin is avoiding it.
Carlin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carlin throws a lazy head kick
and Napolitano counters with a body kick.
Carlin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Napolitano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carlin somewhat.
Carlin shoots in for a takedown but Napolitano shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses.
Napolitano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carlin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Napolitano sees it coming and defends easily.
Carlin is looking to advance position but Napolitano won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano wants to get back to full guard.
Carlin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Napolitano trying to control here.
Carlin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carlin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napolitano wants to control but Carlin is keeping busy.
Carlin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Napolitano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shalako Carlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Napolitano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Napolitano wants to clinch.
Carlin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napolitano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carlin's head.
Carlin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Napolitano clinches up with Carlin and pushes him back against the cage.
Carlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Napolitano is defending well for now.
Carlin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Napolitano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carlin trying to land knees to the body.
Carlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napolitano avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napolitano managing to block the knees to the body from Carlin.
Napolitano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlin misses with a knee strike.
Napolitano gets underhooks to prevent Carlin's takedown attempt.
Carlin misses with the head strike.
Carlin misses with an elbow strike.
Carlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Napolitano looking to stall.
Napolitano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Napolitano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shalako Carlin is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlin. Napolitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napolitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shalako Carlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Napolitano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Carlin wanted to stand there but Napolitano had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Carlin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlin wants to control from the top but Napolitano keeps moving.
Carlin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Napolitano's guard.
Napolitano striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Napolitano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Napolitano is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Napolitano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shalako Carlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Napolitano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Carlin misses with a wild body shot.
Carlin takes a swing at Napolitano's ribcage but misses.
Carlin darts in trying to clinch
and Napolitano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carlin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Shalako Carlin has been cut.
Carlin has closed the distance and engaged Napolitano in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlin misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Napolitano's brow.
Napolitano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carlin.
Carlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Napolitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carlin if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlin. Napolitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlin moves in looking to clinch but Napolitano pushes him off.
Napolitano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Napolitano pushes Carlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Carlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlin misses with an elbow strike.
Carlin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Napolitano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Carlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Napolitano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Carlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napolitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlin.
Napolitano tries to clinch there but Carlin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlin wants to clinch.
Dominick Napolitano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominick Napolitano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Napolitano's waist but Napolitano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlin off to one side.
Napolitano gets caught napping as Carlin dives in and scores a takedown. Napolitano manages to retain guard.
Carlin wanted to stand there but Napolitano had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlin wants to control from the top but Napolitano keeps moving.
Napolitano is controlling Carlin's posture.
Napolitano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shalako Carlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlin regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 Shalako Carlin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlin, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shalako Carlin!
An out of breath Shalako Carlin 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Pykrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pykrete has chosen Papa was a Rolling Stone as his entrance music. Nigel Pykrete will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
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, Nigel Pykrete!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borschev.
Borschev is looking to land body kicks.
Borschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pykrete slips a straight right by Borschev.
Borschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borschev misses with a low kick.
Borschev misses with a shot to the body
and Pykrete counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dmitry Borschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pykrete manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Borschev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borschev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Borschev throws a lazy uppercut
and Pykrete counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pykrete.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borschev keeping moving, preventing Pykrete from controlling successfully.
Pykrete tries to free his leg and advance position but Borschev is retaining full guard.
Pykrete stands and throws Borschev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete in the domination position with Borschev hanging on.
Borschev dodges the ground and pound from Pykrete.
Pykrete working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pykrete throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Borschev works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pykrete throwing shots but Borschev is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev trying to control from the bottom.
Pykrete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pykrete content to control rather than advance.
Pykrete thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pykrete trying to control from half guard but Borschev is working away.
Borschev trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete misses with a head shot. Borschev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pykrete trying to control but Borschev is working from the bottom.
Pykrete slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borschev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pykrete off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Pykrete will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borschev misses with a hook to the body
and Pykrete counters with a nice body shot.
Borschev misses with a few strikes there.
Pykrete moves out of range as Borschev throws a body kick.
Borschev misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Borschev's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Borschev thows a leg kick but Pykrete checks it
and Pykrete counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Borschev!
Pykrete trying to control the action but Borschev is working from the bottom.
Borschev parries the strikes from Pykrete easily there. Pykrete is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Borschev to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pykrete wants to control but Borschev is keeping him busy.
Nigel Pykrete has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pykrete is chipping away with strikes.
Borschev is looking for a sweep.
Borschev is trying to escape the position but Pykrete is controlling the position.
Borschev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pykrete.
Pykrete creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Borschev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Borschev is trying to control Pykrete's posture but Pykrete avoids it.
The ground and pound from Pykrete seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev is not content to let Pykrete control the position.
Borschev takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I wouldn't like to be where Borschev is right now.
Borschev gets back to half guard.
Borschev desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete wants to control but Borschev is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschev throws a sloppy head kick
and Pykrete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pykrete checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Borschev throws a push kick but Pykrete slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete moves out of range of the body kick.
Borschev is looking to wear down Pykrete with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick from Borschev misses.
Borschev throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Borschev.
That kick from Borschev tenderised Pykrete's leg. Pykrete is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pykrete is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Borschev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Borschev misses.
Borschev misses with a hook
and Pykrete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nigel Pykrete will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Borschev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Borschev throws a leg kick which misses Pykrete's front leg but catches the back leg as Pykrete tries to avoid it.
Borschev throws a low kick but Pykrete avoids it.
Borschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pykrete's hands.
Borschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pykrete sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borschev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Borschev swings for the body but Pykrete moves out of range.
Borschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Borschev.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Pykrete checks it.
Borschev throws a lazy right hand but Pykrete sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pykrete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borschev lands a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borschev.
Borschev is looking to land body kicks.
Dmitry Borschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nigel Pykrete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pykrete as he checks the leg kick.
Borschev looks to throw the jab but Pykrete is out of range.
Borschev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borschev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borschev lands with an uppercut that bounces Pykrete off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschev lands a big head kick that sends Pykrete tumbling to the mat! Borschev takes a step backwards and waves Pykrete back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pykrete is rocked!
Borschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borschev throws a jab when Pykrete was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Pykrete sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Borschev throws a head kick but Pykrete moves out of range.
Borschev feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Pykrete collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dmitry Borschev!
A victorious Dmitry Borschev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Freedom. Von Cunth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Waves- Trivium. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
194 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom takes a swing at Von Cunth's ribcage but misses.
Freedom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Von Cunth's calf.
We've been informed that Von Cunth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Freedom connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Cunth loads up on a big right hand but Freedom slips the punch.
Good work by Freedom as he checks the leg kick.
Freedom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Von Cunth throws a chopping leg kick but Freedom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Cunth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Dieter Von Cunth has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom swinging wildly here.
Freedom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Freedom tries to clinch up but Von Cunth circles away and keeps his distance.
Freedom lands a really nice looking cross but Von Cunth seems unphased.
Von Cunth moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Cunth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freedom in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Cunth. That's going to slow Freedom down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Cunth in his tracks.
Von Cunth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Von Cunth misses with a hook
and Freedom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Cunth is rocked!
Freedom misses with a combination
and Von Cunth counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Freedom misses.
Freedom blocks the body kick.
Freedom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Von Cunth misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Von Cunth misses
and Freedom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Von Cunth throws a sloppy head kick and Freedom moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Cunth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom defending well as Von Cunth loads up on a big left hand.
Freedom motions for Von Cunth to come forward. Freedom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Cunth.
Freedom tries to work over Von Cunth's front leg with a kick but Von Cunth checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom throws the kick towards the body but Von Cunth avoids it.
Von Cunth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Cunth throws a wild body kick that Freedom sees coming a mile off.
Von Cunth throws a chopping leg kick but Freedom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Freedom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Cunth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Cunth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freedom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Von Cunth throws a low kick but Freedom avoids it.
Freedom thuds a left hand into Von Cunth's body.
Von Cunth misses with a kick to the body.
Freedom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Von Cunth tries a head kick but it misses.
Freedom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Cunth fails to land with a series of punches.
Freedom cracks Von Cunth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freedom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Von Cunth throws a sloppy head kick and Freedom moves out of range easily.
Freedom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Cunth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freedom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Freedom takes one on the button.
Freedom throws a head kick that Von Cunth semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom throws a leg kick
and Von Cunth counters with a good low kick that Freedom was not able to check.
Freedom scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom walks into a stiff left hand from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freedom throws a hook to the side of Von Cunth's head but Von Cunth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Cunth swats away the attempt to clinch by Freedom.
Freedom is looking to clinch but Von Cunth is avoiding it.
Freedom moves out of range of the body kick from Von Cunth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Freedom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Cunth loads up on a big right hand but Freedom slips the punch.
Von Cunth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Freedom.
A low kick from Von Cunth misses
and Freedom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Freedom throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Von Cunth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freedom thows a body shot but no joy.
Von Cunth works the jab nicely.
Freedom avoids the head kick by Von Cunth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Cunth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Freedom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Von Cunth swats away the attempt to clinch by Freedom.
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 Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Freedom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Cunth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freedom. Von Cunth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freedom throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Von Cunth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Von Cunth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freedom moves away from the strike by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth is looking to score with low kicks.
Freedom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Von Cunth backs up against the cage.
Johnny Freedom is winning the standup battle so far.
Freedom misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Cunth misses with a wild body shot.
Von Cunth misses with a body shot.
Von Cunth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Cunth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedom was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Cunth.
Freedom thows a body kick. Von Cunth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Cunth lands a jab to the nose.
Von Cunth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Cunth avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Von Cunth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freedom to score with a decent uppercut.
Von Cunth connects with a solid leg kick.
Freedom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Cunth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Von Cunth misses with a hook. Freedom ducked under it nicely.
Freedom connects with the punch.
Freedom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Freedom looks for the body kick but Von Cunth saw that one coming.
Von Cunth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freedom moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Cunth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freedom misses the shot to the body.
Freedom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freedom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freedom moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Cunth.
Freedom moves in looking to clinch but Von Cunth pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Cunth.
Freedom wants to clinch.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Cunth is just out of range.
Von Cunth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Cunth avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Freedom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Von Cunth looks for the body kick but Freedom saw that one coming.
Freedom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Von Cunth checks the leg kick.
Von Cunth scores with a body shot.
Von Cunth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freedom throws a body punch but Von Cunth moves out of range.
Freedom's corner calls for a 1-2. Freedom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Freedom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freedom moves out of range as Von Cunth strikes.
Freedom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Cunth throws a leg kick but Freedom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Freedom fakes the leg kick and cracks Von Cunth in the body.
Von Cunth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Cunth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Freedom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Cunth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Cunth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freedom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Freedom scores with a four punch combination!
Von Cunth is still on wobbly legs! Can Freedom finish him?
Freedom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Freedom throws a leg kick that misses.
Von Cunth seems to have recovered his senses.
Freedom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freedom connects with a body shot that sends Von Cunth's belly button to the back.
Von Cunth walks into a stiff left hand from Freedom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Freedom clinches up with Von Cunth and pushes him back against the cage.
Von Cunth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Von Cunth's cut.
That's time! Freedom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick from Von Cunth misses.
Freedom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Cunth moves away.
Von Cunth throws a right hand that Freedom ducks under and follows up with a left that Freedom also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Cunth. Freedom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Cunth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Cunth throws a lazy body kick
and Freedom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Cunth avoids it.
Freedom with a knee to the head.
Freedom works on Von Cunth's body with a couple of short punches.
Freedom throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth looking to stall.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
Von Cunth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freedom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freedom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom blocking some punches.
Freedom tries a body shot but Von Cunth blocks it.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth lands a hook that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
I was talking to Freedom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Cunth lands with a short shot to the head.
Freedom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Cunth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Cunth managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Cunth.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
Von Cunth tries to land a knee to the head but Freedom blocks with his arms.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.
Freedom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Cunth misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Cunth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Cunth misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Cunth tries to stall but Freedom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Freedom on the inside.
That has opened up Dieter Von Cunth's cut even more.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Von Cunth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freedom is leaning against Von Cunth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Cunth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freedom tries a knee to the head but Von Cunth blocks it.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Von Cunth in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Cunth's defenses.
Von Cunth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Freedom lands a big right hand that drops Von Cunth! The killer instinct kicks in and Freedom finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Freedom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom retains his middleweight title!
Johnny Freedom managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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