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SFC 47: Berdich vs. Janus PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rubey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hassan Fezzik enters the cage!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Rubey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubey misses with an uppercut. Fezzik saw that one coming.
Fezzik misses with a two punch combination.
Rubey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fezzik under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rubey.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Rubey blocks a head kick by Fezzik.
Fezzik throws a leg kick
and Rubey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fezzik wants to get back to his feet.
Rubey thows a huge punch but Fezzik dodges it nicely.
Fezzik is refusing to be controlled, as Rubey sits in half guard.
Fezzik is trying to stand back up but Rubey is controlling him
Rubey is working for a kimura but Fezzik is defending it quite comfortably.
Fezzik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rubey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rubey misses with a head shot. Fezzik uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey connects with a couple of short punches.
Fezzik wants to stand up but Rubey is controlling him.
Rubey wants to control from the top but Fezzik keeps moving.
Rubey wants to pass the guard but Fezzik is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rubey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rubey throws a big elbow that misses.
Rubey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubey is looking to work some ground and pound but Fezzik has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fezzik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fezzik wants to stand and escape but Rubey is having none of it.
Fezzik keeping full guard, as Rubey tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rubey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubey trying to control the position from guard on top but Fezzik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubey 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.
Fezzik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rubey trying to control but Fezzik is working from the bottom.
Rubey is working Fezzik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubey looking to sit in guard and control but Fezzik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fezzik wants to stand and escape but instead Rubey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rubey throwing strikes from guard but Fezzik blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rubey dives into side control.
Rubey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fezzik, who protects the arm well.
Fezzik is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rubey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fezzik is trying to get back to his feet.
Rubey working the ground and pound.
Rubey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rubey working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fezzik takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rubey working the ground and pound.
Fezzik told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubey looks up at the clock and then as Fezzik takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rubey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rubey works to advance to full mount. Fezzik defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rubey lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Hassan Fezzik's cut even more.
The referee warns Fezzik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above Hassan Fezzik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hassan Fezzik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Rubey!
A relieved looking Chris Rubey 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ohne Dich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Tetradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tetradze has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ohne Dich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruslan Tetradze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetradze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tetradze wants to clinch up but Dich keeps it at a distance.
Dich lands with a good body shot.
Tetradze is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dich's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dich wants to control but Tetradze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dich wants to improve his position but Tetradze is controlling well.
Well, if Tetradze 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.
Tetradze is looking for a kimura but Dich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tetradze to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tetradze controlling the pace.
Dich wants to control but Tetradze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tetradze content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dich scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dich scores with a nice head shot.
Tetradze dives in for a single leg takedown but Dich sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Dich.
Dich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
BOOM! Dich lands a beautiful left hook that drops Tetradze. Tetradze tries to recover but Dich is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Tetradze lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ohne Dich!
Our winner, Ohne Dich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Wangu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wangu has chosen Lux Aeterna (go to 3:21) as his entrance music. Sam Wangu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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277 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Wangu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangu clinches with his opponent.
Wangu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wangu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Powarenko advances position into side control!
Wangu tries to buck Powarenko off but Powarenko is having none of it.
Powarenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powarenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wangu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Powarenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powarenko tries for a kimura but Wangu is defending well.
Powarenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Powarenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Powarenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powarenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wangu has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powarenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powarenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wangu, who protects the arm well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Powarenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wangu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Powarenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wangu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wangu is trying to control Powarenko's posture but Powarenko avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powarenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powarenko has hold of Wangu's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wangu seems comfortable defending it but Powarenko has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wangu is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wangu is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Powarenko couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slavonik Powarenko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leopoldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carmina Burana - Carl Orff. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Leopoldo lands.
It looks like Christopher Zeus has been cut.
Zeus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leopoldo is trying to stand back up but Zeus is controlling him
Leopoldo has his hands clasped together around Zeus's back. He's all about the action.
Leopoldo trying to control from the bottom.
Zeus wants to take a breather but Leopoldo is having none of it.
Leopoldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeus.
Zeus wants to pass the guard but Leopoldo is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus is keen to just control but Leopoldo is a slippery customer.
Leopoldo actively working from the bottom here.
Leopoldo is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Weed Nation, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Leopoldo is not content to let Zeus control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo tries to roll over but Zeus keeps him under control.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but Leopoldo defends it.
Leopoldo wants to get back to full guard.
Leopoldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leopoldo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zeus uses it to pass to side control.
Leopoldo trying to control but Zeus flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Leopoldo is trying to break free.
Zeus trying to control momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Leopoldo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Leopoldo is trying to break free.
Zeus struggling to keep hold of the position.
Leopoldo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Zeus struggling to keep hold of the position.
Leopoldo can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus trying to control.
Leopoldo turns into Zeus and is now in his guard.
Leopoldo looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zeus is working for a submission of some sort.
Zeus stops Leopoldo from getting back to his feet.
Leopoldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leopoldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zeus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zeus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus stopping the sweep attempt from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo has his feet on Zeus's thighs here. He's pushed Zeus off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Zeus screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
Post fight, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo stared into the camera and said 'Mixed Martial Arts is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step into the cage. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to do that, and for whole support i've got.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuohi Kuiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuiva comes to the cage accompanied by Killing time. Tuohi Kuiva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuohi Kuiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matheus Dias!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuiva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuiva.
Dias looks winded!
Kuiva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dias.
It looks like Matheus Dias has been cut.
Kuiva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dias is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Kuiva misses
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiva misses with a head kick.
Kuiva is looking to slow Dias down with leg kicks.
Kuiva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuiva wants it to stay on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuiva.
Kuiva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuiva clinches up against the cage.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Dias blocks with his arms.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Dias blocks with his arms.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dias looking to throw knees to the head but Kuiva is blocking nicely.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kuiva misses with a knee to the head.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Dias landing knees to the body.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Dias scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dias.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuiva with a knee to the head.
Dias with a knee to the head.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias is working for takedown but Kuiva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuiva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kuiva stops Dias from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kuiva has closed the distance and engaged Dias in a clinch.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias lands a left hand.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Dias is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuiva is defending well.
Tuohi Kuiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dias.
Dias misses with an elbow strike.
Kuiva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dias's face.
Dias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Dias blocks it.
Dias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Dias blocks it.
Dias jumps into guard, dragging Kuiva to the mat.
Kuiva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dias, up you get!
Dias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuiva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dias somewhat.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuiva as he avoids it easily.
Kuiva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuiva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Dias blocks the low kick.
Kuiva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuohi Kuiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuiva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Dias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dias is trying to break the clinch but Kuiva has him pressed against the cage.
Dias is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuiva to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Dias lands a shot to the body.
Dias tries to stall but Kuiva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Kuiva.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dias pulls Kuiva into guard.
Kuiva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dias, up you get!
Kuiva tries to clinch up.
Kuiva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuiva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuiva scores with a head kick. Dias tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dias tries to keep at a distance but Kuiva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuohi Kuiva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Dias's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuiva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dias blocks a head kick by Kuiva.
Kuiva throws a head kick that misses.
Tuohi Kuiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dias clinches up against the cage.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias trying to land knees to the body.
Kuiva looking to throw knees to the head but Dias is blocking nicely.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuiva scores with a leg kick.
Kuiva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuiva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuiva clinches with his opponent.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuiva's face.
Dias jumps into guard, dragging Kuiva to the mat.
Dias 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.
Kuiva gets to his feet. Dias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuiva pinned against the cage. Kuiva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dias gets tackled into the cage by Kuiva. Kuiva maintains the clinch.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Dias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Dias blocks with his arms.
Dias fails to pull guard.
Kuiva misses with a knee to the head.
Tuohi Kuiva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias misses with a knee strike.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuiva misses with a knee to the head.
Dias crunches a lovely knee into Kuiva's ribcage.
Dias tries to break free but Kuiva pushes him back against the cage.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Dias blocks it.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kuiva.
Dias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuiva. That's going to slow Dias down.
Dias fails to land the takedown.
Tuohi Kuiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dias.
Dias changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuiva tries to avoid it but Dias manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuiva to the ground. Kuiva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuiva.
Kuiva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dias circles away.
Dias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tuohi Kuiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva instigates a clinch.
Kuiva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the head but Dias blocks with his arms.
Kuiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Dias manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kuiva throws a head kick that misses.
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Kuiva gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuiva's face.
Dias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Dias unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dias 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.
Dias misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Dias to work.
Dias lands a knee to the body.
Dias misses with a knee to the head.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Dias blocks it.
Dias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuiva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuiva wants it to stay on the feet.
Dias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuiva can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuiva can pounce on him.
Kuiva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dias blocks a head kick by Kuiva.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuiva's waist but Kuiva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuohi Kuiva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Dias's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuiva scores with a leg kick.
Kuiva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuiva scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Kuiva.
Kuiva throws a head kick that half lands.
Kuiva misses with a low kick as Dias jumps back.
Dias avoids the head kick by Kuiva.
Dias avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kuiva tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuiva, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuiva. That's going to slow Dias down.
Kuiva tries to score with a low kick but Dias moves his leg out of the way.
Dias tries to keep at a distance but Kuiva has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dias breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuiva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dias tries for a takedown but Kuiva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuiva gets a clinch.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuiva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kuiva.
Kuiva throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.
Kuiva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tuohi Kuiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dias.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuiva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva pushes Dias up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuiva's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuiva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias with a knee to the head.
Kuiva lands a knee to the head.
Dias lands a knee to the head.
Kuiva scores with a knee to the head.
Dias is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dias tries to circle away but Kuiva has him pinned against the cage.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias looking to throw knees to the head but Kuiva is blocking nicely.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias with a knee to the head.
Kuiva misses with a knee strike.
Dias lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but Dias blocks it.
Dias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuiva throws a low kick, looking for Dias's leg but Dias calmly moves out of range.
Kuiva tries to work over Dias's front leg with a kick but Dias checks it.
Kuiva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dias shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuiva but Kuiva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuiva moves into the clinch.
Kuiva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuiva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias pulls guard effortlessly.
Kuiva stands and steps away. Dias gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kuiva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuiva wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuiva connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuiva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dias has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuiva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.
Dias shoots for a takedown but Kuiva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kuiva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dias. That did some damage!
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!
Kuiva is looking to slow Dias down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Dias blocks the leg kick.
Dias fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuiva avoids it really well and circles away.
Kuiva scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuiva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuohi Kuiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuiva.
Dias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Kuiva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dias blocks a head kick by Kuiva.
Dias 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.
Matheus Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuiva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuiva tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuohi Kuiva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuiva 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuohi Kuiva!
A relieved looking Tuohi Kuiva 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Tanimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Korotkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daiki Tanimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Korotkov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanimoto lands a high kick!
It looks like Artem Korotkov has been cut.
Tanimoto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Korotkov's half guard.
Korotkov is trying to maintain the position but Tanimoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Korotkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanimoto is trying to work for a kimura but Korotkov is defending well.
Korotkov wants to get back to full guard.
Tanimoto thows a huge punch but Korotkov dodges it nicely.
Tanimoto is trying to work for a kimura but Korotkov is defending well.
Tanimoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Tanimoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tanimoto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Korotkov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanimoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanimoto is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Korotkov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daiki Tanimoto!
Daiki Tanimoto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knox Energy for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brotiz Bruttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zdeno Chara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brotiz Bruttz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruttz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Diamond In The Rough Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Bruttz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruttz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chara slips nicely into half guard.
Chara passes to full mount!
Chara trying to control but Bruttz is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruttz is desperately trying to improve his position but Chara has a good base and remains in mount.
You get the feeling that Bruttz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bruttz has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Bruttz controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bruttz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chara on the ground.
I really don't envy Bruttz right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara is working for a rear naked choke. Bruttz is not defending it well and Chara has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Bruttz refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Bruttz's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zdeno Chara!
Zdeno Chara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eleuando Le Fleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milos Dragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragan has chosen Face The Pain - Stemm 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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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eleuando Le Fleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Fleur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Fleur pushes Dragan away with a front kick.
Dragan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A right-left combo lands from Dragan.
It looks like Eleuando Le Fleur has been cut.
Dragan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Le Fleur quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Le Fleur wants to control but Dragan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dragan is trying to control. Le Fleur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Le Fleur is pressing down on Dragan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragan cracks Le Fleur with a solid left hand.
My spies in Weed Nation inform me that Dragan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Le Fleur lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dragan!
Le Fleur wants to control the pace but Dragan is squirming around nicely.
Le Fleur misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Fleur 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.
Dragan wants to hold on but Le Fleur pushes him away.
Le Fleur lands a big shot there that rocks Dragan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Le Fleur is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le Fleur avoids the attempt from Dragan to control.
Le Fleur in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dragan is trying desperately to improve position.
Le Fleur 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.
Le Fleur thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragan tries to hold on but Le Fleur pushes him away.
Le Fleur postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragan looks a forlorn figure.
Dragan looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Dragan is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Le Fleur cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Le Fleur avoids the attempt from Dragan to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dragan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dragan tries to lock up and control but Le Fleur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Le Fleur.
Le Fleur with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Fleur landing strikes from the mount.
Le Fleur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragan is looking to escape.
Le Fleur looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Fleur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dragan is rocked!
Le Fleur lands a big shot to the head and Dragan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eleuando Le Fleur!
Our winner, Eleuando Le Fleur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paso Leati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leati has chosen Babylon 5 as his entrance music. Paso Leati will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paso Leati!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leati is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
We've been hearing reports that Sanchez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leati scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leati uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leati.
Leati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leati fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Leati.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
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!
Leati closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Leati working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Leati throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leati wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leati makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leati trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Leati passes into half guard.
Leati trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Leati thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leati thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leati connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Leati is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez keeping hold of Leati's head, controlling as best he can.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leati.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Leati trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez punching from the bottom.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leati thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Leati has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leati controlling from mount.
Leati raining down hammerfists from mount.
Leati has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leati cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Leati working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Sanchez slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leati sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is pressing down on Leati's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leati trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leati trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leati can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leati is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paso Leati dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Leati.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leati.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Leati tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Leati.
A left lands for Leati.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leati.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leati.
Leati is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leati moves out of range.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leati throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez is rocked!
Leati looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leati weaves into range and cracks Sanchez right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sanchez goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Leati is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paso Leati!
After winning the bout, Paso Leati thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berdich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Berdich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Berdich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janus misses with a series of wild punches.
Janus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berdich.
Janus doesn't manage to clinch there - Berdich circles away.
Janus tries to clinch there but Berdich circles away.
Berdich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berdich tries to keep at a distance but Janus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janus lands a knee to the head.
Berdich fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Berdich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janus scores a nice knee to the body.
Berdich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berdich avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
Berdich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Janus walks away with a smile on his face. Berdich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Berdich shoots in for a double leg but Janus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Berdich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berdich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Janus is trying to buck Berdich off.
Berdich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Janus to see if he's OK.
We've been hearing that Berdich has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Berdich with the ground and pound but Janus regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Berdich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Berdich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Berdich working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janus is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berdich trying to mount his opponent but Janus defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berdich drops an elbow to the side of Janus's head.
Berdich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Janus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Berdich 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.
Berdich winds up and cracks Janus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Berdich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berdich has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Berdich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Berdich working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Berdich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Janus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Janus is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus really wants to buck Berdich off and get back to his feet.
Berdich with good strikes from the mount here!
Janus is still in real trouble! Can Berdich finish him?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Janus is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Janus seems to have recovered his senses.
Janus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berdich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Berdich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Berdich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berdich connects with a bit shot that sees Janus covering up! More strikes from Berdich and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Berdich is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Berdich!
Andy Berdich is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Andy Berdich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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