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RYZE 83: Yossarian vs Kuoppala PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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222 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
24
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Oarsman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oarsman throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
Ra throws a right hand that Oarsman ducks under and follows up with a left that Oarsman also avoids with ease.
Oarsman misses with a body kick.
Oarsman throws a lazy right hand but Ra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oarsman misses with a two punch combination.
Oarsman misses with an uppercut. Ra saw that one coming.
Ra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ra takes one to the chin there.
Ra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oarsman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oarsman throws a lazy right hand but Ra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ra misses with a looping left.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oarsman.
Oarsman connects with a solid leg kick.
Oarsman throws an overhand right that lands on Ra's shoulder, as Ra tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Oarsman.
Ra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oarsman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ra.
Ra slips a straight right by Oarsman.
Ra misses with a hook. Oarsman ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Oarsman's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oarsman throws a right hand that misses
and Ra counters with a straight right hand.
Ra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oarsman throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
Ra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ra throws a looping overhand right but Oarsman ducks down to avoid it.
Oarsman cracks the inside of Ra's front leg.
Ra misses with a straight left.
Ra throws an overhand right that lands on Oarsman's shoulder, as Oarsman tries to avoid the shot.
Ra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oarsman instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ra's brow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ra.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ra blocks a body shot from Oarsman.
Ra looking to stall.
Ra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oarsman.
Oarsman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oarsman is defending well for now.
Oarsman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oarsman obliges.
A left hand lands to the body for Oarsman.
Oarsman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ra's defenses.
It looks like The Sun God Ra has been cut.
Ra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oarsman blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ra lands a good knee to the midsection. Oarsman won't want to take too many of those.
Oarsman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ra takes an elbow to the temple.
Oarsman lands an elbow that stopped Ra in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
Oarsman blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
Oarsman works on Ra's body with a couple of short punches.
Ra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra taking a breather.
Oarsman lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra stalling in the clinch but Oarsman improves position.
Oarsman avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Ra looking to slow down the pace here.
Oarsman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oarsman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ras head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ra looks winded!
Oarsman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Oarsman.
Ra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oarsman works on Ra's body with a couple of short punches.
Oarsman pushes Ra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oarsman scores with a hook to the body.
Oarsman pushes Ra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Oarsman.
A shot in the inside from Oarsman.
Oarsman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ra takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oarsman lands a damaging elbow.
Ra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oarsman lands an elbow that stopped Ra in his tracks for a moment.
Ra takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Oarsman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Sun God Ra's cut.
That's time! Oarsman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oarsman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Ra misses with a right hand
and Oarsman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oarsman misses with a left hand
and Oarsman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oarsman lands with a nice body punch.
Ra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oarsman throws out the jab.
Ra moves away from the strike by Oarsman.
Oarsman defending well as Ra loads up on a big left hand.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oarsman throws out the jab.
Oarsman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oarsman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch but Oarsman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cosmo Oarsman is winning the standup battle so far.
Oarsman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman clobbers Ra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oarsman connects with a single shot there.
Ra steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oarsman. That one must have hurt.
Oarsman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oarsman connects with a jab.
Oarsman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ra on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Oarsman. That snapped Ra's head back.
Oarsman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oarsman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oarsman misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Ra. That snapped Oarsman's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oarsman moves in looking to clinch but Ra pushes him off.
Ra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oarsman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman throws a lazy body kick
and Ra counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oarsman.
Oarsman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ra.
Oarsman looks to land a left hand but Ra moved out of range nicely.
Oarsman throws a front kick that sends Ra stumbling back into the cage.
Cosmo Oarsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oarsman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oarsman looks to throw the jab but Ra is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ra.
Ra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oarsman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ra.
Ra misses with a straight left.
Ra throws a poor cross that misses
and Oarsman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oarsman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oarsman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Oarsman.
Ra slips a straight right by Oarsman.
Oarsman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ra. Ra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ra walks into a left hand.
Oarsman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Oarsman misses.
Ra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ra avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Oarsman misses.
Ra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oarsman.
A slow jab from Oarsman misses its intended target.
Oarsman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman connects with a crisp jab.
Oarsman swinging wildly here.
Oarsman throws a leg kick which misses Ra's front leg but catches the back leg as Ra tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra throws an overhand right that lands on Oarsman's shoulder, as Oarsman tries to avoid the shot.
Oarsman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oarsman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ra can do to turn this around?
Oarsman moves forwards but Ra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oarsman clinches with his opponent.
Cosmo Oarsman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ra trying to control the position but instead, Oarsman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ra into the cage.
Ra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oarsman.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Oarsman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Sun God Ra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oarsman.
Oarsman lands the left hand.
Oarsman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ra's hands.
Oarsman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oarsman wants to land a leg kick but Ra is out of range.
Oarsman connects with a single shot there.
Oarsman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oarsman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oarsman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oarsman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oarsman.
Oarsman thumps Ra with a low kick.
Oarsman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ra is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oarsman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oarsman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oarsman!
Oarsman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Ra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oarsman.
Oarsman with a nice cross.
Oarsman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oarsman throws a wild body kick that Ra sees coming a mile off.
Ra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oarsman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Oarsman does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Sun God Ra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman swings for the body but Ra moves out of range.
Oarsman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oarsman moves into the clinch.
Ra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oarsman's elbow.
Oarsman lands an uppercut.
Ra managing to block the knees to the body from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oarsman scores with a shoulder strike.
Ra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oarsman.
Knees to the body from Oarsman.
A hook to the body from Oarsman.
Oarsman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oarsman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ra's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Oarsman.
Ra takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman scores with a hook to the body.
Ra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oarsman scores with a knee to the head.
Ra is rocked!
Oarsman has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ra - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Oarsman, and another! Ra is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Cosmo Oarsman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schilling's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Schilling enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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25
145 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Johnson.
Schilling takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schilling's coach down at Valhalla Training Grounds was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schilling's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson cracks the inside of Schilling's front leg.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schilling.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schilling scores with a body shot.
Schilling's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schilling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a body punch but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Schilling. Beautiful body shot.
Schilling with a nice cross.
Schilling connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schilling fails with a takedown attempt.
Schilling takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Schilling throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Schilling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schilling throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Schilling misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Schilling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Schilling's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schilling counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schilling wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Schilling controlling him for the moment.
Schilling trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Schilling hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Schilling keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Schilling moves out of range.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schilling is out of range.
Schilling jabs at Johnson's body.
Schilling misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Schilling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Schilling misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schilling, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Schilling as he connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Schilling takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Schilling will probably get the nod.
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.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Schilling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schilling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Schilling trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Schilling swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Schilling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Schilling.
A head punch on the inside from Schilling fails to land.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schilling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Schilling misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Schilling dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schilling gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schilling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schilling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Schilling lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schilling.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries a body shot but Schilling blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson pushes Schilling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Schilling controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schilling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schilling blocks an uppercut.
Schilling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schilling lands with a right to the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Schilling.
Schilling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Schilling is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Schilling trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schilling.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Schilling postures up.
Johnson is controlling Schilling's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is trying to keep Schilling in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cave Johnson just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson is looking to wear down Schilling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schilling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schilling shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Schilling moved away.
Schilling misses with an uppercut.
Cave Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schilling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schilling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Schilling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schilling thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Schilling will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schilling shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Schilling throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Schilling misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schilling connects with a looping right hand.
Schilling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilling lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schilling.
Schilling lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Schilling looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Schilling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Schilling shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cave Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Schilling.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Schilling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head kick but Schilling moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson cracks Schilling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cave Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Schilling in the body.
Johnson cracks Schilling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Schilling.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Schilling's front leg but catches the back leg as Schilling tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Schilling.
Schilling 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.
Schilling looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is trying to keep Schilling in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Schilling tries to pass.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schilling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schilling being controlled here momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Cave Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schilling moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Cave Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Schilling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schilling to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schilling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Schilling is rocked!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schilling is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Schilling has a takedown stuffed.
Schilling looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson cracks Schilling on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Schilling falls backwards against the cage. Johnson follows up with more strikes that drop Schilling to his knees. Johnson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Schilling! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cave Johnson!
A victorious Cave Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Chica. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
5 - 14 - 0 |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sonni, right into the meat.
Raziq looks for a takedown but Sonni sprawls well.
Raziq on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonni. Sonni obviously looking to wear him down.
Raziq misses with a takedown
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonni lands with a right hand.
Sonni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raziq has his takedown stuffed
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaheli Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Raziq.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.
Raziq gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sonni counters with an inside leg kick.
Raziq with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raziq.
Sonni throws out a powerful jab.
Sonni misses with a looping left.
Raziq shoots and misses
and Sonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sonni cracks the inside of Raziq's front leg.
Raziq needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
Raziq gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sonni counters with a body kick that stops Raziq in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raziq crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sonni - the referee stops the clock and Raziq gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sonni. Raziq manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raziq fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Sonni.
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
Raziq with a poor takedown
and Sonni counters with a body kick that stops Raziq in his tracks momentarily.
Sonni wants to land a leg kick but Raziq is out of range.
Sonni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raziq misses with a takedown attempt
and Sonni counters with a right hand to the body.
Abdul Raziq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raziq looks winded!
Raziq shoots and misses
and Sonni counters with a straight right hand.
Sonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Sonni thumps Raziq with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sonni.
Sonni closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sonni lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sonni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni content to stall in guard here.
Sonni stops Raziq from standing up.
Sonni advances position into side control!
Raziq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonni controlling from side mount.
Sonni has hold of Raziq's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Raziq tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sonni cranks the arm and Raziq screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Raziq, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kaheli Sonni!
Kaheli Sonni 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas has chosen Whom Shall I Fear as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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186 lbs
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193 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas takes a swing at Condit's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Condit.
Leonidas avoids a wild elbow strike from Condit.
Leonidas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Condit lands an uppercut.
Condit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leonidas walks away with a smile on his face. Condit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Condit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit staying out of range there.
Condit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonidas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Condit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Condit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Leonidas was covering up waiting for the punch and Condit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas pulls Condit in close to prevent any damage.
Leonidas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leonidas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Condit is one step ahead there.
Leonidas trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Achilles Leonidas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leonidas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Condit.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Condit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonidas lands a leg kick that knocks Condit off balance momentarily.
Donk. Leonidas catches Condit right on the button with a cross.
Leonidas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Condits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Condit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leonidas tries to avoid it but Condit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leonidas to the ground. Leonidas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leonidas clinches up with Condit and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leonidas told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but Condit blocks with his arms.
Leonidas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Condit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leonidas blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas landing knees to the head.
Condit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonidas is defending well for now.
Leonidas managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Leonidas tries a knee to the head but Condit blocks it.
A knee to the head by Leonidas.
Condit is rocked!
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Condit tries to pull guard but Leonidas won't allow it.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Leonidas lands an uppercut.
A short right from Leonidas on the inside.
Oh Condit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
Leonidas dips a shoulder and cracks Condit with a mighty uppercut! Condit falls back against the cage and Leonidas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Condit is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Leonidas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achilles Leonidas!
Achilles Leonidas made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to thank my sponsors and all of my fans! My goal every show is to give the crowd an exciting fight. One day I will become Champion!! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Little has chosen Muse - Knights Of Cydonia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dalton Little will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo dives in for a single leg takedown but Little sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kutsoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kutsoo tightens his grip and picks Little up, before dumping him to the ground. Little manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kutsoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kutsoo passes Little's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kutsoo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kutsoo is looking for a kimura here.
Kutsoo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kutsoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Little can do anything to dispel that myth.
Little regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kutsoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kutsoo passes Little's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Little is trying to stand back up but Kutsoo is controlling him
Kutsoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kutsoo thows a huge punch but Little dodges it nicely.
Kutsoo seems to be looking for submissions.
Kutsoo working Little over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutsoo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Little tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kutsoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jarni Kutsoo!
Jarni Kutsoo took some time post fight to say the following; 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson comes to the cage accompanied by Petter - Det går bra nu. Morris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: MMMBop. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Axelsson misses its intended target.
Axelsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Axelsson blocks the body kick.
Axelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morris slips a jab from Axelsson.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Axelsson slips a jab and a cross from Morris.
Axelsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morris avoids it really well and circles away.
Axelsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Morris that sends Axelsson to the canvas. Axelsson tries to scramble back to his feet but Morris brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Axelsson gets back to half guard.
Morris is trying to control. Axelsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Axelsson trying to hold on to Morris's head to control him but Morris postures up.
Morris stalling.
Morris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Axelsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control from half guard but Axelsson is working away.
Axelsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Axelsson trying to control here.
Axelsson actively working from the bottom here.
Axelsson is looking to control Morris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Axelsson avoid being mounted?
Morris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Axelsson is trying to control but can't.
Axelsson is not content to let Morris control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morris is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Axelsson is looking for a triangle but Morris pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Axelsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Morris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Axelsson working a defensive guard here.
Axelsson has an active guard here but Morris has managed to pass into half guard.
Morris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Axelsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axelsson trying to control but Morris postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is refusing to be controlled, as Morris sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Morris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson moves into full guard.
Axelsson is looking for a triangle but Morris pushes his legs off easily.
Axelsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolt Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson'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.
Axelsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axelsson goes for a double leg but Morris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morris continues to drive forward.
Axelsson wants to break free but Morris has control.
A short uppercut from Morris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axelsson.
Axelsson wants to stall.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Axelsson blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morris scores with a hook to the body. Axelsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Axelsson slips a straight right by Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Axelsson persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Axelsson blocks the body kick.
Axelsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Axelsson looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Axelsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morris eats them both and turns towards Axelsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Axelsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris staying out of range there.
Bolt Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Morris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morris avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Axelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
Morris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Axelsson rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morris slaps away a takedown attempt from Axelsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Axelsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Axelsson looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Axelsson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Axelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris throws a leg kick but Axelsson moved away.
Morris connects with a body shot that sends Axelsson's belly button to the back.
Morris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axelsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Morris misses with a body kick.
Axelsson shoots and misses
and Morris counters with a three punch combo that has Axelsson backing up. Axelsson nods at Morris to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axelsson throws a body punch but Morris moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Morris.
Axelsson shoots in and drives through. Morris sprawls well.
Morris misses with a body kick.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Axelsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Axelsson persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris misses with a low kick as Axelsson jumps back.
Axelsson throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolt Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Axelsson with that takedown attempt.
Morris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Axelsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Morris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morris throws an elbow that misses. Axelsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morris's guard. Nice move by Axelsson!
Axelsson landing with the ground and pound.
Axelsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Axelsson is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris 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.
Morris wants to hit a switch here but Axelsson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morris there!
Morris is desperately trying to improve his position but Axelsson has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Axelsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Axelsson avoids the attempt from Morris to control.
Axelsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Axelsson.
Axelsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johan Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson controlling the pace for now.
Morris is looking to get to half guard.
Morris is still trying to improve position.
Morris is bucking up trying to escape but Axelsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Axelsson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morris is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson breaks from Morris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morris looks a forlorn figure.
Morris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Axelsson is looking for a triangle but Morris pushes his legs off easily.
Morris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morris trying to control but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris postures up.
Morris working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morris stands up over Axelsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Axelsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morris passes Axelsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Axelsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axelsson has his feet on Morris's thighs here. He's pushed Morris 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! Morris screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cade.
Gavin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Cade misses.
Gavin dodges the punch combination from Cade.
Cade looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Cade throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin cracks Cade with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gavin throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cade momentarily.
Cade throws a front kick aimed at Gavin's knee but Gavin avoids it well.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cade is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cade. That's going to slow Gavin down.
Cade throws a right and a left that Gavin avoids nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Gavin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gavin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cade keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
Cade wants to get back to his feet but Gavin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cade 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.
Gavin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gavin is controlling him.
Cade is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gavin won't allow Cade to get back to his feet.
Gavin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin stays in close to Cade's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cade thows a body kick. Gavin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Cade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin moves out of range of the leg kick from Cade.
Gavin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gavin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gavin misses with a takedown attempt - Cade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gavin moves forwards but Cade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cade misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Gavin.
Gavin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gavin trying to control from half guard but Cade is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is working for a submission of some sort.
Cade kicks Gavin off and gets back to his feet.
Cade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gavin checks it well.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cade.
Carl Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gavin checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin lands a nice hook to Cade's body. Cade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gavin slips a jab from Cade.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gavin.
Cade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gavin is out of range and Cade settles back down.
Cade scores with a one two! Gavin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gavin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cade counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Cade throws a solid leg kick but Gavin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cade.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Cade is out of range.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
Cade moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cade.
Cade misses with a double jab.
Cade misses with a low kick as Gavin jumps back.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Cade misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Cade will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cade takes one to the chin there.
Cade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavin dodges the punch combination from Cade.
Cade scoring well with a low kick there.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Cade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gavin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cade to score with a decent uppercut.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade misses with a looping right.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade tried to score with a low kick but Gavin checks it.
Cade lands with a cross.
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!
Jab from Cade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin throws a leg kick which misses Cade's front leg but catches the back leg as Cade tries to avoid it.
Cade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gavin at a distance.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Cade.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cade wants to stand but Gavin is controlling the position.
Cade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gavin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gavin throws a big elbow that misses.
Gavin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cade is looking to stand up but Gavin isn't so interested in that idea.
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!
Gavin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cade looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cade looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cade!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade lands an elbow.
Cade tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cade has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gavin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gavin tries to improve position but can't.
Cade thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to reverse the position.
Gavin manages to get back to half guard.
Cade content to control rather than advance.
Cade is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gavin is just riding it out for now. Cade eventually gives up the hold.
Gavin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is trying is best to control the position here.
Cade trying to control from half guard but Gavin is working away.
Tommy Gavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cade is looking for a kimura but Gavin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cade to get the leverage.
Cade is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gavin sees it coming and defends easily.
Gavin looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade is trying to work for a kimura but Gavin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Cade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cade tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Cade misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Gavin.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Cade.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Cade.
Cade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gavin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cade cracks the inside of Gavin's front leg.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin scores with the left hand. Cade knows he should have avoided that one.
Cade throws a hook but Gavin avoids it easily.
Cade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gavin scores with a jab. Cade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cade.
Gavin throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
Gavin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cade loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Gavin throws out a powerful jab.
Cade misses with a combination
and Gavin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cade's guard now.
Gavin works over Cade with some ground and pound from guard.
Gavin postures up in Cade's guard and throws a big left but Cade blocks it.
Cade wants to stand up but Gavin is controlling him.
Cade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gavin stops Cade from standing up.
Gavin throwing strikes but missing.
Tommy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin stays in close to Cade's body and controls the position.
Gavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gavin prevents Cade from getting back to his feet.
Cade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cade throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Cade with an uppercut!
Cade connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gavin momentarily.
Cade throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Gavin moves his leg out of the way.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin scores with a kick to the body.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
Cade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
No joy there for Gavin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Cade moves away and avoids it.
Cade wants to slow Gavin down by chopping away at his legs.
Gavin thuds a left hand into Cade's body.
Cade looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Carl Cade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade slips a jab from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a wild combination.
Carl Cade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gavin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade works the jab nicely.
Cade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cade motions for Gavin to come forward. Cade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cade connects with the punch.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Cade throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Gavin misses.
Cade blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gavin, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cade 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Cade!
Carl Cade bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyros Sisyphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Gouken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyros Sisyphus!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisyphus gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sisyphus wants to control but Gouken is keeping him busy.
Sisyphus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sisyphus is thwarting Gouken's attempts to control the position.
Sisyphus is looking to pass Gouken's guard but actually Gouken recovers to full guard.
Sisyphus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gouken wants to get back to his feet but Sisyphus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gouken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sisyphus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisyphus prevents Gouken from getting back to his feet.
Sisyphus trying to control but Gouken is working from the bottom.
Sisyphus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sisyphus looking to pass the guard.
Sisyphus prevents Gouken from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisyphus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gouken is keeping the position for now.
Sisyphus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sisyphus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sisyphus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gouken is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sisyphus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus in side control, throwing shots but Gouken defends.
Gouken is trying to control Sisyphus's posture but Sisyphus avoids it.
Gouken is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sisyphus advances to full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sisyphus landing punches.
Gouken looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Sisyphus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sisyphus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gouken can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sisyphus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sisyphus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sisyphus breaks from Gouken's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sisyphus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sisyphus thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gouken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sisyphus with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
Gouken holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sisyphus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sisyphus tries to control but Gouken wriggling away.
Sisyphus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gouken manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gouken is trying to get back to his feet.
Sisyphus cracks Gouken with a big right hand but Gouken just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sisyphus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gouken has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisyphus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gouken is looking to reverse the position.
Gouken is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sisyphus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gouken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sisyphus working the head with strikes.
Sisyphus tries for a kimura but Gouken is defending well.
Sisyphus working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gouken avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sisyphus.
Sisyphus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gouken, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyros Sisyphus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken'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.
Sisyphus shoots in and bounces Gouken off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sisyphus slips nicely into half guard.
Gouken is trying to stand.
Gouken tries to roll over but Sisyphus keeps him under control.
Gouken wants to get back to his feet.
Sisyphus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sisyphus is trying to control the action in half guard but Gouken is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sisyphus is pressing down on Gouken's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gouken is holding on for now.
Sisyphus is looking to take a break and control but Gouken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisyphus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gouken is trying to get back to full guard.
Sisyphus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gouken doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sisyphus.
Gouken pushes Sisyphus off looking to stand but Sisyphus dives back in and keeps control.
Sisyphus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gouken does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sisyphus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gouken has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sisyphus is nestled in close to Gouken, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus prevents Gouken from standing back up.
Sisyphus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sisyphus with good strikes from the mount here!
Gouken is working to get back to half guard.
Sisyphus throwing strikes here but Gouken is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sisyphus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gouken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sisyphus working for a submission but Gouken is keeping him at bay.
Sisyphus raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scott Gouken's cut is getting worse.
Gouken avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sisyphus.
Sisyphus wants to take his opponent's back but Gouken doesn't allow it.
Sisyphus wants to finish this one by submission but Gouken is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sisyphus.
Gouken tries to reverse the position but Sisyphus maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Sisyphus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gouken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gouken wants to hold on but Sisyphus pushes him away.
Gouken defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sisyphus.
Gouken is squirming around, avoiding Sisyphus's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus cracks Gouken with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Scott Gouken's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Gouken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gouken sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gouken is staying active underneath Sisyphus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sisyphus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gouken has hold of Sisyphus's hands but Sisyphus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kyros Sisyphus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gouken is trying to stand.
Sisyphus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gouken looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sisyphus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyros Sisyphus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken'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. 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.
Gouken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Sisyphus.
Gouken closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sisyphus to the mat! Sisyphus manages to get full guard.
Gouken gets to his feet - Sisyphus follows without any prompting.
Sisyphus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gouken throws a series of punches but Sisyphus moves out of range.
Gouken stalks Sisyphus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sisyphus's face. Sisyphus staggers backwards, shaken.
Sisyphus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gouken to the ground. Sisyphus is now in Gouken's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gouken keeping moving, preventing Sisyphus from controlling successfully.
Sisyphus distracts Gouken with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sisyphus 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sisyphus manages to get himself to full guard.
Gouken wants to control from the top but Sisyphus keeps moving.
Sisyphus wants to sweep but no luck.
Sisyphus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sisyphus trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisyphus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gouken defends it easily.
Sisyphus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gouken manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus postures up.
Gouken wants to get back to his feet but Sisyphus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sisyphus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gouken's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisyphus slips a nice elbow through Gouken's hands, connecting with Gouken's forehead.
Gouken won't allow Sisyphus to pass to mount.
Sisyphus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sisyphus looking to finish Gouken with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gouken!
Sisyphus working for a guillotine from mount but Gouken is in no mood to give up.
Sisyphus lands a couple of good shots and Gouken has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouken wants to control his opponent's hands but Sisyphus gets his hands free.
Sisyphus has the hooks in. Gouken is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Scott Gouken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sisyphus tightening his grip on Gouken, looking for the choke.
Sisyphus misses with a punch to the head.
Gouken looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sisyphus.
Gouken wants to get back to his feet.
Gouken tries to escape but Sisyphus has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Gouken is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sisyphus gets his way!
Gouken trying to control the hands but Sisyphus breaks the grip.
Kyros Sisyphus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sisyphus has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gouken has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gouken trying to control the hands but Sisyphus breaks the grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gouken is really stuck here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gouken turns into Sisyphus and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyros Sisyphus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sisyphus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyros Sisyphus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian MacAiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAiken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Myrphy's / Rose Tattoo. Kilpatrick has chosen Gentleman 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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177 lbs
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25
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian MacAiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick misses the body punch
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpatrick lands a jab.
MacAiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilpatrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacAiken tries to avoid it but Kilpatrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacAiken to the ground. MacAiken escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MacAiken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilpatrick on the side of the head.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch but MacAiken is having none of it.
A low kick from Kilpatrick is predictable there
and MacAiken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick misses with a leg kick
and MacAiken counters with a nice body shot.
Kilpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and MacAiken counters with a straight right hand.
MacAiken throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kilpatrick was covering up waiting for the punch and MacAiken finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing MacAiken from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAiken throwing strikes but missing.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing MacAiken from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacAiken 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.
Kilpatrick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as MacAiken controls the pace.
Kilpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilpatrick controlling MacAiken's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A leg kick checked by MacAiken.
MacAiken throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kilpatrick was covering up waiting for the punch and MacAiken finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kilpatrick pulls MacAiken in close to his closed guard and prevents MacAiken from doing any damage or advancing position.
MacAiken is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
MacAiken looking to sit in guard and control but Kilpatrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAiken keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kilpatrick advances to half guard.
Kilpatrick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
MacAiken is staying active underneath Kilpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacAiken wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacAiken wants to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick passes into side control, despite MacAiken's attempt to control the position.
Kilpatrick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt MacAiken will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kilpatrick cracks MacAiken with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kilpatrick cracks MacAiken with a big elbow.
MacAiken is looking for a sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on MacAiken's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacAiken is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kilpatrick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacAiken is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kilpatrick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kilpatrick is just content to waste time from the top position. MacAiken takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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 Ian MacAiken will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
MacAiken looks for a takedown but Kilpatrick sprawls well.
MacAiken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but MacAiken is just out of range.
MacAiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacAiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilpatrick can pounce on him.
MacAiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilpatrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacAiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpatrick at a distance.
Kilpatrick moves in looking to clinch but MacAiken pushes him off.
Kilpatrick throws a shot to the body.
MacAiken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilpatrick as he jumps to the side.
Kilpatrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacAiken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAiken works Kilpatrick's body with a nice hook.
MacAiken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacAiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick looks to land a combination but MacAiken avoids it well.
Kilpatrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacAiken.
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacAiken.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian MacAiken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacAiken tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kilpatrick defends well and MacAiken ends up having to push Kilpatrick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from MacAiken.
Kilpatrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacAiken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the side of MacAiken's head.
MacAiken jumps guard and drags Kilpatrick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kilpatrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacAiken's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAiken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacAiken is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacAiken can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilpatrick controls the pace.
MacAiken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but MacAiken keeps moving.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to MacAiken's brow.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick trying to control but MacAiken is working from the bottom.
MacAiken is looking to sweep but instead, Kilpatrick has passed into half guard.
Kilpatrick prevents MacAiken from improving his position.
Kilpatrick trying to control from MacAiken's half guard. MacAiken has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
MacAiken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilpatrick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MacAiken is on top in guard.
MacAiken preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacAiken with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
MacAiken swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacAiken stuffs the takedown.
Kilpatrick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacAiken tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kilpatrick defends well and MacAiken ends up having to push Kilpatrick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
MacAiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilpatrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacAiken.
Kilpatrick with a knee to the head.
MacAiken effectively controlling the action here.
Kilpatrick leaning his opponent against the cage.
MacAiken misses with the head strike.
MacAiken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kilpatrick is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacAiken.
Kilpatrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacAiken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kilpatrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacAiken blocking some punches.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick pressing his opponent against the cage.
MacAiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilpatrick's elbow.
Kilpatrick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kilpatrick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacAiken.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from MacAiken.
Kilpatrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacAiken blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Kilpatrick avoiding 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!
MacAiken tries to throw a body punch but Kilpatrick avoids it by throwing MacAiken back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kilpatrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacAiken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacAiken is pushing Kilpatrick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kilpatrick has MacAiken pressed against the cage.
MacAiken has a couple of punches blocked by Kilpatrick.
MacAiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilpatrick's elbow.
Kilpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacAiken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee strike.
Kilpatrick digs a right hand into MacAiken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacAiken's gas tank.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacAiken avoids it.
MacAiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilpatrick's elbow.
Kilpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as MacAiken controls his hands.
MacAiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacAiken gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kilpatrick regains guard.
MacAiken is fighting to break Kilpatrick's control of his arms but Kilpatrick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
MacAiken throws a strike but Kilpatrick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
MacAiken is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but MacAiken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from MacAiken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacAiken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Kilpatrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kilpatrick 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kilpatrick!
Luke Kilpatrick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuoppala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Children of Bodom - Warheart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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171 lbs
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183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Yossarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Kuoppala!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuoppala misses with a body shot.
Yossarian slips a jab and a cross from Kuoppala.
Yossarian scores with a jab to the head.
Yossarian lands with a nice combination. Kuoppala backs away looking to recover.
A slow jab from Yossarian misses its intended target.
Kuoppala scores with a one two! Yossarian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuoppala throws a looping overhand right but Yossarian ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuoppala. Yossarian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yossarian seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yossarian misses with a body shot.
Yossarian blocks the body kick.
Alexander Kuoppala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuoppala slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Yossarian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuoppala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuoppala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yossarian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuoppala checks a leg kick.
Kuoppala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yossarian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yossarian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala blocks a leg kick.
Kuoppala misses with a series of wild punches.
Yossarian misses with a body shot.
Yossarian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuoppala finds it's way round the side to connect with Yossarian's head.
Kuoppala lands with a straight right. Yossarian didn't see that one coming.
Yossarian slips under a jab from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala looks to land a left hand but Yossarian moved out of range nicely.
Kuoppala throws a lazy right hand but Yossarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuoppala moves out of range of the leg kick from Yossarian.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yossarian.
Kuoppala is looking to slow Yossarian down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Yossarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuoppala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yossarian.
Kuoppala cracks a nice hook into Yossarian's ribs.
Yossarian keeps Kuoppala at a distance using the push kick.
Kuoppala lands a lovely overhand right.
Yossarian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuoppala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yossarian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuoppala checks a leg kick.
Yossarian wants to land a leg kick but Kuoppala is out of range.
Yossarian checks a leg kick.
Kuoppala moves out of range of the body kick from Yossarian.
Kuoppala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuoppala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuoppala misses with a hook. Yossarian ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yossarian misses.
Kuoppala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander Kuoppala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuoppala on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yossarian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Kuoppala as he checks the leg kick.
Yossarian tries to bum rush Kuoppala with a series of wild strikes but Kuoppala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuoppala misses with a body shot.
Kuoppala 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.
Yossarian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kuoppala's half guard.
Yossarian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kuoppala has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yossarian is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yossarian keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Kuoppala will probably get the nod.
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.
Yossarian is looking to land body kicks.
Yossarian throws a head kick that misses.
Yossarian throws a leg kick which misses Kuoppala's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuoppala tries to avoid it.
Yossarian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yossarian connects with a leg kick. Kuoppala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuoppala misses with a hook.
Kuoppala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yossarian.
Yossarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuoppala was well out of range. Poor timing from Yossarian.
Yossarian checks the leg kick.
Yossarian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yossarian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuoppala stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuoppala blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuoppala moves away from the strike by Yossarian.
Yossarian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuoppala moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala stalling in the clinch but Yossarian improves position.
Yossarian pushes Kuoppala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuoppala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yossarian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yossarian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yossarian lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuoppala backwards.
Yossarian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yossarian looks to land a body kick but Kuoppala moved away.
Kuoppala takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut. Kuoppala saw that one coming.
Yossarian catches Kuoppala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yossarian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuoppala's hands.
Kuoppala throws a shot from downtown. Yossarian moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with a straight left.
Yossarian scores with a jab. Kuoppala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yossarian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuoppala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yossarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuoppala.
Yossarian's corner calls for a 1-2. Yossarian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuoppala misses the jab.
John Yossarian is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuoppala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Kuoppala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yossarian doesn't seem phased though.
Kuoppala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuoppala tries to move into range but Yossarian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yossarian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuoppala counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuoppala.
Yossarian misses with a punch to the body.
Yossarian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yossarian pushes Kuoppala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yossarian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yossarian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yossarian lands with a short shot to the head.
Yossarian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuoppala pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Kuoppala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuoppala moves away from the strike by Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A clash of legs there as Kuoppala blocks the low kick.
Yossarian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian misses with a wild body shot.
Kuoppala 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.
Kuoppala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yossarian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yossarian just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Yossarian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yossarian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yossarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuoppala.
Yossarian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yossarian misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Kuoppala.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yossarian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian dominated that second round.
That's time! Yossarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yossarian tried to score with a low kick but Kuoppala checks it.
Kuoppala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuoppala with a nice cross.
Kuoppala throws a good cross that connects.
Kuoppala thuds his shin into the meat of Yossarian's side.
A big left from Yossarian misses.
Yossarian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuoppala takes a swing at Yossarian's ribcage but misses.
Kuoppala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuoppala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala clobbers Yossarian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yossarian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yossarian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuoppala blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuoppala.
Yossarian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuoppala swings for the body but Yossarian moves out of range.
Kuoppala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yossarian.
A big right from Kuoppala misses.
Yossarian scores with a jab.
Kuoppala scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yossarian.
Kuoppala misses with a hook
and Yossarian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yossarian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuoppala is out of range and Yossarian settles back down.
Kuoppala feints and then cracks Yossarian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yossarian down.
Kuoppala throws a looping overhand right but Yossarian ducks down to avoid it.
Yossarian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuoppala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian misses with a body kick.
Yossarian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuoppala has time to react.
Yossarian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuoppala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yossarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Yossarian walks into a straight right hand from Kuoppala.
Yossarian blocks a low kick nicely.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut. Kuoppala saw that one coming.
Yossarian scores with a kick to the body.
Yossarian blocks a head kick by Kuoppala.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut
letting Kuoppala counter with a right hand.
Yossarian swings for the body but Kuoppala moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuoppala. Yossarian does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian sizes up Kuoppala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yossarian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuoppala tries to avoid it but Yossarian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuoppala to the ground. Kuoppala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yossarian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Kuoppala misses.
Kuoppala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yossarian under the eye.
Yossarian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuoppala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuoppala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuoppala rushes Yossarian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yossarian throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuoppala.
Yossarian is trying to pull guard but Kuoppala turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yossarian misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala scores with a shot to the side of Yossarian's head.
That's four 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!
Yossarian being controlled against the cage.
Yossarian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala is trying to maintain a safe position but Yossarian gets an underhook and turns Kuoppala into the cage.
Yossarian is trying to break free.
Yossarian wants to break free but Kuoppala has control.
Yossarian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yossarian avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Yossarian as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuoppala swings wildly with an uppercut but Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuoppala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yossarian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuoppala really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut. Kuoppala saw that one coming.
Kuoppala misses with a leg kick
and Yossarian counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kuoppala!
Kuoppala tries to improve position but can't.
Yossarian advances to mount.
Kuoppala wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yossarian.
Yossarian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuoppala?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian is landing with some decent strikes but Kuoppala is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yossarian prevents Kuoppala from getting the reversal.
Yossarian trying to control but Kuoppala is having none of it.
Yossarian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yossarian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
John Yossarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuoppala is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Yossarian's lack of action.
Yossarian prevents Kuoppala from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Yossarian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kuoppala regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yossarian.
Kuoppala is trying to control the position but Yossarian postures up.
Kuoppala is pulling down on Yossarian's head to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yossarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian throwing strikes but missing.
Yossarian cracks Kuoppala with a solid left hand.
Yossarian tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuoppala is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yossarian is stalling in the full guard.
Yossarian working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Yossarian had his way with Alexander Kuoppala in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yossarian shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuoppala is looking to clinch but Yossarian is avoiding it.
Yossarian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuoppala throws a body kick that misses.
Yossarian connects with a leg kick. Kuoppala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yossarian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala takes a swing at Yossarian's ribcage but misses.
Yossarian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuoppala misses with a wild body shot.
Yossarian moves away from the strike by Kuoppala.
Nice straight punches there by Kuoppala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuoppala.
Kuoppala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuoppala avoids the body shot from Yossarian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yossarian throws a low kick but Kuoppala avoids it.
Yossarian throws a leg kick which misses Kuoppala's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuoppala tries to avoid it.
Kuoppala dips to his left and cracks Yossarian with an uppercut!
Kuoppala connects with a nice looking jab.
Yossarian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuoppala's sensitive parts.
Yossarian swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuoppala.
Yossarian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuoppala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Kuoppala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuoppala misses with a wild body shot.
Kuoppala throws a lazy uppercut
so Yossarian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yossarian drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kuoppala dives on top into guard.
Yossarian working a defensive guard but Kuoppala manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yossarian struggling a bit here.
Yossarian tries to buck Kuoppala off but Kuoppala is having none of it.
Kuoppala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yossarian keeps working.
Yossarian 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala tries to advance to mount but Yossarian denies him.
Yossarian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kuoppala wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
My spies in Midnight MMA inform me that Kuoppala has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
You can see the frustration on Yossarian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yossarian is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kuoppala is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Yossarian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian tries to lock up and control but Kuoppala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yossarian tries to reverse the position but Kuoppala maintains control.
Kuoppala controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yossarian is squirming around, avoiding Kuoppala's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Yossarian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yossarian 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Yossarian!
John Yossarian retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, John Yossarian took to the microphone: 'Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?'.
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