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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janusz KorwinMikke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Lollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgio Lollo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Janusz KorwinMikke's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janusz KorwinMikke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Lollo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KorwinMikke lands a jab to Lollo's midsection.
Lollo falls off balance throwing a combination
and KorwinMikke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lollo thinking.
Lollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from KorwinMikke lands.
It looks like Giorgio Lollo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KorwinMikke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lollo avoids the body shot from KorwinMikke.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from KorwinMikke is defended easily by Lollo.
KorwinMikke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lollo. Lollo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A bone on bone clash there as KorwinMikke blocks the leg kick.
KorwinMikke lands with a right hand.
Lollo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
KorwinMikke thuds a left hand into Lollo's body.
Lollo looks winded!
KorwinMikke lands a jab to Lollo's midsection.
KorwinMikke plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Lollo to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Lollo just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Janusz KorwinMikke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonothan Kuhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anto Mrvelj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhula comes to the cage accompanied by Native Drums from the South Pacific. Tonothan Kuhula has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonothan Kuhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anto Mrvelj!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrvelj punishes Kuhula's body with a nice straight punch.
Anto Mrvelj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrvelj lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mrvelj throws a head kick that misses.
Mrvelj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuhula lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mrvelj circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuhula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mrvelj.
Kuhula connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Anto Mrvelj has been cut.
Mrvelj catches Kuhula with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mrvelj throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuhula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuhula feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mrvelj sprawling to the canvas! Mrvelj rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kuhula finish him?!
Mrvelj is rocked!
A nice combination there by Mrvelj.
Kuhula misses with a straight left.
Kuhula throws a series of punches but Mrvelj moves out of range.
Mrvelj throws a right hand that Kuhula ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuhula also avoids with ease.
Mrvelj is aggressively charging in as Kuhula backs up avoiding any damage. Kuhula tosses out a jab and Mrvelj runs right into it face first! Mrvelj is out cold! Kuhula dropped down on all fours and is barking in Mrvelj's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tonothan Kuhula!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tonothan Kuhula made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 7$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Tyroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Tyroon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Tyroon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyroon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilpinen moves into the clinch.
Kilpinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyroon backwards.
Kilpinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpinen tries to work over Tyroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyroon lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilpinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilpinen misses with the combination.
Tyroon misses with a body shot.
Tyroon missing with a left hand there. Kilpinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Personal Training in the buildup to the fight.
Tyroon lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyroon throws a big shot that misses.
Tyroon loads up on a big right hand but Kilpinen slips the punch.
Tyroon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kilpinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tyroon blocks a leg kick.
Tyroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kilpinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyroon.
Tyroon tries to clinch but Kilpinen is having none of it.
Kilpinen slips under a jab from Tyroon.
Tyroon throws a shot from downtown. Kilpinen moves away and avoids it.
Kilpinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpinen scores with a hook to the body. Tyroon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyroon misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Tyroon misses.
Kilpinen tries to work over Tyroon's front leg with a kick but Tyroon checks it.
Kilpinen thumps Tyroon with a low kick.
Kilpinen digs a good body shot into Tyroon's ribs.
Kilpinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyroon throws out the jab.
Kilpinen throws a series of punches but Tyroon avoids them all with ease.
Kilpinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Kilpinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyroon.
Tyroon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyroon blocks the body kick.
Tyroon throws an overhand right that lands on Kilpinen's shoulder, as Kilpinen tries to avoid the shot.
Kilpinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kilpinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilpinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick which misses Tyroon's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyroon tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Tyroon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilpinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That kick from Kilpinen tenderised Tyroon's leg. Tyroon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyroon looks winded!
Kilpinen connects with a leg kick. Tyroon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilpinen lands an overhand right.
Kilpinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilpinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilpinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilpinen scores with a hook.
Kilpinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kilpinen scores with a nice right hand.
Kilpinen lands a high kick!
Tyroon is rocked!
Kilpinen lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Tyroon up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Kilpinen from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Tyroon's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaakko Kilpinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaakko Kilpinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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255 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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249 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Bombard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
Grey moves to clinch but Bombard breaks away
and Bombard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bombard.
Grey missing with knees to the body.
Bombard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grey.
Bombard working aggressively here.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
Grey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bombard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
Grey wants to get back to striking at distance but Bombard won't allow it.
Grey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bombard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey's brow.
Grey fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sasha Grey has been cut.
Grey tries to pull guard but Bombard won't allow it.
Bombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey tries to clinch up but Bombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey drives through with a takedown into Bombard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Bombard blocks nicely.
Grey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grey 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.
Grey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grey wants to pass the guard but Bombard is keeping the position.
Bombard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grey stands up over Bombard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grey wants to control from the top but Bombard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard being controlled here, momentarily.
Grey is in close to Bombard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bombard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bombard looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey throwing strikes but missing.
Grey wants to control from the top but Bombard keeps moving.
Bombard being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sasha Grey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey tries to clinch but Bombard moves out of range.
Grey shoots in but Bombard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grey is looking to clinch but Bombard is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombard misses with a looping right.
Bombard swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Grey scores with a takedown into Bombard's guard.
Grey scoring with some ground and pound.
Grey stands up over Bombard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grey.
Grey scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Grey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bombard clinches.
Bombard misses with the head strike.
Grey tries to score a body lock takedown but Bombard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bombard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bombard dodges an elbow strike from Grey.
Grey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bombard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bombard's defenses.
Grey blocks an uppercut.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bombard's coach down at Champions GYM | All Elite Coaches| was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bombard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grey.
It looks like Hector Bombard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bombard can't fight it off and eventually Grey manages to take the fight to the floor. Bombard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grey preventing the sweep.
Bombard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bombard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grey throws a big right hand that misses.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grey pushing down on Bombard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grey drops an elbow to the side of Bombard's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Grey there.
Bombard is trying to control but can't.
Grey is nestled in close to Bombard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grey is working for a submission of some sort.
Grey slips a nice elbow through Bombard's hands, connecting with Bombard's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bombard's head.
Grey lands with a punch from half guard.
Bombard wants to get back to full guard.
Grey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grey winds up and cracks Bombard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bombard defending well though.
Bombard is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grey working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grey lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bombard's head.
Grey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bombard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bombard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Grey there.
Grey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grey postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bombard to stand up.
Bombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bombard moves into the clinch.
Grey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bombard can do to turn this around?
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bombard throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey wants to clinch up but Bombard keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Grey dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grey misses with a takedown attempt - Bombard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grey tries to clinch up but Bombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Bombard leaves Grey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Bombard pushes him off.
Grey looks for a takedown but Bombard sprawls well.
Grey misses with the combination.
Grey thuds his shin into the meat of Bombard's side.
Sasha Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bombard is out of range and Grey settles back down.
Grey tries to clinch
and Bombard counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grey blocking some punches.
Grey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bombard gets through Grey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grey misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bombard throws an elbow but misses.
Bombard lands a nice elbow.
Grey is trying to break free.
Grey pulls guard successfully.
Grey wants to get back to his feet but Bombard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hector Bombard.
Grey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bombard avoids the head kick by Grey.
Grey tries to clinch up
and Bombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Bombard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grey slips under a jab from Bombard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
Grey tries to clinch up
and Bombard counters with a straight right hand.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hector Bombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt - Bombard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Bombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombard scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grey tries to clinch but Bombard moves out of range.
Bombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey wants to clinch.
Bombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sasha Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey drives through and clinches with Bombard against the cage.
Grey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bombard after a bit of a struggle.
Bombard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasha Grey's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Bombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Bombard.
Hector Bombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sasha Grey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grey pushes off an throws an elbow but Bombard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Bombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Grey!
During a confident post fight interview, Sasha Grey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Lights Please - J Cole. Recksun has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Recksun does it's job there.
Brown throws a low kick but Recksun avoids it.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Recksun shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Recksun.
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!
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Recksun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Recksun looks winded!
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Recksun throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Recksun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Hugh Recksun has been cut.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at BigMouth Cabrons that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown throws a low kick but Recksun moves out of range easily.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Recksun up against the cage.
Recksun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Recksun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Recksun blocks an elbow strike.
Recksun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown stalling the fight.
Recksun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Recksun shoots in but no luck this time.
Bushido Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Recksun.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Recksun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Recksun cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bushido Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Recksun checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown connects with the punch.
Recksun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown forces Recksun back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recksun wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Recksun.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown stalls.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Recksun blocks an elbow strike.
Recksun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Recksun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown lands a body shot.
That kick from Brown tenderised Recksun's leg. Recksun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Recksun is out on his feet! Brown sets himself and nearly takes Recksun's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bushido Brown!
Our winner, Bushido Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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289 lbs
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291 lbs
29 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laid shoots and misses
and Zhandunka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhandunka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laid dives in for a single leg takedown but Zhandunka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Laid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laid goes for a takedown attempt but Zhandunka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zhandunka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zhandunka lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhandunka slaps away a takedown attempt from Laid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laid moves away.
Laid shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhandunka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zhandunka counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laid shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zhandunka defends it nicely.
Laid is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka sizes up Laid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka jabs at Laid's body.
Laid with a poor takedown
and Zhandunka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhandunka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhandunka lands with a good body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Laid. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Zhandunka cracks a nice hook into Laid's ribs.
Zhandunka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhandunka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zhandunka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhandunka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhandunka lands an overhand right.
Zhandunka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laid definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mike Laid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhandunka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zhandunka. Beautiful body shot.
Zhandunka dips to his left and cracks Laid with an uppercut!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Laid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zhandunka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Laid tries for a takedown but Zhandunka manages to get underhooks.
Zhandunka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laid letting Zhandunka take a breather here.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Zhandunka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zhandunka.
Laid fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Zhandunka.
Still in the clinch, Zhandunka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laid blocks an uppercut.
Zhandunka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laid backwards.
Zhandunka is working Laid over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Zhandunka.
Laid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhandunka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Zhandunka.
Laid is rocked!
Zhandunka working aggressively here.
Laid jumps guard but Zhandunka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zhandunka pushes Laid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zhandunka lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zhandunka.
Oh Laid 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 Zhandunka.
Zhandunka has a couple of punches blocked by Laid.
Laid seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Zhandunka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laid is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zhandunka pushes Laid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhandunka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhandunka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhandunka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhandunka drops Laid onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laid is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Mike Laid has been cut.
Laid letting Zhandunka take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhandunka lands a big right hand that drops Laid! The killer instinct kicks in and Zhandunka finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Zhandunka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ales Zhandunka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lube-Shparu. Josh Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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34
186 lbs
24 - 23 - 1 |
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36
273 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulakov lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Kulakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Kulakov's torso.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.
Kulakov is breathing heavily.
Kulakov throws a big shot that misses.
Kulakov misses with the combination.
Kulakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kulakov misses with a few strikes there.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Kulakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams avoids the body shot from Kulakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries a knee to the head but Kulakov blocks it.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Kulakov backwards.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Kulakov.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems to be stalking Kulakov here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Kulakov drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Josh Williams!
A victorious Josh Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Lagoc Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagoc Ii comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes The Boom. Roderick Lagoc Ii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
245 lbs
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270 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roderick Lagoc Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Mabuva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabuva throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Roderick Lagoc Ii has been cut.
Mabuva lands a left and a right that send Lagoc Ii crashing to the mat, dazed. Mabuva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lagoc Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagoc Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lagoc Ii shoots in for a takedown but Mabuva shows good takedown defense.
Mabuva lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Lagoc Ii out cold! Lagoc Ii is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cedric Mabuva!
A victorious Cedric Mabuva 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onizuka Stresemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stresemann has chosen Takashi Sorimachi - Poison as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onizuka Stresemann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stresemann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Stresemann lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Stresemann.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Stresemann is just out of range.
Stresemann keeps the fight on the outside.
Stresemann throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Stresemann.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stresemann blocks a leg kick.
Stresemann has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vince Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stresemann lands a lovely overhand right.
Stresemann misses with a body shot.
Dixon tries to clinch but Stresemann is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Stresemann.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stresemann avoids the body shot from Dixon.
Stresemann shoots for a takedown but Dixon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stresemann looks to throw the jab but Dixon is out of range.
Stresemann throws a series of punches but Dixon avoids them all with ease.
Stresemann has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Onizuka Stresemann has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stresemann lands with a shot to the body.
Stresemann misses with an uppercut.
Dixon tries to clinch but Stresemann is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon jabs Stresemann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dixon throws a sloppy head kick and Stresemann moves out of range easily.
Dixon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Stresemann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dixon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stresemann dips to his left and cracks Dixon with an uppercut!
Vince Dixon's cut is getting worse.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Stresemann avoids nicely.
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dixon connects with a solid leg kick.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Stresemann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon scoring well with a low kick there.
Dixon moves into the clinch successfully.
Stresemann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stresemann is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dixon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vince Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onizuka Stresemann.
Knees to the body from Dixon.
Stresemann looks winded!
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dixon blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stresemann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dixon misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon trying to stall but Stresemann improves his position.
Dixon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body.
Dixon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stresemann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dixon working Stresemann over with knees to the body.
Dixon crunches a lovely knee into Stresemann's ribcage.
Dixon throws an elbow but it misses.
Stresemann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dixon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dixon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dixon crunches a lovely knee into Stresemann's ribcage.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dixon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dixon tries to land knees in the clinch but Stresemann avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dixon tries to stall but Stresemann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stresemann has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dixon after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Dixon.
Stresemann is looking to break free of the clinch but Dixon has double underhooks.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Onizuka Stresemann's cut even more.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dixon lands an elbow that stopped Stresemann in his tracks for a moment.
Dixon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stresemann's defenses.
Dixon lands an elbow that stopped Stresemann in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Onizuka Stresemann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stresemann takes an elbow to the temple.
Stresemann is rocked!
Dixon lands a big knee to the head and Stresemann goes down! Dixon pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Dixon!
Vince Dixon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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