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Evil 7:Clash Of The Titans PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn looks for the body kick but Mohammad saw that one coming.
Mohammad Mohammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses the jab.
Mohammad misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Mohammad throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Jab from Penn.
Penn cracks Mohammad with an open hand slap.
Mohammad fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Mohammad blocks a head kick by Penn.
Mohammad throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Penn misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mohammad.
Mohammad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mohammad.
Mohammad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mohammad checks a leg kick.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Mohammad throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Mohammad throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Mohammad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn.
Mohammad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Mohammad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mohammad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Mohammad counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Mohammad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mohammad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Mohammad misses with a low kick.
Mohammad throws a one two combo.
Mohammad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mohammad duly obliges.
Penn checks a low kick from Mohammad.
Mohammad throws a head kick that misses.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Mohammad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Mohammad counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn throws a head kick but Mohammad moves out of range.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mohammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mohammad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Penn feints and then cracks Mohammad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mohammad down.
Mohammad tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Mohammad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mohammad misses with a body kick.
Mohammad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohammad.
Mohammad throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mohammad 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 Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohammad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mohammad throws a head kick that misses.
Mohammad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Mohammad slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohammad was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn throws a hook but Mohammad blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammad works over Penn's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Mohammad lands a head kick!
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 Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Mohammad is out of range.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mohammad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mohammad's coach down at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mohammad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mohammad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mohammad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohammad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mohammad Mohammad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn throws a body punch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Mohammad off the cage and back into range.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mohammad on the side of the head.
Penn throws a head kick but Mohammad moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohammad was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Mohammad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Mohammad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mohammad throws a body kick that misses.
Mohammad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohammad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Mohammad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Mohammad throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Mohammad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penn 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.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mohammad throws a head kick that misses.
Mohammad tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Penn.
A combination from Mohammad does no damage.
Penn misses with a hook. Mohammad ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn throws a solid leg kick but Mohammad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penn.
Mohammad ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Mohammad lands with a nice body kick.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohammad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mohammad throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to bum rush Mohammad with a series of wild strikes but Mohammad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid body kick from Mohammad.
Mohammad misses with a low kick.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Mohammad moves away and avoids it.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohammad manages to avoid it.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Mohammad is out of range.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Crunch! Mohammad slams his shin into Penn's torso.
Penn looks for the body kick but Mohammad saw that one coming.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Mohammad counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mohammad.
Penn lands a glancing blow to the side of Mohammad's head.
Mohammad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mohammad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn tried to score with a low kick but Mohammad checks it.
Mohammad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Mohammad throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Mohammad misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Mohammad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohammad throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Mohammad ducks down to avoid it.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Mohammad lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penn takes a swing at Mohammad's ribcage but misses.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mohammad checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mohammad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mohammad moves out of range of the body kick from Penn.
Mohammad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Mohammad moved out of range.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Mohammad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohammad.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Mohammad avoids it.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mohammad counters with a body kick that stops Penn in his tracks momentarily.
Mohammad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mohammad motions for Penn to come forward. Mohammad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice looking body kick.
Mohammad misses with a body kick.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Mohammad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohammad is just out of range.
Mohammad misses with a wild combination.
Mohammad thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohammad was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
A head kick misses from Penn.
A head kick by Mohammad misses
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Penn misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Steel Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Mohammad in the body.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Mohammad tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohammad was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mohammad checks it well.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Mohammad cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Penn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Mohammad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohammad connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mohammad counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mohammad.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Penn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mohammad throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohammad misses with a wild combination.
Mohammad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mohammad avoids a kick to the body.
Mohammad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Mohammad misses with the combination.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mohammad Mohammad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mohammad.
Mohammad misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Mohammad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohammad throws a head kick that misses
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Mohammad throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Penn throws a head kick but Mohammad moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Mohammad is predictable there
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Mohammad misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steel Penn.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steel Penn!
A relieved looking Steel Penn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Nervecell - Psychogenocide. A fine choice. Robbin Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pedro Rua!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Robbin Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rua counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbin Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rua has passed into half guard!
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to control but Rua manages to pass to mount!
Rua get's back to his feet.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rua wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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!
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie looking for a kimura from the bottom but Rua passes into side control!
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Rua stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Rua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rua avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie closes the distance but Rua moves to the side
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rua uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but Rua has mounted him!
Gracie tries to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Rua has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is just holding on here. Rua manages to take his back.
Rua keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
Rua gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Gracie wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is trying to control Rua's posture but Rua avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Gracie but he's now mounted!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is trying to stand but he's just given Rua his back.
Rua avoiding Gracie 's attempts to control his hands.
Gracie is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rua.
Rua keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Rua gets his hands free.
Gracie is really stuck here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Gracie do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Gracie is in bad spot here.
Rua stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is working an open guard so Rua takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie prevents Rua from escaping the position.
Gracie taking a break here but Rua is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rua regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Rua to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Rua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rua uses it to pass to side control.
Rua has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Rua's back!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes.
Gracie goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Rua escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a strike from the bottom but Rua passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua stands up.
Rua slips under a jab.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rua stands up from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robbin Gracie.
I think Rua 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leverage - Mister Universe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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187 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
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37
177 lbs
35 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck tries to keep at a distance but Freeman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Buck.
Buck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freeman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Buck is just out of range.
Freeman misses with a hook to the body
and Buck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buck takes a swing at Freeman's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Buck as he checks the leg kick.
Buck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Freeman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Buck wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
Freeman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Buck off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman is punishing Buck with some ground and pound.
I've been told that Freeman has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Freeman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Freeman has the hooks in. Buck is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Freeman lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Buck is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Freeman lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freeman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Buck defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Buck can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Freeman.
Freeman punches Buck on the ear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman has the hooks in. Buck is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Buck trying to control the position but Freeman manages to sink in the hooks.
Freeman punches Buck on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands strikes to the head.
Freeman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Buck.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Freeman.
Buck can't escape the position.
Freeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freeman connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Buck to escape the position.
Buck defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Freeman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Buck's head.
Freeman is not going to allow Buck to sit and survive in this position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Freeman.
You can see the frustration on Buck's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Buck tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Freeman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Buck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman lands a nice shot to the head.
Freeman prevents Buck from getting the reversal.
Freeman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Freeman working Buck over with strikes here.
Harold Buck's cut is getting worse.
Buck is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman landing strikes from the mount.
Freeman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Freeman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Buck is rocked!
Freeman drops a big elbow. That's hurt Buck! More shots from Freeman and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Freeman!
Huey Freeman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prodigy Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Redyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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29
205 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prodigy Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Redyan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn misses with a wild combination.
Redyan lands a head kick. Steel Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Steel Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redyan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steel Penn misses with a leg kick
and Redyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steel Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redyan defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Steel Penn swings for the body but Redyan moves out of range.
Steel Penn throws a right and a left that Redyan avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Redyan.
Redyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Prodigy Steel Penn has been cut.
Steel Penn tries for a takedown but Redyan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steel Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redyan.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Redyan swinging wildly here.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Redyan but Redyan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Redyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Red Redyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Redyan as Steel Penn shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prodigy Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Redyan sprawls well. He's pushed Steel Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Redyan feints and then cracks Steel Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steel Penn down.
Steel Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Redyan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Steel Penn's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn is breathing heavily.
Redyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn'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.
Redyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steel Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Redyan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Redyan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Redyan is pushing down on Steel Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steel Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Redyan has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn tries to roll over but Redyan keeps him under control.
Steel Penn looking for subs from the bottom but Redyan mounts him!
Redyan controlling the position easily from mount.
Redyan looking to control but Steel Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Redyan wants to control the pace but Steel Penn is squirming around nicely.
Steel Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steel Penn gets back to half guard.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redyan pushing down on Steel Penn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steel Penn is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Redyan jumps into side control!
Redyan wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping him busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
Steel Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Redyan trying to control the position but Steel Penn is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Steel Penn is not content to let Redyan control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Redyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Prodigy Steel Penn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Redyan is just out of range.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown but Redyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Redyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redyan. That's going to slow Steel Penn down.
Steel Penn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Redyan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steel Penn is in Redyan's guard.
Steel Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Red Redyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steel Penn prevents Redyan from getting back to his feet.
Steel Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redyan is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redyan wants to stand and escape but Steel Penn is having none of it.
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Redyan is retaining full guard.
Steel Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Redyan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Steel Penn trying to control the position but Redyan is working away.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Redyan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Redyan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to control but Redyan is keeping him busy.
Redyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Steel Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Redyan, who protects the arm well.
Steel Penn throws an elbow but Redyan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Redyan tries to escape but Steel Penn is in control.
Steel Penn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Redyan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steel Penn decides to stand back up. Steel Penn steps back and let's Redyan get back to his feet.
Steel Penn fails with the takedown.
Steel Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prodigy Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redyan.
Redyan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn shoots in and drives through. Redyan sprawls well.
Steel Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Redyan sprawls well. He's pushed Steel Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Redyan counters with a shoot takedown. Steel Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Redyan wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel Penn is looking for a triangle here but Redyan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Redyan controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Prodigy Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Prodigy Steel Penn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Redyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redyan delivers a nice body kick.
Redyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Prodigy Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redyan is looking to slow Steel Penn down with leg kicks.
Steel Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Redyan counters with a single leg into guard. Steel Penn didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Redyan tries to pass.
Redyan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Redyan is controlling him.
Redyan wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Redyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Red Redyan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steel Penn.
Red Redyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redyan. That's going to slow Steel Penn down.
Redyan avoids the head kick by Steel Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn 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.
Redyan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Steel Penn manages to pass to side control.
Steel Penn prevents Redyan from standing back up.
Steel Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel Penn is working for a kimura but Redyan is defending it quite comfortably.
Steel Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redyan is trying to stand back up but Steel Penn is controlling him
Steel Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steel Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Redyan sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel Penn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Steel Penn stops Redyan from standing up.
Redyan can't keep his opponent in guard - Steel Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Redyan tries to kick Steel Penn off but Steel Penn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Steel Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redyan wants to stand and escape but Steel Penn is having none of it.
Steel Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steel Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Redyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redyan wants to stand up but Steel Penn is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Red Redyan.
Well Redyan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Redyan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen Baauer - Harlem Shake 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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32
213 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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26
214 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santiago throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Hall looks to throw a body kick
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Santiago counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Santiago is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santiago shoots and misses
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathan Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santiago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santiago connects with a body shot.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
Santiago fakes the leg kick and cracks Hall in the body.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonathan Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santiago.
Santiago thows a body kick. Hall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jonathan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Santiago settles back down.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Santiago controlling the position.
Hall wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Hall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santiago wants to sweep but no luck.
Jonathan Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Santiago's head.
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Santiago saw it coming and moves away.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santiago is out of range.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall scores with a spinning back kick!
Hall scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Santiago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santiago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.
Hall misses with a low kick as Santiago jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall scores with a jab. Santiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall wants to slow Santiago down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall clobbers Santiago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santiago checks a leg kick.
Santiago misses with a kick to the body.
Hall throws a leg kick but Santiago checks it.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Santiago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Santiago looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santiago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hall has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Santiago defends it.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall wants to pass to mount but Santiago is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to control. Santiago wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hall is looking to advance position but Santiago won't allow it.
Hall wants to control but Santiago is keeping him busy.
Hall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonathan Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall punishes Santiago's body with a nice straight punch.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Santiago is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Hall.
Santiago feints and as Hall raises his hands in defense, Santiago changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonathan Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall wants to control but Santiago passes easily into half guard.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Santiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hall gets full guard.
Hall trying to control the position.
Hall seems keen to control Santiago's posture.
Hall is trying to control the position but Santiago postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonathan Hall.
Santiago shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Santiago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Hall shows good takedown defense.
Jonathan Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santiago.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Santiago looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago blocks the body kick.
Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hall.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick but Santiago checks it.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Santiago cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jonathan Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with a hook. Santiago tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santiago steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hall. That one must have hurt.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall digs a good body shot into Santiago's ribs.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Santiago's ribs.
Hall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santiago looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
A clash of legs there as Santiago blocks the low kick.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santiago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jorge Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santiago lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Santiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santiago avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santiago avoids a kick to the body.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Santiago. No joy for Hall on that attempt.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Santiago.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santiago attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Jonathan Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Santiago.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws out a leg kick but Santiago moves out of range and Hall only half commits.
Hall throws a push kick but Santiago slaps the foot to one side.
Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Santiago!
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Santiago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santiago is avoiding damage well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Hall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klyde Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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284 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klyde Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Gunner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor blocks a jab.
Gunner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bashor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gunner scrambles back to his feet.
Bashor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bashor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunner.
Bashor shoots in but Gunner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Gunner does no damage.
Bashor connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bashor as he avoids it easily.
Bashor lands with a nice combination. Gunner backs away looking to recover.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Gunner moves out of range.
Bashor throws a body kick that misses.
Gunner misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bashor is defended easily by Gunner.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashor.
A big right from Gunner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bashor thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunner misses with an uppercut.
Bashor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunner misses the target.
Bashor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gunner sprawling to the canvas! Gunner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bashor finish him?!
It looks like Hawk Gunner has been cut.
Bashor drops Gunner with a huge uppercut! Gunner drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bashor is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klyde Bashor!
A very excited looking Klyde Bashor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Bowtie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska has chosen Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Graham Bowtie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Graham Bowtie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graham Bowtie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska connects with a body shot that sends Bowtie's belly button to the back.
Murska cracks Bowtie with a good jab.
It looks like Graham Bowtie has been cut.
Bowtie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bowtie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been told by Bowtie's head coaches at Cavemen Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bowtie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowtie blocks the body kick.
Murska blocks a low kick nicely.
Murska fails to land with a series of punches.
Murska throws out a loose jab but Bowtie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowtie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murska throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowtie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowtie thuds a left hand into Murska's body.
Murska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowtie throws a body punch but Murska moves out of range.
Murska misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Bowtie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowtie.
Bowtie cracks Murska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska throws a big shot that misses.
Bowtie lands a nice hook to Murska's body. Murska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murska.
Bowtie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murska.
Bowtie throws a looping overhand right but Murska ducks down to avoid it.
Murska fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowtie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowtie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murska blocks the body kick.
Bowtie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowtie throws a chopping leg kick but Murska manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bowtie ducks under a wild hook from Murska.
Bowtie blocks a low kick nicely.
Murska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murska looks to throw the jab but Bowtie is out of range.
Bowtie tries to clinch up but Murska circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bowtie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowtie, right into the meat.
Bowtie cracks the inside of Murska's front leg.
Murska looks to land a body kick but Bowtie moved away.
Bowtie is looking to slow Murska down with leg kicks.
Murska has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bowtie wants to clinch up but Murska keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Bowtie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bowtie misses with a leg kick
and Bowtie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowtie looks for the body kick but Murska saw that one coming.
Bowtie tries to land a leg kick but Murska saw it coming and moves away.
Murska looks to land a left hand but Bowtie moved out of range nicely.
Murska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murska takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowtie.
Some bone on bone action there as Murska checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bowtie misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie avoids the body shot from Murska.
Murska lands a jab to the nose.
Murska fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bowtie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murska connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bowtie scrambles back to his feet.
Bowtie rushes Murska and presses him up against the cage.
Murska lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowtie backwards.
Murska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowtie trying to stall but Murska improves his position.
Murska takes a knee to the side of 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!
Murska swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowtie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murska.
Bowtie looking to stall.
Bowtie is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murska's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowtie.
Murska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murska scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowtie prevents Murska from breaking the clinch.
Murska scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murska.
Murska avoiding damage as Bowtie throws knees to the body.
Bowtie tries to land knees in the clinch but Murska avoids the damage to the body.
Murska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowtie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowtie trying to stall but Murska improves his position.
Come on Murska - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murska tries to work over Bowtie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balig Murska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Graham Bowtie'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.
Bowtie connects with a body shot that sends Murska's belly button to the back.
Bowtie tries to land a leg kick but Murska saw it coming and moves away.
Murska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bowtie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Murska is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bowtie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murska lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bowtie takes a step back to recover.
Bowtie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murska's head backwards.
Murska checks a leg kick.
Bowtie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowtie misses with a low kick.
Bowtie misses with an uppercut
and Murska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Murska.
Murska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowtie.
Bowtie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowtie looks to throw a body kick
and Murska makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowtie blocks a head kick by Murska.
Bowtie takes a swing at Murska's ribcage but misses.
Murska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murska misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murska.
Bowtie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowtie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murska throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowtie pushes Murska away with a front kick.
Bowtie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bowtie moves out of range as Murska strikes.
Bowtie throws a low kick, looking for Murska's leg but Murska calmly moves out of range.
Murska scores with a nice right hand.
Bowtie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murska finds it's way round the side to connect with Bowtie's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bowtie scores with a hook to the body. Murska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie checks a leg kick.
Murska motions for Bowtie to come forward. Murska throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bowtie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowtie. Bowtie obviously looking to wear him down.
Murska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowtie's calf.
Murska is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowtie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murska.
Murska ducks right into an uppercut from Bowtie.
Murska has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowtie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murska.
Murska scores with a jab. Bowtie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowtie moves out of range of the leg kick from Murska.
Murska throws out a loose jab but Bowtie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska misses the shot to the body.
Bowtie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowtie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowtie cracks the inside of Murska's front leg.
Murska throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bowtie counters with a three punch combo that has Murska backing up. Murska nods at Bowtie to acknowledge the strikes.
Murska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Murska.
Murska's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murska throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bowtie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowtie. That's going to slow Murska down.
Murska moves out of range as Bowtie strikes.
Murska checks a leg kick.
Murska thows a body kick. Bowtie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowtie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murska misses with a body kick.
Bowtie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowtie closes the distance and clinches.
Murska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bowtie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bowtie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murska lands with a short shot to the head.
Bowtie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murska lands with a left to the head.
Bowtie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murska misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murska lands with a right to the head.
Murska has a couple of punches blocked by Bowtie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowtie.
Bowtie tries a body shot but Murska blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balig Murska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Graham Bowtie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowtie throws out the jab.
Bowtie scores with a three punch combo!
Bowtie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murska was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowtie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murska.
Murska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Murska.
Murska circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murska looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murska throws a head kick that Bowtie semi-blocks.
Bowtie clinches.
Murska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowtie lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowtie taking a breather.
Murska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murska avoids it.
Murska misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murska presses Bowtie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bowtie with a knee to the head.
Bowtie trying to land knees to the body.
Bowtie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murska tries to throw a body punch but Bowtie avoids it by throwing Murska back against the cage.
Murska lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bowtie misses with an elbow strike.
Murska working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bowtie is rocked!
Murska pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oh Bowtie 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 Murska.
Murska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowtie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Murska.
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!
Murska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowtie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murska pushes Bowtie away with a front kick.
Bowtie doesn't manage to clinch there - Murska circles away.
Balig Murska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murska connects with a looping right hand.
Murska circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bowtie to the canvas! Bowtie doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Murska keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balig Murska!
Balig Murska thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Kunnas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Kunnas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Billy Dessler has been cut.
Dessler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kunnas moves out of range as Dessler throws a body kick.
Kunnas swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Kunnas misses with a looping right.
Kunnas throws a body kick that misses.
Kunnas slips a jab and a cross from Dessler.
Dessler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kunnas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dessler staying out of range there.
Dessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunnas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunnas lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dessler 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 Kunnas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kunnas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kunnas throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dessler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunnas misses with a looping right.
Kunnas misses with a looping left.
Dessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kunnas manages to avoid it.
Dessler throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler cracks the inside of Kunnas's front leg.
Kunnas has managed to clinch.
Dessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunnas blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dessler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kunnas's brow.
A body shot lands from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a shot to the body.
Kunnas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Kunnas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dessler tries to throw a body punch but Kunnas avoids it by throwing Dessler back against the cage.
Kunnas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dessler lands a body punch.
Kunnas misses with a punch to the body.
Dessler avoiding damage as Kunnas throws knees to the body.
Kunnas breaks from the clinch.
Kunnas misses with a wild body shot.
Dessler throws a leg kick but Kunnas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dessler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kunnas checks it well.
Kunnas is looking to wear down Dessler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kunnas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Kunnas lands a jab to Dessler's midsection.
Kunnas avoids the head kick by Dessler.
Kunnas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Billy Dessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunnas swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Dessler misses with a body shot.
Kunnas checks a leg kick.
Dessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kunnas misses with a hook. Dessler ducked under it nicely.
Dessler tries to land a leg kick but Kunnas saw it coming and moves away.
Kunnas misses the shot to the body.
Dessler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kunnas blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dessler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kunnas lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Kunnas.
Dessler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kunnas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kunnas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler'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.
Dessler works the jab nicely.
Kunnas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dessler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dessler misses with a looping left.
That kick from Dessler tenderised Kunnas's leg. Kunnas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kunnas scores with a nice strike.
Kunnas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dessler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dessler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kunnas moves out of range as Dessler throws a body kick.
Billy Dessler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kunnas throws out a powerful jab.
Kunnas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kunnas misses with a body shot.
Dessler connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Kunnas.
A big left from Kunnas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dessler.
Dessler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kunnas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dessler throws a head punch that misses.
Dessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunnas blocks an elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunnas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kunnas tries to work over Dessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dessler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kunnas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunnas.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dessler as Kunnas tries to tie him up.
Dessler pushes off an throws an elbow but Kunnas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dessler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dessler lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kunnas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Kunnas on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler misses with a body punch.
A short right from Dessler.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dessler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dessler misses with some punches.
Dessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Dessler.
A shot in the inside from Kunnas.
Dessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dessler misses with a punch to the body.
Dessler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessler.
Kunnas lands a hook that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Dessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kunnas can't find room to land a body shot as Dessler controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas struggles to land a body shot inside as Dessler controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dessler.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kunnas throws an elbow but misses.
Kunnas is trying to break the clinch but Dessler has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Kunnas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Kunnas blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kunnas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dessler.
Kunnas dips to his left and cracks Dessler with an uppercut!
Dessler scores with a kick to the body.
Dessler throws a front kick that sends Kunnas stumbling back into the cage.
Dessler motions for Kunnas to come forward. Dessler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas misses with a straight left.
Dessler swats away the attempt to clinch by Kunnas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dessler, right into the meat.
A jab from Dessler finds it's way through Kunnas's defenses.
Dessler tries to clinch there but Kunnas circles away.
Kunnas scores with a nice strike.
Dessler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dessler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kunnas throws a big shot that misses.
Kunnas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas forces Dessler back against the cage and clinches.
Kunnas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunnas.
Kunnas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kunnas fails to land.
Kunnas tries a body shot but Dessler blocks it.
Kunnas has a couple of punches blocked by Dessler.
Kunnas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kunnas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Dessler is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kunnas.
Kunnas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dessler tries a body shot but Kunnas blocks it.
Kunnas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dessler is keeping busy.
Dessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dessler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler is stalling here.
Kunnas lands with a short shot to the head.
Dessler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Kunnas misses with the head strike.
Kunnas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Billy Dessler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kunnas misses with the head strike.
Dessler lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Dessler.
Dessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunnas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kunnas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunnas has had enough of the clinch but Dessler keeps him there for the moment.
Kunnas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dessler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kunnas's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
Dessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kunnas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dessler really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
That's time! Kunnas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kunnas cracks Dessler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dessler lands a high kick!
Kunnas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kunnas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessler moves away.
Kunnas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dessler is able to avoid easily.
A head kick by Dessler misses
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Dessler - just one landing.
Kunnas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kunnas throws a shot to the body.
Dessler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kunnas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dessler manages to avoid it.
Kunnas throws a hook but Dessler avoids it easily.
Dessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dessler throws a head kick but Kunnas moves out of range.
Kunnas looks to throw the jab but Dessler is out of range.
Dessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kunnas's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunnas. Dessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dessler slips a jab from Kunnas.
Kunnas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dessler throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Dessler.
Dessler tries to clinch up.
Kunnas throws a hook but Dessler blocks it.
Kunnas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dessler under the eye.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kunnas looks to throw the jab but Dessler is out of range.
Dessler throws a big shot that misses.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick.
Kunnas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
Dessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunnas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas scores with the left hand. Dessler knows he should have avoided that one.
Kunnas slips under a jab from Dessler.
Dessler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dessler misses with a head kick.
Kunnas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kunnas throws out a loose jab but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dessler misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dessler.
Kunnas circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Dessler.
Dessler misses with the combination.
Dessler avoids the body shot from Kunnas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunnas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dessler. Dessler obviously looking to wear him down.
Dessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunnas scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Karl Kunnas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Dessler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dessler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kunnas digs a good hook to Dessler's body.
Kunnas throws the kick towards the body but Dessler avoids it.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Kunnas.
Kunnas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dessler.
Kunnas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dessler.
Dessler is looking to slow Kunnas down with leg kicks.
Dessler defending well as Kunnas loads up on a big left hand.
Dessler tries a low kick but Kunnas avoids it.
Kunnas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dessler ducks under a wild hook from Kunnas.
Kunnas swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Kunnas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kunnas tries to bum rush Dessler with a series of wild strikes but Dessler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dessler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas catches Dessler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kunnas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kunnas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kunnas thows a body shot but no joy.
Dessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kunnas throws a front kick that sends Dessler stumbling back into the cage.
Dessler throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Dessler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kunnas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kunnas counters with a nice body shot.
Kunnas throws a good cross that connects.
Kunnas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kunnas lands a nice shot that snaps Dessler's head back.
Dessler throws a leg kick which misses Kunnas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kunnas tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunnas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dessler manages to avoid it.
Kunnas blocks a head kick by Dessler.
Dessler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kunnas.
Dessler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kunnas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kunnas scores with a leg kick.
Dessler is looking to slow Kunnas down with leg kicks.
Dessler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kunnas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kunnas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dessler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kunnas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dessler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dessler lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dessler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kunnas misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karl Kunnas.
I think Kunnas 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Kunnas!
Karl Kunnas is the new featherweight champion!
Karl Kunnas gave a mention to The Empire - 15% Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). Sole has chosen 2Pac - Ghetto Star (feat. Bad Azz) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Simon Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sole to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Sole has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Sole tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Sole back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams cracks the inside of Sole's front leg.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Sole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Sole avoids the head kick by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sole checks it.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole 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.
Williams feints and then cracks Sole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sole down.
Sole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams slips a jab from Sole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams slips a straight right by Sole.
Sole avoids a kick to the body.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Sole shrugs it off though.
Sole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
Sole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Sole looks winded!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Sole seems unphased.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a big right hand! Oh Sole is in trouble here! Williams follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Williams!
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