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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Seamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Jewtuszko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Seamon! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Seamon misses with a double jab
and Jewtuszko counters with a crisp one two that drops Seamon! Jewtuszko thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Seamon to his feet! Seamon is in big trouble!
Seamon is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Seamon clinches up with Jewtuszko and pushes him back against the cage. Seamon is still on wobbly legs! Can Jewtuszko finish him? Seamon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Seamon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Seamon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jewtuszko counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Seamon badly! He tries to strike back but Jewtuszko puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Seamon out cold! Oh man, Seamon will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maciej Jewtuszko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikki Tysson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mamed - CoreMoon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikki Tysson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tysson tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mikki Tysson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khalidov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tysson to the ground. Khalidov is now in Tysson's guard. Tysson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Khalidov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tysson's guard. Tysson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tysson avoids it really well and circles away. Khalidov fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Tysson moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off. Khalidov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tysson sprawls well. Tysson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khalidov gets slowly back to his feet. Mikki Tysson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov. Tysson darts in and clinches Khalidov up against the cage. Khalidov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tysson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tysson pushes Khalidov up against the cage in a clinch. Tysson breaks the clinch.
Tysson tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance. Tysson gets a clinch. Khalidov can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tysson scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Tysson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Khalidov looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tysson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tysson controlling the action here for a moment.
Tysson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khalidov blocks it with crossed arms. Tysson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Tysson misses with a knee to the head. Khalidov throws a head punch that misses. The referee is keeping an eye on Tysson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tysson tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Tysson gets control of Khalidov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tysson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Tysson keeping full guard, as Khalidov tries to pass. Khalidov wants to control from the top but Tysson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tysson holds on and takes a little breather. Khalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tysson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamed Khalidov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Tysson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tysson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khalidov, pushing him back against the cage. Khalidov is looking for a takedown. Tysson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tysson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khalidov up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tysson misses with a knee to the head. Khalidov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tysson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalidov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tysson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tysson landing knees to the head.
Tysson lands a shoulder strike. Tysson tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Tysson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khalidov up against the cage. Tysson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Khalidov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tysson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Tysson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikki Tysson dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tysson clinches up against the cage. Tysson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khalidov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Khalidov wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tysson throws an elbow but misses. Khalidov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tysson smiles and moves away.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tysson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Khalidov gets caught napping as Tysson dives in and scores a takedown. Khalidov manages to retain guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Khalidov keeping moving, preventing Tysson from controlling successfully. Khalidov is breathing heavily. Tysson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Khalidov trying to keep a closed guard but Tysson is proving a slippery customer.
Tysson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Khalidov wants to sweep here but Tysson controlling him for the moment.
Mikki Tysson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Tysson shoots in and bounces Khalidov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Tysson gets to his feet - Khalidov follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tysson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Tysson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khalidov tries to pull guard but Tysson won't allow it.
Mikki Tysson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov. Khalidov tries for a takedown but Tysson manages to get underhooks.
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Tysson has him pressed against the cage. Tysson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Khalidov shoots in looking for a takedown but Tysson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khalidov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Tysson has Khalidov up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tysson throws an elbow but it misses.
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Tysson has him pressed against the cage. Tysson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalidov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tysson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khalidov's efforts to push away. Khalidov is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tysson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tysson is pressed up against the cage. Khalidov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tysson down to the mat. Tysson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Tysson closes the distance and clinches. Tysson with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tysson scores with a nice short uppercut. Tysson pulls Khalidov into guard.
Tysson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Tysson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. Tysson lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tysson. Tysson pushes Khalidov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tysson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysson. 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! Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Tysson has him pressed against the cage. Knees to the body from Tysson.
Khalidov takes an elbow to the temple.
Khalidov is rocked! Tysson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tysson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalidov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tysson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Tysson pulls guard effortlessly. Tysson keeping moving, preventing Khalidov from controlling successfully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Khalidov wants to pass the guard but Tysson is keeping the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikki Tysson 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tysson doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidov circles away.
Tysson has managed to clinch.
Tysson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalidov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tysson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khalidov jumps guard and drags Tysson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Khalidov controls Tysson momentarily but Tysson frees himself. Tysson sitting in guard, not really doing much. Khalidov controls Tysson momentarily but Tysson frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Tysson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Tysson throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease. Tysson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tysson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Khalidov counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Khalidov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tysson has managed to clinch.
Khalidov tries to pull guard but Tysson holds him up against the cage and eventually Khalidov drops back down to his feet.
Khalidov blocks an elbow strike from Tysson.
Tysson pulls Khalidov into guard.
Tysson wants to get back to his feet but Khalidov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Khalidov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tysson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khalidov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Khalidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tysson is keeping the position for now. Khalidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mamed Khalidov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Tysson shows good takedown defense. Tysson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalidov can do to turn this around? Tysson is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Tysson has Khalidov up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalidov jumps guard but Tysson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Mikki Tysson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov. A short left from Tysson. Mikki Tysson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tysson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tysson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tysson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khalidov. Tysson tightens his grip and picks Khalidov up, before dumping him to the ground. Khalidov manages to land in guard. Tysson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khalidov, up you get! Tysson is looking to clinch. Khalidov gets tackled into the cage by Tysson. Tysson maintains the clinch. Tysson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tysson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Tysson has Khalidov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tysson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Khalidov tumbling to the mat - Tysson dives into Khalidov's guard. Khalidov is trying to keep Tysson in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tysson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khalidov. Oooooh!!! Tysson has knocked Khalidov down with a huge combo! Tysson steps away and waves a wobbly Khalidov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Khalidov is still on wobbly legs! Can Tysson finish him? The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tysson moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Khalidov! Tysson continues to tee off on Khalidov, landing with a left and a right! Tysson connects with a right hand that leaves Khalidov sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tysson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikki Tysson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defer Taite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taite has chosen The Days That Never Comes - Metallica as his entrance music. Mack Bolan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Defer Taite! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bolan looks to clinch and Taite moves into the clinch. I was talking to Bolan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Bolan lands a nice knee to the body. Taite lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taite stalling the fight.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taite is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolan gets an underhook and turns Taite into the cage. Bolan misses with some punches.
Taite managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taite avoids it. Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taite working some nice short punches in the clinch. Taite is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Taite scores with a nice short uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Taite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Bolan lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taite is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolan gets an underhook and turns Taite into the cage. Taite lands with a left to the head. Taite is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bolan is keeping busy. Bolan lands an elbow inside that Taite shrugs off. Bolan presses Taite against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bolan misses with a punch to the body.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Taite misses with a punch on the inside.
Taite lands a shot to the body. Bolan lands an elbow just above Taite 's eye. Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A body shot lands from Taite.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taite. Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taite.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Bolan misses with a knee to the head. Taite scores with a shoulder strike. Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taite blocks it with crossed arms. Taite lands an uppercut. Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taite in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bolan tries a knee to the head but Taite blocks it.
Taite lands with a light punch inside. Taite softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Taite taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taite takes a knee to the side of the body. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolan as Taite tries to tie him up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolan. Taite tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Bolan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taite taking a breather. Taite scores with a hook to the body. Taite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Taite swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Taite fails to land. Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taite avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taite presses Bolan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Taite lands a body punch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Taite. Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taite lands on the inside with an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Taite. Taite dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Taite lands with a light punch inside. Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolan being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action! A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Taite misses with some punches.
Bolan blocks a body shot from Taite. Bolan misses with a knee to the head. Taite trying to control the position but instead, Bolan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taite into the cage. Taite tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Taite blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Still in the clinch, Bolan scores with a nice short uppercut. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A short body shot lands from Taite as the two fighters clinch.
Bolan is breathing heavily. Taite makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Taite blocks with his arms.
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 Mack Bolan 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.
Nice jab there from Taite. Bolan tries to clinch there but Taite circles away.
Bolan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Taite lands a head shot. Taite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The fight stays on the outside here - Bolan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Taite circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taite instigates a clinch. Stalling in the clinch from Taite.
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Taite lands a right hand. Bolan landing knees to the head.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan working aggressively here.
Bolan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taite's elbow. A short right from Taite on the inside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taite is defending well for now. Bolan working aggressively here.
Taite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taite presses Bolan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A nice left hand lands by Taite.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Taite won't want to take too many of those. Taite is breathing heavily. Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taite avoids it. Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Taite's ribcage. Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Taite is blocking nicely.
Bolan throws a head punch that misses. Taite swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolan uses good head movement to avoid it. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Taite blocks with his arms.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taite misses with a hook from the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges. Taite is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolan gets an underhook and turns Taite into the cage. Taite tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
A body shot lands from Taite.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Taite blocks it.
Taite can't find room to land a body shot as Bolan controls the action.
Taite is leaning against Bolan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Taite scores with a nice hook to the head. Bolan landing knees to the head.
Taite misses with some punches.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taite taking a breather. Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taite blocks it with crossed arms. The referee calls for Taite to work.
Good body shot from Taite.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Taite.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Taite avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taite avoids it. Taite is working Bolan over against the cage. Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taite wants to stall.
Taite lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolan backwards. Taite pushes Bolan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Taite lands with a left to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bolan prevents a body shot from Taite. Taite lands a left hand.
Taite is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolan gets an underhook and turns Taite into the cage. Taite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolans head. Taite lands a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Defer Taite will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taite connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Bolan closes the distance but Taite moves to the side and Bolan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Taite scores with a jab. Taite pushes Bolan up against the cage in a clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Taite.
Taite managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolan as Taite tries to tie him up. Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taite lands a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! A short left from Taite.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Taite gets through Bolan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Taite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taite trying to stall but Bolan improves his position.
A short left from Taite. Taite misses with the head strike.
Taite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolan backwards. Taite lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolan backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Taite scores with a hook to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! With the fighters up against the cage, Bolan throws an elbow but misses. Bolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Taite controls his hands.
Taite scores with a shoulder strike. A hook to the body from Taite.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taite presses Bolan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Taite lands a shot to the body. Come on Taite - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Taite lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short uppercut from Taite. Taite lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolan. Bolan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taite is defending well for now. A shot in the inside from Taite. Bolan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Taite lands a right hand. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Taite on the inside. Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taite blocks it with crossed arms. Taite has Bolan pressed against the cage.
Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolan's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taite lands with a short head shot on the inside. Taite scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Taite blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolan. A short right from Taite on the inside. Taite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Taite tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Taite looking to stall.
Taite working some nice short punches in the clinch. Taite lands on the inside with an uppercut. Taite avoiding damage.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Taite misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Taite throws a head punch that misses. Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Taite is trying to stall.
Taite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taite misses with a short punch on the inside. Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Taite's ribcage. Bolan prevents a body shot from Taite. Taite is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bolan is keeping busy. Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taite tries to work over Bolan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Taite pushes Bolan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Taite tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolan's elbow. Taite tries to throw a body punch but Bolan avoids it by throwing Taite back against the cage. Bolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taite's face.
And that's the end of the fight! Defer Taite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Taite 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Defer Taite! After winning the bout, Defer Taite thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neptune Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by Simian Mobile Disco - Sacrifice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neptune Loveladdy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Hunter! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loveladdy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hunter wants to clinch but Loveladdy slips to the side and Loveladdy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hunter wants to clinch. Hunter takes the fight into the clinch. Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter lands with a short shot to the head. Hunter is trying to maintain a safe position but Loveladdy gets an underhook and turns Hunter into the cage. Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
A hook to the body from Hunter.
Loveladdy tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Loveladdy throws a head punch that misses. Hunter blocks a body shot from Loveladdy. Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Loveladdy controls his hands.
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! Loveladdy misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loveladdy. Hunter lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Loveladdy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunter tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
Loveladdy lands an uppercut. Loveladdy tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
A short right from Loveladdy on the inside. Loveladdy scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head. Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter looking to throw knees to the head but Loveladdy is blocking nicely.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Loveladdy. Loveladdy misses with the head strike.
Loveladdy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loveladdy tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Loveladdy back against the cage. I was talking to Loveladdy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loveladdy's brow. Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Loveladdy. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hunter lands a nice shot to the body. Hunter trying to control the position but instead, Loveladdy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunter into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow. Loveladdy misses with the head strike.
Loveladdy throws a head punch that misses. Loveladdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loveladdy. Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch. Hunter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A short right from Loveladdy. A short left from Hunter. A quick uppercut on the inside from Loveladdy. Hunter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Loveladdy fails to land. Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter. Hunter blocks a body shot from Loveladdy. Hunter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Loveladdy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hunter can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Hunter. Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow. Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid it. A short uppercut from Loveladdy. Hunter blocks a body shot from Loveladdy. A left hand lands to the body for Hunter.
Hunter is looking to control Loveladdy's arms but Loveladdy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunter has his back to the cage. Loveladdy misses with the head strike.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Loveladdy misses with a knee to the head. Hunter lands a body shot. Hunter blocks a body shot from Loveladdy. A head punch blocked on the inside by Loveladdy. Loveladdy working Hunter over with knees to the body. Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Loveladdy. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loveladdy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter tries to clinch but fails miserably and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Loveladdy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter wants to clinch. Loveladdy darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage. Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Loveladdy in his tracks for a moment. Loveladdy tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Loveladdy back against the cage. Loveladdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. Loveladdy 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! A head punch on the inside from Loveladdy fails to land. Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Loveladdy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunter. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
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 Neptune Loveladdy will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Loveladdy throws a nice outside leg kick. Hunter tries to clinch up but Loveladdy circles away and keeps his distance. Loveladdy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loveladdy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Hunter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loveladdy is keeping busy. Loveladdy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hunter prevents a body shot from Loveladdy. Loveladdy tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nice body punch from Loveladdy. Loveladdy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards. Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow. 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! Loveladdy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Loveladdy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Loveladdy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Loveladdy looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch. Loveladdy lands a hook to the side of the head. Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loveladdy. Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy digs a right hand underneath Hunter's ribcage. Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected. Loveladdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it. Loveladdy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Loveladdy lands with a right to the head. Loveladdy digs a right hand underneath Hunter's ribcage. Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Loveladdy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Loveladdy gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Loveladdy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Loveladdy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Good body shot from Loveladdy.
Hunter is breathing heavily. Loveladdy cracks Hunter with a nice body shot. Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loveladdy scores with an uppercut up the middle. Loveladdy scores with an uppercut up the middle. Loveladdy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter. Hunter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Loveladdy scores with a shoulder strike. Loveladdy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not. Loveladdy lands a hook to the side of the head. Loveladdy working Hunter over with knees to the body. Loveladdy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not. Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loveladdy. Loveladdy blocks a body shot from Hunter. Loveladdy scores with a nice hook to the head. Loveladdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. Hunter blocks a body shot from Loveladdy. Loveladdy lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loveladdy is keeping busy. A nice right hand lands inside from Loveladdy. Loveladdy misses with a knee to the head. Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy lands with a short head shot on the inside. Neptune Loveladdy has scored more points in the clinch so far. Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loveladdy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter is rocked! Loveladdy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Hunter. Loveladdy lands an uppercut. Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
Loveladdy scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Loveladdy finish him? Loveladdy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Loveladdy is working Hunter over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Loveladdy working aggressively here.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses. Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Loveladdy avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage. Hunter gets through Loveladdy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Loveladdy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Loveladdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. Loveladdy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter. Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Hunter lands a nice elbow. Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Loveladdy. Loveladdy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Loveladdy controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Loveladdy is working Hunter over against the cage. Hunter lands a nice uppercut. Loveladdy tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Loveladdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neptune Loveladdy dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Loveladdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Loveladdy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loveladdy cracks a nice hook into Hunter's ribs. Hunter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Loveladdy. Loveladdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around? Loveladdy looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away. Hunter wants to clinch and Loveladdy counters with an inside leg kick. Hunter throws a series of punches but Loveladdy avoids them all with ease. Hunter tries to clinch but Loveladdy moves away and Loveladdy counters with an outside leg kick.
Loveladdy throws a half hearted mid kick. Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loveladdy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hunter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Loveladdy scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Loveladdy lands with a short head shot on the inside. Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Loveladdy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not. Loveladdy lands with a short head shot on the inside. Loveladdy lands with a short head shot on the inside. Loveladdy tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Loveladdy blocks an elbow strike. Loveladdy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Loveladdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter tries to circle away but Loveladdy has him pinned against the cage. Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter lands with a light punch inside. Loveladdy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter. A short left from Hunter. Loveladdy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Loveladdy.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hunter scores with an uppercut up the middle. Loveladdy lands a right hand. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Loveladdy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hunter prevents a body shot from Loveladdy. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter. Loveladdy cracks Hunter with a nice body shot. Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Loveladdy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Loveladdy. Loveladdy misses with some punches.
Loveladdy working aggressively here.
Loveladdy misses with the head strike.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunter.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Loveladdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it. Loveladdy working some nice short punches in the clinch. Loveladdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loveladdy tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Loveladdy misses with a short punch on the inside. Hunter working aggressively here.
Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Loveladdy tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter lands a body punch. Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loveladdy working aggressively here.
Loveladdy is working Hunter over against the cage. Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunter.
Loveladdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Loveladdy. Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch. A hook to the body from Loveladdy.
Hunter tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy. Loveladdy misses with a body punch.
Loveladdy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Loveladdy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. A hook to the body from Loveladdy.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Loveladdy. Loveladdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards. Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy. Loveladdy lands a shot to the body. Hunter blocking some punches.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter looking to slow down the pace here. Loveladdy lands with a short shot to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Loveladdy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Dark Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Neptune Loveladdy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Loveladdy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Neptune Loveladdy showed his dominance in that final round. Well Loveladdy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neptune Loveladdy! Neptune Loveladdy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Chunqiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chunqiao comes to the cage accompanied by You Can't Be Friends With Everyone by MAKE OUT. Dust has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Star Dust has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhang Chunqiao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chunqiao checks the leg kick. Dust 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. Dust takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dust throws a jab but it's blocked by Chunqiao. Chunqiao ducks under a wild hook from Dust. Dust 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. Chunqiao avoids the head kick by Dust.
Chunqiao throws out a loose jab but Dust uses good head movement to avoid it. Dust misses with a looping left. Chunqiao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dust sprawls well. Dust wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chunqiao gets slowly back to his feet. Chunqiao jabs Dust to the body, keeping him at a distance. Chunqiao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dust did well to prevent Chunqiao getting side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dust makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dust. Chunqiao in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dust looking for a guillotine here but Chunqiao defends easily.
Dust is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dust has his foot on Chunqiao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chunqiao works his way back into a safe position though. Chunqiao slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Dust stops Chunqiao from passing to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dust is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Dust is looking for a sweep. Chunqiao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Chunqiao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dust keeps working. Chunqiao prevents Dust from improving his position. Dust is pressing down on Chunqiao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Chunqiao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dust is keeping the position for now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Dust utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chunqiao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Dust looking for a guillotine here but Chunqiao defends easily.
Chunqiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Dust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chunqiao stopping the sweep attempt from Dust.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dust is trying to control the position but Chunqiao postures up. Chunqiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Dust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dust is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. We've been hearing good reports from Chunqiao'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. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dust is taking a breather. Chunqiao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Chunqiao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dust defends well and Chunqiao ends up having to push Dust into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Chunqiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Chunqiao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Dust misses with a wild body shot. Chunqiao connects with the punch. Dust throws a leg kick which misses Chunqiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Chunqiao tries to avoid it. Dust keeps the fight on the outside. Chunqiao slips a straight right by Dust. Chunqiao 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. Dust lunges at Chunqiao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chunqiao's hand. Dust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Chunqiao ducks under a wild hook from Dust. Chunqiao looks to land a right hand but Dust moved out of range. Chunqiao wants to clinch up but Dust keeps it at a distance. Dust lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chunqiao throws a jab when Dust was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dust looks to throw the jab but Chunqiao is out of range. Zhang Chunqiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Chunqiao tries to clinch and Dust connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Dust lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chunqiao blocks a head kick by Dust.
Dust pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Jab, jab by Dust - just one landing. Chunqiao tries to clinch there but Dust circles away.
Dust misses with a body kick. Dust cracks Chunqiao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chunqiao is rocked! Chunqiao gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Dust points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Chunqiao wakes up just in time to hear Dust thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Star Dust! After winning the bout, Star Dust thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Olynyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olynyk comes to the cage accompanied by Jag - Versace. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Olynyk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Powarenko tries for a takedown but Olynyk circles away easily and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Powarenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olynyk avoids it really well and circles away. Olynyk clinches up with Powarenko and pushes him back against the cage. Olynyk pushes Powarenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Olynyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Olynyk moves into the clinch. Olynyk breaks the clinch.
Olynyk clinches. Olynyk connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Slavonik Powarenko has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Olynyk manages to break the clinch.
Olynyk gets in close and instigates a clinch. Olynyk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Powarenko up against the cage. Olynyk misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olynyk has Powarenko pressed against the cage.
Olynyk seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Olynyk can't find room to land a body shot as Powarenko controls the action.
Olynyk lands a shoulder strike. Olynyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Powarenko fails with the takedown. Kelly Olynyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slavonik Powarenko. Powarenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Olynyk tries to sprawl out of it but Powarenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olynyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. We've been told by Olynyk's head coaches at Murder Inc Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Olynyk clinches with his opponent.
Olynyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olynyk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Nice body punch from Olynyk - that landed with a thud.
Olynyk lands with a short head shot on the inside. Powarenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Olynyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Powarenko tries to keep at a distance but Olynyk has taken the fight into the clinch. Olynyk with a knee to the head.
Powarenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Olynyk digs a right hand into Powarenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powarenko's gas tank. Powarenko looks winded! Olynyk misses with a punch to the body.
Olynyk stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Olynyk. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Olynyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Powarenko shoots in but no luck this time. Olynyk takes the fight into the clinch. Olynyk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olynyk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olynyk breaks the clinch.
Olynyk moves into the clinch successfully.
Powarenko is trying to drag Olynyk to the mat but Olynyk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Olynyk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olynyk working some nice short punches in the clinch. Olynyk breaks the clinch.
Olynyk drives through and clinches with Powarenko against the cage.
Olynyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Slavonik Powarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Olynyk pushes Powarenko up against the cage in a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Olynyk manages to break the clinch.
Olynyk rushes Powarenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Powarenko fails to pull guard.
Powarenko avoiding damage as Olynyk throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Olynyk landing knees to the head.
Olynyk lands an uppercut. Olynyk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powarenko's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Olynyk dominated that round. The cut man is working on Slavonik Powarenko's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Olynyk rushes Powarenko and presses him up against the cage. Powarenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Olynyk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Olynyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Olynyk as the two fighters clinch.
Olynyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olynyk forces Powarenko back against the cage and clinches. Olynyk lands a body shot. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Olynyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powarenko backwards. Olynyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powarenko backwards. Olynyk stops a takedown attempt from Powarenko.
Olynyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Olynyk moves into range and clinches up with Powarenko. Olynyk slowing the pace effectively. Olynyk is pressed up against the cage. Powarenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Olynyk down to the mat. Olynyk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Kelly Olynyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slavonik Powarenko.
That's one minute gone in the round. Olynyk pushes Powarenko up against the cage in a clinch. Olynyk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olynyk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powarenko can do to turn this around? Olynyk breaks from the clinch.
Olynyk drives through and clinches with Powarenko against the cage.
Powarenko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Olynyk is defending well. A short left from Olynyk. Olynyk tries to work over Powarenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Olynyk scores with an uppercut up the middle. Olynyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Powarenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Powarenko looks for a takedown but Olynyk sprawls well. Olynyk rushes Powarenko and presses him up against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A hook to the body from Olynyk.
Powarenko is breathing heavily. Olynyk tries to throw a body punch but Powarenko avoids it by throwing Olynyk back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Olynyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Powarenko shoots and misses and Olynyk counters with a nice leg kick. Powarenko moves in looking to clinch but Olynyk pushes him off. Powarenko tries to keep at a distance but Olynyk has taken the fight into the clinch. Olynyk gets through Powarenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Olynyk scores a nice knee to the body.
Olynyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powarenko backwards. Olynyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olynyk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Olynyk lands a body shot. A body shot lands from Olynyk.
Olynyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Olynyk closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Powarenko takes a knee to the side of the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olynyk obliges. Powarenko blocks a body shot from Olynyk. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Olynyk drops Powarenko with a big knee straight up the middle! Powarenko is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Powarenko is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Olynyk clinches up with Powarenko and pushes him back against the cage. Olynyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Powarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Olynyk finish him? Olynyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powarenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olynyk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powarenko somewhat. Olynyk clinches up against the cage. Powarenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Olynyk is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Powarenko. Olynyk leaning against his opponent.
Powarenko seems to have recovered his senses. Olynyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Olynyk creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Powarenko's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Powarenko drops to his knees and Olynyk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Olynyk! Kelly Olynyk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huell Babineaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huell Babineaux! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ottis Toole! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Toole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babineaux. Toole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Ottis Toole has been cut. Babineaux throws a jab when Toole was well out of range. Toole looks to land a combination but Babineaux avoids it well. Babineaux tries to move into range but Toole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Huell Babineaux has been cut. Toole tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Babineaux defends well and Toole ends up having to push Babineaux into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Toole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Toole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babineaux sees it coming and avoids it easily. Babineaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Babineaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toole gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Babineaux regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Toole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babineaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Toole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Toole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Toole controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Toole postures up and lands a big shot to Babineaux's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Babineaux controlling the position. Toole slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Toole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Babineaux is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Toole working the strikes but Babineaux uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Toole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babineaux defending well though. Toole looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Toole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babineaux's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Toole is nestled in close to Babineaux, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Toole throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Babineaux to regain full guard. Toole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Toole throwing strikes but missing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Babineaux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Toole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Toole throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Toole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babineaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Toole is working Babineaux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Babineaux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Toole wants to control from the top but Babineaux keeps moving. Babineaux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Toole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Toole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Toole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babineaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Toole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Toole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babineaux is keeping the position for now. Toole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Toole trying to control but Babineaux is working from the bottom. Babineaux is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Toole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Toole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Babineaux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Babineaux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Toole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Toole being controlled here momentarily. Babineaux controls Toole momentarily but Toole frees himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ottis Toole dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Toole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Toole looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Toole lands strikes from half guard. Ottis Toole has got the better of the ground game so far. Nice strikes from Toole there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Toole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Babineaux keeps working. Toole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Huell Babineaux's cut is getting worse. Toole misses with a head shot. Babineaux uses the momentum to regain guard. Toole lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Babineaux trying to control the position here. Babineaux keeping moving, preventing Toole from controlling successfully. Toole with a flurry of punches that miss. Toole throwing strikes but missing. Toole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Toole pushes down on Babineaux's leg and manages to get into half guard. Toole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Toole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jeez, Huell Babineaux's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Huell Babineaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ottis Toole! Ottis Toole managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zombie Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkman comes to the cage accompanied by i knew you were trouble By Taylor swift. Skinny Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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346 lbs
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409 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Pinkman throws a body punch but Man moves out of range. Man rushes Pinkman and presses him up against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pinkman's brow. Man lands an elbow inside that Pinkman shrugs off.
It looks like Jesse Pinkman has been cut. Pinkman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow. A frustrated look appears on Pinkman's face as he tries to break the clinch. Pinkman avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
We've been informed that Man has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Pinkman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. I was talking to Pinkman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Pinkman's ribcage. Pinkman is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinkman's defenses. Man tries a knee to the head but Pinkman blocks it.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man tries to land a knee to the head but Pinkman blocks with his arms.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Pinkman's head.
Pinkman is rocked! Man lands an elbow inside that Pinkman shrugs off. Oh Pinkman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Man lands an elbow just above Pinkman 's eye. Man lands an elbow just above Pinkman 's eye. Man has Pinkman pressed against the cage. He pushes Pinkman back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Man throws a beautiful elbow that sends Pinkman crashing to the floor! Man piles on the pressure with more strikes! Pinkman is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skinny Man! Skinny Man is the new super heavyweight champion! In defeat, Jesse Pinkman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Where's my Rematch buddy '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xanadu Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kukko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rokki Sees Fire. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xanadu Newton! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Newton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Kukko thows a leg kick but Newton checks it and Newton counters with a slapping leg kick. An inside leg kick lands from Kukko. Newton thows a body kick. Kukko tries to catch it but that hurt him. Kukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kukko misses with a low kick. Kukko avoids the head kick by Newton.
The crowd cheers as Kukko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newton doesn't seem phased though. Kukko throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kukko. Newton throws a low kick but Kukko avoids it. Kukko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Newton throws a head kick but Kukko moves out of range.
Kukko throws a front kick aimed at Newton's knee but Newton avoids it well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A left lands for Kukko. Kukko checks the leg kick. Newton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kukko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukko. The fight moves into the clinch position. Newton avoids a wild elbow strike from Kukko. Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kukko lands a body punch in the clinch. Newton looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Kukko. Kukko lands an uppercut. Newton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A battle for position here, against the cage. Kukko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Newton uses from the top position. Newton wants to control from the top but Kukko keeps moving. Kukko looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kukko looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Kukko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Newton passes into half guard.
Kukko is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kukko regains full guard. Nicely done. Newton looking to pass the guard. Kukko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Newton looking to pass the guard. Newton wants to control from the top but Kukko keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Newton sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Kukko doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Newton paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Kukko - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rokki Kukko! Rokki Kukko retains his welterweight title! Rokki Kukko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jesus Gaarlandt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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21
140 lbs
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22
142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Gaarlandt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Francisco! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Francisco feints and as Gaarlandt raises his hands in defense, Francisco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Gaarlandt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Francisco forces his way into half guard. Gaarlandt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Gaarlandt actively working from the bottom here. Gaarlandt is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Francisco is tapping! Great win for Gaarlandt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesus Gaarlandt! Jesus Gaarlandt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
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