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LMS 23rd War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KaiaK Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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273 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, KaiaK Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Enrike Lima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Enrike Lima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodrigues finds it's way round the side to connect with Enrike Lima's head.
Enrike Lima forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Enrike Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but instead, Enrike Lima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodrigues into the cage.
Rodrigues swings wildly with an uppercut but Enrike Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Enrike Lima keeps control of Rodrigues as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Enrike Lima could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Enrike Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands with a light punch inside.
Rodrigues misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodrigues tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Enrike Lima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Enrike Lima.
KaiaK Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enrike Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enrike Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enrike Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Enrike Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enrike Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Enrike Lima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Enrike Lima is out of range.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Enrike Lima.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues drives through and clinches with Enrike Lima against the cage.
Rodrigues is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues tries to land a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks with his arms.
Enrike Lima misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Enrike Lima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodrigues pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodrigues has a couple of punches blocked by Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Enrike Lima working Rodrigues over with knees to the body.
Rodrigues tries a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enrike Lima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodrigues's brow.
Enrike Lima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodrigues swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues throws a solid leg kick but Enrike Lima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Enrike Lima backpedaling.
It looks like Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima has been cut.
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!
Enrike Lima tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Enrike Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that Enrike Lima also avoids with ease.
Enrike Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Enrike Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KaiaK Rodrigues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigues. Rodrigues obviously looking to wear him down.
KaiaK Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigues thuds his right hand into Enrike Lima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodrigues lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodrigues closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enrike Lima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Enrike Lima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Enrike Lima lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Enrike Lima has double underhooks.
Enrike Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Rodrigues tries to break free but Enrike Lima pushes him back against the cage.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigues is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Enrike Lima is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Enrike Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Enrike Lima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Rodrigues tries to stall but Enrike Lima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enrike Lima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodrigues's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodrigues manages to break the clinch.
Enrike Lima instigates a clinch.
Rodrigues lands a right hand.
Enrike Lima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Rodrigues lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enrike Lima.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigues blocks the elbow strike.
Rodrigues leaning his opponent against the cage.
KaiaK Rodrigues seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodrigues creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Enrike Lima is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima lands a damaging elbow.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Enrike Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodrigues leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
Enrike Lima blocks an uppercut.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rodrigues's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues throws a punch but it's blocked by Enrike Lima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Enrike Lima throws knees to the body.
Rodrigues tries a knee to the head but Enrike Lima blocks it.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch but Enrike Lima is avoiding it.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Enrike Lima.
Nice cross by Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enrike Lima throws a head kick but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Enrike Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Enrike Lima on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KaiaK Rodrigues showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima's cut.
That's time! Enrike Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Enrike Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enrike Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Enrike Lima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination. Enrike Lima sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Enrike Lima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodrigues can pounce on him.
Enrike Lima dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Enrike Lima wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigues throws a series of strikes that have Enrike Lima backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Rodrigues lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enrike Lima doesn't seem phased though.
Enrike Lima tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
Enrike Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigues's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enrike Lima lands an elbow inside that Rodrigues shrugs off.
Enrike Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rodrigues tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enrike Lima's elbow.
Rodrigues misses with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues missing with knees to the body.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigues looking to stall.
Enrike Lima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Enrike Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enrike Lima tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodrigues misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enrike Lima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigues swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enrike Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enrike Lima tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enrike Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigues working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues tries a body shot but Enrike Lima blocks it.
Enrike Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Enrike Lima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Enrike Lima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enrike Lima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enrike Lima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigues tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enrike Lima's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodrigues.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Enrike Lima.
Rodrigues is rocked!
Enrike Lima pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rodrigues! Enrike Lima unloads with more strikes and Rodrigues sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuan Manuyel Pablo Enrike Lima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hirano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
234 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bad Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hirano!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben shoots in for a double leg but Hirano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Ben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hirano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ben sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hirano misses with a head kick.
Hirano forces Ben back against the cage and clinches.
Hirano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hirano jumps guard but Ben turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hirano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hirano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hirano closes the distance and pushes Ben back into the cage.
Hirano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirano closes the distance and pushes Ben back into the cage.
Ben swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ben working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hirano.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hirano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ben's brow.
Hirano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hirano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hirano shoots in but Ben avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bad Ben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hirano.
Ben has closed the distance and engaged Hirano in a clinch.
Hirano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirano drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hirano working for a triangle but Ben defends it easily.
Ben throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ben stops Hirano from standing up.
Ben loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hirano throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ben throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hirano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hirano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ben tries to free his leg and advance position but Hirano is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hirano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hirano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ben postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ben trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ben jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ben wants to control from the top but Hirano keeps moving.
Ben scoring with some ground and pound.
Hirano is trying to keep Ben in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hirano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben throws a big right hand that misses.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ben's guard.
Ben trying to strike off his back.
Hirano wants to control from the top but Ben keeps moving.
Hirano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ben is trying to control the position but Hirano postures up.
Ben trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirano wants to control from the top but Ben keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirano looking to sit in guard and control but Ben gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Hirano will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hirano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ben sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hirano tries a head kick but it misses.
Bad Ben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hirano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ben throws a leg kick but Hirano checks it.
Ben closes the distance and clinches up with Hirano, looking for a takedown. Ben pushes Hirano against the cage but Hirano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hirano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ben sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ben closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ben lands an elbow just above Hirano 's eye.
Hirano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hirano is trying to pull guard but Ben has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Ben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hirano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hirano jumps guard but Ben stands there with Hirano around his waist. Hirano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ben could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hirano tries to pull guard but Ben won't allow it.
Hirano is trying to pull guard but Ben turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hirano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hirano drags the fight down to the ground.
Ben pushes down on Hirano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ben throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hirano is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirano is looking to improve his position.
Hirano actively working from the bottom here.
Ben is keen to just control but Hirano is a slippery customer.
Hirano looking for submissions off his back.
Ben scoring with strikes to the body and 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!
Ben wants to pass to mount but Hirano is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hirano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ben is working away from the top position though.
Ben is trying to control the action in half guard but Hirano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben wants to work for an arm triangle but Hirano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hirano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ben throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hirano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ben has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hirano trying to control here.
Ben throwing shots but Hirano is blocking nicely.
Ben is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hirano defends it well.
Hirano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bad Ben overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hirano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirano pushes Ben off looking to stand but Ben dives back in and keeps control.
Ben throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hirano to regain full guard.
Ben preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ben with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ben throws a big right hand that misses.
Ben throws a strike but Hirano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hirano trying to control but Ben is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ben working for a triangle but Hirano defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Ben dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ben throws a series of strikes that have Hirano backpedaling.
Ben throws a series of punches but Hirano moves out of range.
Hirano works over Ben's head and body with a nice combination.
Ben fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hirano clinches up with Ben and pushes him back against the cage.
Ben lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hirano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hirano scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirano moves into range and clinches up with Ben.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirano tries a knee to the head but Ben blocks it.
Hirano pulls Ben into guard.
Ben is pushing down on Hirano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hirano is fighting to maintain full guard but Ben has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hirano has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KPJ's Gym . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hirano pushes Ben off looking to stand but Ben dives back in and keeps control.
Hirano trying to control from the bottom.
Hirano gets back to full guard.
Hirano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ben throwing strikes from guard but Hirano blocks nicely.
Ben trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirano keeping full guard, as Ben tries to pass.
Hirano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben.
Ben is looking to work some ground and pound but Hirano has wrist control.
Hirano looking for a sweep. Not yet Hirano, not yet.
Ben postures up.
Ben drops back looking for a leg! Hirano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hirano manages to kick Ben off! Ben jumps back into Hirano's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ben throws an elbow that misses. Hirano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ben's guard. Nice move by Hirano!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirano trying to control but Ben is working from the bottom.
Ben manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hirano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hirano is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ben to keep the fight standing.
Hirano is leaning against Ben and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ben tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ben.
Hirano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben postures up in Hirano's guard and throws a big left but Hirano blocks it.
Ben might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hirano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ben throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hirano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben.
Hirano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ben is refusing to be controlled, as Hirano sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ben is trying to control but can't.
Hirano working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Hirano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hirano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Hirano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandr Slemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svork Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slemenko's entrance music is Небо Славян. A fine choice. Alexsandr Slemenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Slemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svork Silva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Slemenko.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slemenko as he jumps to the side.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexsandr Slemenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svork Silva.
Slemenko walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Slemenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Slemenko is blocking nicely.
Slemenko gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but Slemenko stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva just leaning against Slemenko, taking a breather.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Slemenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slemenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva darts in and clinches Slemenko up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Slemenko.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Slemenko can't break the clinch.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva clinches.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slemenko up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva drives through and clinches with Slemenko against the cage.
Silva'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.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Slemenko.
Silva'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.
Slemenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Slemenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Slemenko has him pressed against the cage.
Slemenko tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slemenko leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svork Silva dominated that round.
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.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Slemenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva has picked Slemenko up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Slemenko dodges it nicely.
Slemenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slemenko.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slemenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slemenko is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Slemenko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working for a triangle but Slemenko defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slemenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva has his foot on Slemenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slemenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Slemenko wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexsandr Slemenko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva tries for a takedown but Slemenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Slemenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alexsandr Slemenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svork Silva.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Slemenko.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slemenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slemenko up against the cage.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Our spies down at at Red Light MMA inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Slemenko is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Slemenko has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Svork Silva!
Svork Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitsurin Mizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fast Lane Life (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitsurin Mizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Lane Life!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Life staying out of range there.
Mizu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Mizu misses.
Mizu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been told by Mizu's head coaches at Valhalla:NY GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Life throws a jab when Mizu was well out of range.
Mizu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mizu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Life dodges the punch combination from Mizu.
Mizu misses the shot to the body.
Mizu misses the shot to the body.
Mizu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mizu fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizu misses with a looping right.
Mitsurin Mizu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mizu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Life.
Mizu misses with a looping left.
Mizu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Life throws a nice looking combination but Mizu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Life with a jab.
Mizu wobbles Life with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Mizu dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Life to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mitsurin Mizu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Kanegi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koji Kanegi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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18
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koji Kanegi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Cliffton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanegi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanegi misses with a right hand
and Cliffton counters with a head kick. That will keep Kanegi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cliffton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cliffton pounces like a tiger and cracks Kanegi with a vicious hook! Kanegi is down but not out! Cliffton follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Cliffton!
Scott Cliffton 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.
The defeated Koji Kanegi had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Stark Slugger Society - Last Man Standing'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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33
285 lbs
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35
184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Attilius.
Attilius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick.
Stamatis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Attilius is out of range and Stamatis settles back down.
Attilius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stamatis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.
Attilius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stamatis throws a lazy right hand but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attilius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis connects with a right hand. Attilius shakes it off.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis misses the shot to the body.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a solid leg kick but Attilius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stamatis.
Attilius slips under a jab.
Stamatis cracks Attilius with a good jab.
Stamatis lands a front kick.
Stamatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Stamatis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Attilius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stamatis clobbers Attilius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stamatis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Attilius avoids a kick to the body.
Stamatis throws a leg kick which misses Attilius's front leg but catches the back leg as Attilius tries to avoid it.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stamatis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Stamatis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a wild body kick that Attilius sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
Stamatis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Attilius leaves Stamatis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stamatis gets the takedown into side control.
Attilius is pushing Stamatis's head away, looking to escape. Stamatis manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attilius is trying to buck Stamatis off.
Attilius managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stamatis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attilius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stamatis is controlling him well.
Stamatis throws an elbow but Attilius slips to the side and avoids it well.
Attilius is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stamatis looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Stamatis misses its intended target.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis has a takedown stuffed.
Stamatis throws a series of punches but Attilius avoids them all with ease.
Stamatis lands with a nice combination. Attilius backs away looking to recover.
Stamatis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stamatis misses the jab.
Stamatis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis connects with a nice looking jab.
Stamatis swings for the body but Attilius moves out of range.
Athan Stamatis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stamatis scores with a head kick. Attilius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stamatis lands with an overhand left.
Attilius avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
Stamatis swings for the body but Attilius moves out of range.
Stamatis looks to throw a body kick
and Attilius counters with a head kick.
Stamatis swings widly with a right hand
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Stamatis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attilius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stamatis finds it's way round the side to connect with Attilius's head.
Stamatis fails to land with a series of punches.
Stamatis throws the left hand but Attilius avoids the punch easily.
Stamatis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stamatis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Stamatis throws a right hand that misses
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis shoots in but Attilius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
Stamatis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Attilius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stamatis misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis loads up on a big right hand but Attilius slips the punch.
Stamatis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stamatis throws a hook to the side of Attilius's head but Attilius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stamatis cracks Attilius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stamatis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Attilius's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stamatis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis stops Attilius from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stamatis stops Attilius from standing up.
Attilius has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Stamatis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attilius wants to break free but Stamatis has control.
Attilius can't break the clinch.
Stamatis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Attilius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stamatis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attilius stuffs the takedown.
Stamatis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Stamatis finds it's target.
Stamatis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stamatis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Stamatis.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stamatis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Attilius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stamatis loads up on a big right hand but Attilius slips the punch.
Stamatis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Attilius blocks a jab.
Stamatis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stamatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Attilius moves away.
Stamatis misses with a series of wild punches.
Stamatis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Attilius.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown. Attilius tries to sprawl out of it but Stamatis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Attilius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamatis throws a body punch but Attilius moves out of range.
Stamatis darts in looking for a takedown but Attilius gets double underhooks and turns Stamatis into the cage.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Attilius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Attilius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Attilius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stamatis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Attilius scrambles back to his feet.
Stamatis thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looks to land a body kick but Attilius moved away.
Stamatis throws a right hand that misses
and Attilius counters with a crisp one two that drops Stamatis! Attilius thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stamatis to his feet! Stamatis is in big trouble!
Stamatis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stamatis throws out a powerful jab.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stamatis punishes Attilius's body with a nice straight punch.
Stamatis throws a wild body kick that Attilius sees coming a mile off.
Stamatis has a takedown stuffed.
Stamatis darts in looking for a takedown but Attilius gets double underhooks and turns Stamatis into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius tries to break free but Stamatis pushes him back against the cage.
Attilius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stamatis throws a series of strikes that have Attilius backpedaling.
Stamatis connects with a solid leg kick.
Stamatis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Attilius's head backwards.
Stamatis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Attilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stamatis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stamatis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
After the fight, Athan Stamatis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski has chosen Hemp Gru - Sami swoi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Spliff has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
41 - 25 - 0 |
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25
154 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski shoots in but Spliff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarnowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mustaffa Spliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarnowski keeps Spliff at a distance using the push kick.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
Tarnowski pushes Spliff away with a front kick.
Spliff tries to sprawl but Tarnowski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tarnowski is nestled in close to Spliff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tarnowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spliff is trying to stand back up but Tarnowski is controlling him
Tarnowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spliff has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarnowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Tarnowski wants to free his trapped foot but Spliff is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff is refusing to be controlled, as Tarnowski sits in half guard.
Tarnowski thows a huge punch but Spliff dodges it nicely.
Spliff pushes Tarnowski off looking to stand but Tarnowski dives back in and keeps control.
Tarnowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tarnowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spliff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Tarnowski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tarnowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spliff defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to mount his opponent but Spliff defends it.
Spliff is looking to escape.
Tarnowski trying to control the action but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tarnowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spliff looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tarnowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spliff keeps working.
Spliff is looking to escape.
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!
Tarnowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spliff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tarnowski trying to pass the guard but Spliff defending well.
Tarnowski thows a huge punch but Spliff dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tarnowski trying to pass the guard but Spliff defending well.
Tarnowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tarnowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarnowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spliff is trying to stand up here but Tarnowski is controlling him well.
Tarnowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarnowski is looking to advance position but Spliff won't allow it.
Tarnowski is working for a kimura but Spliff is defending it quite comfortably.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tarnowski is looking to take a break and control but Spliff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarnowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tarnowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tarnowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliff tries to kick Tarnowski off but Tarnowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tarnowski wants to take a breather but Spliff is having none of it.
Tarnowski is looking for a kimura but Spliff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tarnowski to get the leverage.
Spliff is looking to get back to is feet but Tarnowski passes into side control.
Tarnowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spliff managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tarnowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarnowski tries to advance to mount but Spliff denies him.
Tarnowski trying to control the position but Spliff is working away.
Spliff is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarnowski connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tarnowski with a nice cross.
Tarnowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spliff avoids it really well and circles away.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Tarnowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarnowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliff darts in trying to clinch
and Tarnowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarnowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski cracks Spliff with a solid left hand.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski cracks Spliff with a solid left hand.
Tarnowski distracts Spliff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tarnowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tarnowski is standing up over Spliff. Spliff looks to escape but Tarnowski dives into side control.
Tarnowski staying calm.
Tarnowski looks up at the clock and then as Spliff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tarnowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ground and pound from Tarnowski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tarnowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spliff some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarnowski working the ground and pound.
Tarnowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tarnowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tarnowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spliff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tarnowski cracks Spliff with a big elbow.
Spliff is rocked!
Tarnowski lands some shots froms side control.
Oh Spliff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Tarnowski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tarnowski trying to control the action but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spliff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Spliff seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The ground and pound from Tarnowski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tarnowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tarnowski advances to full mount.
Tarnowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Tarnowski drops a big elbow. That's hurt Spliff! More shots from Tarnowski and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Tarnowski!
After winning the bout, Michal Tarnowski 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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