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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Point Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Point Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter cracks Sonnen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Ryan Sonnen has been cut.
Sonnen lands a nice looking body shot.
Fighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Fighter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sonnen's hands.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Sonnen is out of range.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonnen forces Fighter back against the cage and clinches.
Fighter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sonnen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Fighter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
A short uppercut from Sonnen.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Sonnen won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonnen.
Sonnen tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonnen blocking some punches.
Sonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter has Sonnen pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with the head strike.
Sonnen is working Fighter over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Sonnen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sonnen takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fighter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sonnen walks away with a smile on his face. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fighter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sonnen pinned against the cage. Sonnen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonnen lands with an overhand left.
Fighter throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonnen moves into the clinch.
Sonnen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sonnen misses with the head strike.
Sonnen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Fighter is looking to control Sonnen's arms but Sonnen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fighter has his back to the cage.
Sonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonnen misses with a body punch.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Fighter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Sonnen misses with some punches.
Fighter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonnen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonnen.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter is leaning against Sonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter fails to pull guard.
Sonnen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Fighter won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Sonnen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fighter closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Fighter.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Sonnen.
Fighter lands a shot to the body.
Fighter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sonnen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sonnen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Sonnen lands a right hand.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter jumps guard and drags Sonnen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Sonnen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Fighter won't let him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fighter working for a triangle but Sonnen defends it easily.
Sonnen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fighter's guard.
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Fighter is keeping the position.
Sonnen stands up and waves to Fighter to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sonnen is fending him off so far but Fighter persists. Nope, Sonnen circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sonnen forces Fighter back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Sonnen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands with a left to the head.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Sonnen digs a right hand underneath Fighter's ribcage. Fighter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonnen.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter avoiding damage.
Sonnen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sonnen.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen prevents a body shot from Fighter.
Sonnen pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Sonnen.
Ryan Sonnen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
A short left from Sonnen.
A hook to the body from Sonnen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Fighter jumps guard but Sonnen stands there with Fighter around his waist. Fighter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fighter jumps guard but Sonnen stands there with Fighter around his waist. Fighter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen lands an uppercut.
Sonnen lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Sonnen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice combo by Sonnen! Oh, that's hurt him - Fighter falls to the canvas and Sonnen follows him into side control.
Fighter is rocked!
It looks like Point Fighter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
Fighter misses with a hook
and Sonnen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fighter darts in and clinches Sonnen up against the cage.
Sonnen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fighter or not.
Sonnen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fighter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sonnen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sonnen clobbers Fighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sonnen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fighter jabs at Sonnen's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sonnen to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonnen avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Sonnen wants to clinch.
Fighter is looking to wear down Sonnen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sonnen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A shot to the liver by Sonnen. Beautiful body shot.
Sonnen drops Fighter with a left and a right! Oh, Fighter is hurt - Sonnen dives into side control looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sonnen slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to reverse the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sonnen decides to stand back up. Sonnen steps back and let's Fighter get back to his feet.
Fighter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sonnen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sonnen.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sonnen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Sonnen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Sonnen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
A short left from Sonnen.
Sonnen pushes Fighter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Sonnen controls the action.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Sonnen avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sonnen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Sonnen.
Fighter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sonnen walks away with a smile on his face. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a big shot that drops Fighter! Can he finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fighter trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
Fighter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sonnen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sonnen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sonnen wanted to stand there but Fighter had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sonnen really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Sonnen moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonnen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sonnen to keep the fight standing.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Sonnen blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sonnen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fighter lands a right hand.
Fighter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sonnen walks away with a smile on his face. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Fighter dips to his left and cracks Sonnen with an uppercut!
A left lands for Sonnen.
Fighter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sonnen.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a shot to the body
and Sonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter has his takedown stuffed
and Sonnen counters with a straight right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fighter shoots in looking for a takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl out of it but Fighter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sonnen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter walks into a left hand.
Fighter misses with a looping right.
Sonnen connects with a body shot that sends Fighter's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Sonnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sonnen staying out of range there.
Sonnen cracks Fighter with an uppercut from hell and Fighter crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sonnen's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Sonnen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Sonnen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Sonnen is out of range.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter shoots in looking for a takedown but Sonnen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fighter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fighter doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Sonnen.
Fighter throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter throws a jab when Sonnen was well out of range.
Sonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fighter lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sonnen's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fighter.
Fighter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sonnen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fighter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sonnen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fighter throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sonnen to regain full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonnen is trying to keep Fighter in close.
Point Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter throwing strikes from guard but Sonnen blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Sonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sonnen 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 36:40
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 37:39
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Sonnen!
Ryan Sonnen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Venturia has chosen Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music. Aleksanteri Karelin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Venturia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin misses with a hook
and Venturia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venturia manages to avoid it.
Venturia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Karelin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Venturia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Venturia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karelin circles away quickly and effectively.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin tests Venturia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venturia throws a solid leg kick but Karelin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Venturia.
Karelin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Karelin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venturia.
Karelin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venturia.
Karelin throws a jab when Venturia was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Venturia. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Karelin throws a jab when Venturia was well out of range.
Venturia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Venturia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Venturia looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Venturia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin defending well as Venturia loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Venturia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Karelin.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venturia looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Jesse Venturia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venturia misses with a head kick.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karelin checks a leg kick.
Venturia tries to land a leg kick but Karelin saw it coming and moves away.
Karelin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karelin fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.
A punch combination from Venturia misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Venturia.
Aleksanteri Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Venturia is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venturia misses with a head kick.
Karelin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Venturia. Venturia obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the body from Karelin misses
and Venturia counters with a nice uppercut.
Karelin lands a slapping body shot.
Karelin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karelin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Venturia gets caught napping as Karelin dives in and scores a takedown. Venturia manages to retain guard.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Venturia keeps moving.
Venturia wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Venturia's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Venturia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karelin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karelin controlling the action here.
Venturia is trying to stand up here but Karelin is controlling him well.
Karelin controlling the action here.
Venturia tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karelin trying to control the action but Venturia is working from the bottom.
Karelin throwing shots but Venturia is blocking nicely.
Venturia wants to get back to his feet.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksanteri Karelin.
Karelin throws a hook but Venturia blocks it.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venturia.
Karelin scores with the left hand. Venturia knows he should have avoided that one.
Venturia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venturia tries a head kick but it misses.
Venturia defending well as Karelin loads up on a big left hand.
Venturia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venturia moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Karelin misses.
Venturia looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Venturia ducks down to avoid it.
Venturia tests Karelin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Aleksanteri Karelin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Venturia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Venturia throws a lazy head kick
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Venturia!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Venturia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karelin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Karelin 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.
Karelin looking to control but instead Venturia has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Karelin is trying to control the action in half guard but Venturia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Venturia is trying to stand up here but Karelin is controlling him well.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Venturia's head.
Venturia is looking to escape.
Karelin is trying to control the action in half guard but Venturia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Venturia is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karelin stops Venturia from getting back to his feet.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Karelin moves into full mount! Venturia won't be happy about that!
Karelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Venturia looks a forlorn figure.
Venturia wants to get back to his feet.
Karelin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Venturia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Venturia taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venturia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin working Venturia over with strikes here.
Venturia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Venturia is rocked!
Karelin controlling from mount.
Venturia is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
Karelin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Venturia for as long as he can get away with.
Karelin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Venturia wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Karelin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tasos Ieronymakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cama's entrance music is Lollipop. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pops Cama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tasos Ieronymakis!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ieronymakis connects with a leg kick. Cama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cama connects with a solid leg kick.
Cama scores with a nice head shot.
Cama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cama lands with a nice body punch.
Ieronymakis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ieronymakis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cama.
Donk. Cama catches Ieronymakis right on the button with a cross.
Cama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cama throws a body shot but no joy.
Ieronymakis 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.
Cama checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cama tests Ieronymakis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ieronymakis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Cama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cama.
Ieronymakis throws a sloppy head kick
and Cama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieronymakis misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Cama.
Cama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ieronymakis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ieronymakis missing with a left hand there. Cama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ieronymakis doesn't seem bothered though.
Ieronymakis throws a solid leg kick but Cama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ieronymakis.
Cama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A low kick from Ieronymakis is predictable there
and Cama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ieronymakis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ieronymakis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ieronymakis trying to control but Cama is working from the bottom.
Ieronymakis stops Cama from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ieronymakis trying to control but Cama is working from the bottom.
Cama keeping full guard, as Ieronymakis tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cama can't keep his opponent in guard - Ieronymakis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cama is positioning himself well to prevent Ieronymakis advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama is refusing to be controlled, as Ieronymakis sits in half guard.
Cama is trying to stand back up but Ieronymakis is controlling him
Cama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ieronymakis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ieronymakis's back!
Ieronymakis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis prevents Cama from getting a body triangle.
Cama avoiding Ieronymakis 's attempts to control his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cama.
Cama throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Cama finds it's way through Ieronymakis's defenses.
Cama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cama slips a straight right by Ieronymakis.
Cama moves out of range as Ieronymakis strikes.
Ieronymakis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pops Cama is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Cama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ieronymakis wants to land a leg kick but Cama is out of range.
Cama misses with an uppercut.
Cama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis tries to work over Cama's front leg with a kick but Cama checks it.
Ieronymakis connects with the punch.
Ieronymakis misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tasos Ieronymakis has been cut.
Ieronymakis throws a body kick that misses
enabling Cama to counter with a crisp jab.
Ieronymakis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ieronymakis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cama's calf.
Cama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Cama.
Ieronymakis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ieronymakis.
Cama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cama blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cama scores with a nice head shot.
Cama 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis misses with a leg kick
letting Cama counter with a right hand.
Cama looks for the body kick but Ieronymakis saw that one coming.
Cama takes a swing at Ieronymakis's ribcage but misses.
Ieronymakis checks a low kick from Cama.
Cama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ieronymakis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cama moves out of range as Ieronymakis throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cama.
Cama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ieronymakis moves away.
Ieronymakis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cama throws a head kick but Ieronymakis moves out of range.
Cama connects with a nice looking jab.
Ieronymakis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cama throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis misses with a kick to the body
and Cama counters with a straight right hand.
Cama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ieronymakis's head.
Cama dips to his left and cracks Ieronymakis with an uppercut!
Ieronymakis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ieronymakis blocks a head kick by Cama.
Cama fakes the leg kick and cracks Ieronymakis in the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cama checks a leg kick.
Ieronymakis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cama cracks Ieronymakis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ieronymakis thumps Cama with a low kick.
Ieronymakis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ieronymakis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cama moves out of range of the body kick.
Ieronymakis misses with an uppercut.
Cama misses with a low kick.
Cama lands with a cross.
Ieronymakis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cama missing with a left hand there. Ieronymakis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ieronymakis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cama throws a leg kick but Ieronymakis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cama misses with a head kick.
Ieronymakis throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ieronymakis throws an off balance right hand
and Cama counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Cama misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tasos Ieronymakis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cama.
Ieronymakis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cama is out of range.
Cama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ieronymakis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tasos Ieronymakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ieronymakis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cama.
Ieronymakis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cama connects with an inside leg kick.
Ieronymakis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cama throws a leg kick which misses Ieronymakis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ieronymakis tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Cama.
Ieronymakis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cama scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ieronymakis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cama throws a leg kick which misses Ieronymakis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ieronymakis tries to avoid it.
Pops Cama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cama is looking to land body kicks.
Cama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ieronymakis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ieronymakis defending well as Cama loads up on a big left hand.
Cama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ieronymakis manages to avoid it.
Cama scores with a nice head shot.
Ieronymakis misses with a low kick as Cama jumps back.
Cama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis connects with a solid leg kick.
Ieronymakis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ieronymakis's sensitive parts.
Cama thows a body kick. Ieronymakis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ieronymakis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ieronymakis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab by Cama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cama takes a swing at Ieronymakis's ribcage but misses.
Cama swings for the body but Ieronymakis moves out of range.
Ieronymakis throws a leg kick which misses Cama's front leg but catches the back leg as Cama tries to avoid it.
Ieronymakis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ieronymakis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cama - the referee stops the clock and Ieronymakis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cama. Ieronymakis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cama, as that shot connected.
Cama 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.
Ieronymakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ieronymakis moves forwards but Cama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Cama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Cama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama scores with a head kick.
Cama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ieronymakiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ieronymakis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cama.
Cama checks the leg kick.
Cama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ieronymakis under the eye.
Cama misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Cama blocks the low kick.
Cama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ieronymakis tries to clinch there but Cama circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cama, right into the meat.
Cama blocks a low kick nicely.
Cama pushes Ieronymakis away with a front kick.
Cama lands a jab to Ieronymakis's midsection.
Cama slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama throws a leg kick but Ieronymakis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cama avoids a kick to the body.
Ieronymakis tries to clinch up.
Cama lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ieronymakis throws a head kick but Cama moves out of range.
Ieronymakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cama.
Cama throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Cama.
Ieronymakis misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ieronymakis misses with a low kick as Cama jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cama.
Cama misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Cama clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tasos Ieronymakis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ieronymakis at a distance.
Cama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cama lands with a good body shot.
Cama lands a body shot.
Ieronymakis misses with an uppercut.
Cama connects with a leg kick. Ieronymakis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cama throws a front kick aimed at Ieronymakis's knee but Ieronymakis avoids it well.
Cama cracks Ieronymakis with an open hand slap.
Cama misses with a head kick.
Ieronymakis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Cama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ieronymakis misses with a left hand
and Cama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama lands with an uppercut that bounces Ieronymakis off the cage and back into range.
Cama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ieronymakis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cama connects with the punch.
Cama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cama is looking to chop away at Ieronymakis's legs.
Ieronymakis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cama.
Cama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cama scores with a jab to the head.
Cama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ieronymakis can do to turn this around?
Cama cracks Ieronymakis with an open hand slap.
Ieronymakis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cama cracks Ieronymakis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ieronymakis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ieronymakis misses with a lunging right hand
and Cama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ieronymakis pushes Cama away with a front kick.
Ieronymakis tries to land a leg kick but Cama saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Cama.
Cama misses with a hook.
Ieronymakis connects with a leg kick. Cama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cama loads up on a big right hand but Ieronymakis slips the punch.
Cama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ieronymakis lands a jab to the head.
Ieronymakis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cama throws a looping overhand right but Ieronymakis ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ieronymakis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ieronymakis.
Ieronymakis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ieronymakis moves away.
Cama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cama misses with a wild body shot.
Ieronymakis throws a leg kick but Cama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ieronymakis.
Cama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Cama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cama.
Ieronymakis lands a nice shot to the body.
Pops Cama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama wants to land a leg kick but Ieronymakis is out of range.
Cama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ieronymakis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cama avoids a kick to the body.
Ieronymakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cama manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ieronymakis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cama doesn't seem bothered though.
Cama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cama jabs Ieronymakis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cama moves out of range as Ieronymakis throws a body kick.
Cama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tasos Ieronymakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cama scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Cama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 40:36
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 40:36
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Cama!
A very excited looking Pops Cama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Hackenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perkele's choice of entrance music: Perkele . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Hackenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele throws out a leg kick but Hackenburg moves out of range and Perkele only half commits.
Hackenburg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and Hackenburg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Perkele's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hackenburg looking to sit in guard and control but Perkele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hackenburg pulls Perkele in close to prevent any damage.
Perkele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Perkele stopping the sweep attempt from Hackenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pyry Perkele wasn't active enough on the ground.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hackenburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hackenburg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hackenburg pushing down on Perkele's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hackenburg is trying to control the action in half guard but Perkele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perkele trying to control but Hackenburg postures up.
Hackenburg is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Perkele reverses the position - he's now on top in Hackenburg's guard.
Perkele passes Hackenburg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenburg tries to roll over but Perkele keeps him under control.
Perkele passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hackenburg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perkele content to stall in guard here.
Hackenburg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hackenburg trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele wants to control from the top but Hackenburg keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hackenburg trying to control the position here.
We've been hearing good reports from Hackenburg'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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perkele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hackenburg is looking to slow Perkele down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Hackenburg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hackenburg misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Hackenburg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hackenburg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perkele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hackenburg ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hackenburg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hackenburg misses with a straight right.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackenburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Hackenburg moved out of range nicely.
Perkele cracks Hackenburg with a good jab.
Hackenburg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perkele sizes up Hackenburg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkele fakes the leg kick and cracks Hackenburg in the body.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackenburg.
Perkele tries to clinch but Hackenburg is having none of it.
Hackenburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Hackenburg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hackenburg is out of range.
Hackenburg moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Hackenburg misses with a looping right.
Perkele lands with a slapping head kick.
Hackenburg lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hackenburg misses its intended target.
Hackenburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Hackenburg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hackenburg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hackenburg - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pyry Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hackenburg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenburg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hackenburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele tries to clinch there but Hackenburg circles away.
Hackenburg stuns Perkele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hackenburg throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele lands a nice looking body kick.
Perkele stuns Hackenburg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
Hackenburg throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hackenburg misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hackenburg. That did some damage!
Hackenburg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Perkele.
Hackenburg is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Perkele blocks the low kick.
Hackenburg walks into a straight right hand from Perkele.
Hackenburg moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele clinches up against the cage.
Perkele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hackenburg is trying to break the clinch but Perkele is controlling him.
Hackenburg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hackenburg can't break the clinch.
Hackenburg blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hackenburg wants to break free but Perkele has control.
Hackenburg avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Perkele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perkele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hackenburg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Perkele clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hackenburg is controlling the position but Perkele somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Perkele gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hackenburg throws a leg kick but Perkele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hackenburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele tries a low kick but Hackenburg avoids it.
Perkele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hackenburg will feel that in the morning.
Hackenburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Pyry Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hackenburg throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Hackenburg shoots in and bounces Perkele off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Christian Hackenburg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkele keeping moving, preventing Hackenburg from controlling successfully.
Perkele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hackenburg wants to pass the guard but Perkele is keeping the position.
Perkele is pulling down on Hackenburg's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hackenburg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hackenburg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perkele is keeping the position for now.
Hackenburg trying to control but Perkele is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a jab to the nose.
Perkele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hackenburg thuds his right hand into Perkele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perkele cracks Hackenburg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Perkele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perkele cracks the inside of Hackenburg's front leg.
Perkele throws a jab when Hackenburg was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg gets the takedown into side control.
Hackenburg wants to control but Perkele is keeping him busy.
Perkele is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hackenburg off and has taken his back!
Hackenburg fending off the submission attempt from Perkele.
Perkele trying to control momentarily.
Hackenburg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele trying to control the action but Hackenburg is working from the bottom.
Hackenburg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hackenburg wants to sweep but no luck.
Hackenburg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hackenburg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele has a hand on Hackenburg's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hackenburg takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Christian Hackenburg did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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!
Hackenburg stuns Perkele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hackenburg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perkele but Perkele pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perkele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hackenburg throws a body kick that misses.
Perkele lands a lovely overhand right.
Hackenburg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Hackenburg off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Perkele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hackenburg doesn't seem phased though.
Perkele misses with a two punch combination.
Hackenburg has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a body punch but Hackenburg moves out of range.
Hackenburg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hackenburg's corner calls for a 1-2. Hackenburg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends Hackenburg's belly button to the back.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hackenburg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perkele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice jab there from Perkele.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Hackenburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele is looking to slow Hackenburg down with leg kicks.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Christian Hackenburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackenburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Hackenburg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Hackenburg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perkele lands the left hand.
Hackenburg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hackenburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perkele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele slips a jab from Hackenburg.
Pyry Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackenburg.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Hackenburg's head but Hackenburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Hackenburg sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Perkele.
Perkele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hackenburg slips a jab from Perkele.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
Hackenburg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perkele defends well and Hackenburg ends up having to push Perkele into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Hackenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Hackenburg 's eye.
Hackenburg tries to break the clinch but Perkele is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perkele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hackenburg's brow.
Perkele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkele throws an elbow but misses.
Hackenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkele tries to stall but Hackenburg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perkele keeps control of Hackenburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyry Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 38:38
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Charles blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Frost has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Frost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Charles blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frost.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Charles lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice elbow from Frost.
It looks like David Charles has been cut.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles lands a body punch.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Charles on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Charles digs a right hand into Frost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frost's gas tank.
Frost lands a left hand.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charles blocks it with crossed arms.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost lands a damaging elbow.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charles blocks it with crossed arms.
Charles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frost blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost blocks the elbow strike.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charles blocks it with crossed arms.
Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Charles misses.
Frost takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost misses with a combination
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Frost misses
and Charles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frost moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Frost misses with the combination.
Charles lands a jab to the nose.
Frost takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Charles won't want to take too many of those.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Charles won't want to take too many of those.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frost avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost scores with a knee to the head.
Frost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Frost lands a knee to the head.
Charles can't break the clinch.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost blocks an elbow strike.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles lands a lovely overhand right.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles tries to score a body lock takedown but Frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frost blocking some punches.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Charles won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Charles's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles has picked Frost up - he's going for a ride! Charles dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Charles wants to take a breather but Frost is having none of it.
Charles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David Charles has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Frost misses with a double jab.
Charles lands with a good body shot.
Pegg Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Frost throws a leg kick
and Charles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charles, pushing him back against the cage.
Frost has Charles pressed against the cage, preventing Charles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charles lands an elbow inside.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charles is looking to break free of the clinch but Frost has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow 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!
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frost is pressed up against the cage. Charles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frost down to the mat. Frost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Pegg Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles forces Frost back against the cage and clinches.
Frost prevents the takedown attempt.
Pegg Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Charles.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frost prevents a body shot from Charles.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frost lands an uppercut.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Frost lands a left hand.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Frost after a bit of a struggle.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Charles blocking some punches.
Pegg Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.
Frost throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charles is looking to land body kicks.
Charles shoots in but Frost avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frost.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frost lands an elbow just above Charles 's eye.
Charles throws an elbow that misses.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pegg Frost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Charles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Frost gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pegg Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles lands a nice hook to Frost's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frost blocks a head kick by Charles.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles misses with an elbow over the top.
Charles presses Frost against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Charles tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles closes the distance and clinches up with Frost, looking for a takedown. Charles pushes Frost against the cage but Frost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost ducks right into an uppercut from Charles.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Frost lands with a left to the head.
Frost avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles tightens his grip and picks Frost up, before dumping him to the ground. Frost manages to land in guard.
Charles passes Frost's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Charles is pressing down on Frost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frost is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a strike but Frost avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Frost keeping full guard, as Charles tries to pass.
Frost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost is trying to control the position but Charles postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost pulls Charles in to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Pegg Frost wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Charles's corner calls for a 1-2. Charles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost looks to land a combination but Charles avoids it well.
Frost tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Frost gets a clinch.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charles tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
Charles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Frost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles looking for a takedown.
Pegg Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Charles.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charles blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost lands a knee to the body.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
Frost landing knees to the head.
Charles breaks the clinch.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but David Charles just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on David Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Frost tried to score with a low kick but Charles checks it.
Charles misses with a right hand
and Frost counters with a left and a right that stings Charles.
A head kick misses from Frost.
Frost slips under a jab.
Charles scores with a jab. Frost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frost tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Charles misses
and Frost counters with a head kick. That will keep Charles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Frost looks to land a combination but Charles avoids it well.
Charles clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Frost.
Charles rushes Frost and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frost prevents it.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles wants a takedown but no success here.
Charles lands an uppercut.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charless head.
David Charles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Charles is looking to break free of the clinch but Frost has double underhooks.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charles avoids it.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles lands a nice uppercut.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Charles won't want to take too many of those.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charles is rocked!
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but Frost avoids the damage to the body.
Frost lands a big knee! That's hurt Charles! Oh, he's all over the place! Frost lands another knee that sends Charles to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pegg Frost!
Pegg Frost seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sotto Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garnett scores with a nice head shot.
Sotto Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sotto Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sotto Jr throws a right and a left that Garnett avoids nicely.
Garnett scores with a hook to the body. Sotto Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garnett throws a jab when Sotto Jr was well out of range.
Sotto Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garnett manages to avoid it.
Garnett moves out of range as Sotto Jr strikes.
Garnett clobbers Sotto Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sotto Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotto Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Garnett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sotto Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garnett misses the jab.
Sotto Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Garnett counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garnett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garnett connects with a nice looking jab.
Sotto Jr jabs Garnett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garnett connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotto Jr. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotto Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garnett tries to avoid it but Sotto Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garnett to the ground. Garnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sotto Jr misses with a hook.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett lands with an uppercut that bounces Sotto Jr off the cage and back into range.
Sotto Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garnett avoids the body shot from Sotto Jr.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garnett throws a right hand that Sotto Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Sotto Jr also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garnett walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotto Jr thumps Garnett with a low kick.
Sotto Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sotto Jr sizes up Garnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sotto Jr is defended easily by Garnett.
Kevin Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotto Jr misses with a straight right.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Garnett.
Sotto Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garnett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sotto Jr lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Garnett misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sotto Jr lands a front kick.
Sotto Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Garnett.
Sotto Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garnett circles away.
Sotto Jr defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Sotto Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Garnett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sotto Jr is rocked!
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!
Sotto Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
Sotto Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Garnett finish him?
Garnett lands a front kick.
Sotto Jr looks winded!
Garnett connects with a superb combination that knocks Sotto Jr out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Garnett before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Sotto Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Garnett!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kevin Garnett thanked VIRAL COMBAT for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinley has chosen I got this as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Makers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGinley walks into a left hand.
Makers missing with a left hand there. McGinley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makers throws a lazy uppercut
and McGinley counters by clinching up.
McGinley is trying to maintain a safe position but Makers gets an underhook and turns McGinley into the cage.
McGinley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makers blocking some punches.
McGinley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makers misses with some punches.
McGinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makers tries to clinch up but McGinley circles away and keeps his distance.
McGinley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGinley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGinley manages to avoid it.
McGinley slips a straight right by Makers.
McGinley throws a head kick but Makers moves out of range.
McGinley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGinley scores with a leg kick.
Makers swings for the body but McGinley moves out of range.
McGinley looks for the body kick but Makers saw that one coming.
Makers misses with a looping right.
McGinley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGinley misses with a looping right.
Makers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makers misses with the combination.
McGinley throws a hook but Makers blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers moves into the clinch.
Makers lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makers pushes McGinley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGinley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGinley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makers looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McGinley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makers tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing Makers back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makers.
McGinley missing with knees to the body.
McGinley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGinley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGinley misses with some punches.
Makers throws a punch but it's blocked by McGinley.
A short left from Makers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley avoids the elbow strike from Makers, against the cage.
Makers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGinley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGinley avoids the elbow strike from Makers, against the cage.
McGinley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers scores with a shot to the side of McGinley's head.
That has opened up Anderson McGinley's cut even more.
McGinley blocks an uppercut.
McGinley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGinley is trying to break the clinch but Makers is controlling him.
McGinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGinleys head.
The cut above Anderson McGinley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGinley prevents a body shot from Makers.
Makers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Makers lands a right hand.
McGinley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGinley lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGinley walks into a stiff left hand from Makers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makers.
Makers moves out of range of the body kick.
Makers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Makers blocks a jab.
Makers takes a swing at McGinley's ribcage but misses.
Makers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGinley tries to keep at a distance but Makers has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGinley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGinley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makers avoids it.
McGinley working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Makers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson McGinley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Makers moves out of range of the body kick.
McGinley throws a low kick, looking for Makers's leg but Makers calmly moves out of range.
McGinley throws a poor cross that misses
and Makers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGinley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makers lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Makers.
McGinley tries a body shot but Makers blocks it.
Makers misses with an elbow strike.
McGinley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGinley moves away from the strike by Makers.
Makers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGinley throws a body punch but Makers moves out of range.
Makers moves out of range of the body kick.
McGinley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makers's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers scores with a jab to the body.
Makers throws a looping overhand right but McGinley ducks down to avoid it.
Makers jabs McGinley right on the nose. McGinley blinks but takes it well.
Anderson McGinley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Makers catches McGinley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGinley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makers throws a good cross that connects.
Makers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGinley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makers moves out of range of the body kick.
McGinley ducks under a wild hook from Makers.
McGinley throws a front kick aimed at Makers's knee but Makers avoids it well.
Makers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mark Makers is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers avoids the head kick by McGinley.
A left lands for Makers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makers throws a big shot that misses.
McGinley throws a body kick that misses.
Makers takes a swing at McGinley's ribcage but misses.
Makers misses with the combination.
Makers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makers lands a glancing blow to the side of McGinley's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anderson McGinley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Makers!
A victorious Mark Makers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song. Lan Mandragoran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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312 lbs
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257 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mac Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran throws a solid leg kick but Tyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mandragoran.
Mandragoran connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mandragoran lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandragoran.
Tyson tests Mandragoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mandragoran 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandragoran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson defending well as Mandragoran loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Mandragoran misses with a looping right.
Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mandragoran.
Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mandragoran lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mandragoran misses with an uppercut
and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mandragoran!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The strikes coming from Tyson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mandragoran looking for a sweep but Tyson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mandragoran avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyson.
Tyson scoring with strikes but Mandragoran is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandragoran is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mandragoran is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyson controlling his opponent.
Mandragoran tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the head.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tyson.
Mandragoran is trying to escape the mount.
Tyson looking to control but Mandragoran is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyson controlling from mount.
Mandragoran holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tyson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mandragoran tries to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tyson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyson with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyson looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Mandragoran throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Mandragoran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandragoran is just out of range.
Mandragoran blocks a leg kick.
Mandragoran tries to score with a low kick but Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Mandragoran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Mandragoran avoids them all with ease.
Mandragoran throws a body kick that misses.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Mandragoran.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandragoran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran misses with an uppercut.
Lan Mandragoran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandragoran lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran misses with a body kick.
Mandragoran misses the shot to the body.
Mandragoran scores with a jab.
Mandragoran looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandragoran misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Mandragoran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mandragoran missing with a left hand there. Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandragoran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Mandragoran misses the shot to the body.
Mandragoran throws a wild hook but Tyson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Mandragoran gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Tyson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Tyson!
Mac Tyson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lik Alotadik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alotadik has chosen When Death comes Knocking - Primal Fear as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lik Alotadik!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alotadik tries to clinch but Stein moves out of range.
Stein slips a jab from Alotadik.
Alotadik lands a body shot.
Stein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alotadik.
Decent striking displayed by Alotadik there.
It looks like Ein Stein has been cut.
Alotadik tries to land a leg kick but Stein saw it coming and moves away.
Alotadik just misses with a punch to the body.
Stein misses with a wild body shot.
Alotadik tries to clinch up.
Stein scores with a takedown into Alotadik's guard.
Stein throws an elbow that misses. Alotadik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stein's guard. Nice move by Alotadik!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alotadik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alotadik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stein trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alotadik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stein is trying to keep Alotadik in close.
Stein has Alotadik pulled in close to control his posture.
Alotadik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lik Alotadik.
Jab by Stein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alotadik moves out of range as Stein strikes.
Alotadik feints and then cracks Stein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stein down.
We've been hearing reports that Stein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alotadik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alotadik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Alotadik.
Alotadik throws a leg kick but Stein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alotadik throws a head kick but Stein moves out of range.
Lik Alotadik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stein slips under a jab.
Stein looks to land a body kick but Alotadik moved away.
Stein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stein avoids the body shot from Alotadik.
Stein throws a hook but Alotadik avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Alotadik avoids the head kick by Stein.
Stein misses the shot to the body.
Stein wants to land a leg kick but Alotadik is out of range.
Alotadik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alotadik scores with a shot to the body.
Stein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alotadik tries to close the distance and clinch but Stein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stein swinging wildly here.
Alotadik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Alotadik misses its intended target.
Alotadik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alotadik tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik throws a head kick that Stein semi-blocks.
Lik Alotadik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein misses with a hook
and Alotadik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein pushes Alotadik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alotadik trying to land knees to the body.
Stein avoiding damage.
Alotadik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stein avoids it.
Alotadik trying to land knees to the body.
Alotadik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stein blocks a body shot from Alotadik.
Stein jumps guard and drags Alotadik to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alotadik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alotadik is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lik Alotadik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ein Stein's cut.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Stein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alotadik clinches with his opponent.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Alotadik.
Alotadik tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing Alotadik back against the cage.
Alotadik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alotadik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Alotadik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alotadik lands a right hand.
Stein prevents a body shot from Alotadik.
Stein manages to break the clinch.
Alotadik tries to clinch up
and Stein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alotadik tries to clinch but Stein moves out of range.
Alotadik lands a right hook to the body.
Alotadik tries to clinch but Stein moves out of range.
Alotadik tries to clinch up
and Stein counters with a thumping low kick.
Stein connects with a leg kick. Alotadik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alotadik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Alotadik tries to clinch there but Stein circles away.
Alotadik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Alotadik misses
so Stein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stein is looking to work some ground and pound but Alotadik has wrist control.
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!
Stein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stein chips away with some ground and pound.
Alotadik wants to stand and escape but Stein is having none of it.
Stein wants to pass the guard but Alotadik is keeping the position.
Stein throws a strike but Alotadik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alotadik looking to improve position, pressing down on Stein's thigh with his hand. Stein seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Alotadik paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Alotadik's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Stein picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ein Stein!
Ein Stein retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Ein Stein, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Lik Alotadik spoke after the fight, saying 'That was the worst decision/stoppage I've ever seen! I totally dominated that fight/was just about to reverse it when the damn ref stepped in.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes to the cage accompanied by Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. Cid has chosen There's No Home for You Here as his entrance music. Xavier Cid told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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30
169 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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36
162 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cid takes a swing at Snuka's ribcage but misses.
Snuka goes for a double leg but Cid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cid continues to drive forward.
Cid stops a takedown attempt from Snuka.
Snuka wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka is struggling to control the position.
Cid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snuka is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cid can't fight it off and eventually Snuka manages to take the fight to the floor. Cid looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Snuka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cid wants to sweep but no luck.
Snuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snuka postures up in Cid's guard and throws a big left but Cid blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka postures up in Cid's guard and throws a big left but Cid blocks it.
Cid looking for a sweep. Not yet Cid, not yet.
Snuka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snuka postures up in Cid's guard and throws a big left but Cid blocks it.
Snuka 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.
Cid 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.
Snuka trying to control but Cid is working from the bottom.
Cid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snuka is one step ahead there.
Cid keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid trying to control the position.
Cid pulls Snuka in close to his closed guard and prevents Snuka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Snuka instigates a clinch.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka scores with a shot to the side of Cid's head.
Snuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snuka lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cid keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid seems keen to control Snuka's posture.
Snuka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cid's head.
Cid trying to keep a closed guard but Snuka is proving a slippery customer.
Cid keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Cid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws a strike but Cid rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cid won't allow Snuka to sweep him here.
Cid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snuka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cid has managed to get both his arms back between Snuka's legs - danger averted.
Cid trying to control the position from guard on top but Snuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Snuka wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid trying to control but Snuka is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xavier Cid wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cid misses with a right hand
and Snuka counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cid!
Cid is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Snuka's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Snuka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snuka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cid keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Snuka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cid's head.
Snuka working Cid over with strikes.
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!
Snuka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snuka.
Cid wants to get back to full guard.
Cid is defending against the submission attempts here by Snuka.
Cid keeping hold of Snuka's head, controlling as best he can.
Cid wants to control but Snuka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is pressing down on Cid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cid is holding on for now.
Snuka is thwarting Cid's attempts to control the position.
Cid tries to get to full guard but Snuka has control of the leg.
Snuka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cid's head.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Snuka is trying to control. Cid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snuka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Snuka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snuka lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka preventing the sweep.
Jimmy Snuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snuka cracks Cid with a solid left hand.
Snuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cid trying to control the position here.
Snuka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snuka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka preventing the sweep.
Snuka chips away with some ground and pound.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Cid keeps moving.
Cid trying to control the position.
Snuka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Snuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cid is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snuka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snuka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Snuka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cid swivels and escapes.
Cid defending well as Snuka loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Snuka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snuka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Snuka blocks with his arms.
Cid can't find room to land a body shot as Snuka controls the action.
Snuka tries to break the clinch but Cid is controlling the position.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
Snuka breaks the clinch.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
Snuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
A telegraphed right hand from Snuka misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xavier Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Cid.
Snuka scores with a hook.
Cid throws a shot from downtown. Snuka moves away and avoids it.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cid quickly recovers to half guard.
Snuka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cid regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Snuka.
Snuka is looking to work some ground and pound but Cid has wrist control.
Snuka stands up over Cid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cid has control of Snuka's left arm, preventing Snuka from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid looking for a sweep. Not yet Cid, not yet.
Snuka chips away with some ground and pound.
Cid is trying to control the position but Snuka postures up.
Snuka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snuka throws a big elbow that misses.
Cid controls Snuka momentarily but Snuka frees himself.
Snuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cid is trying to control the position but Snuka postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Xavier Cid hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snuka.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Snuka off balance momentarily.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snuka.
Cid throws a leg kick but Snuka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Snuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
A lazy left from Snuka finds it's target.
Snuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snuka looks to throw the jab but Cid is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cid sprawls well. Cid wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snuka gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka tries to clinch up.
Cid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snukas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cid throws a jab when Snuka was well out of range.
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!
Snuka throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Snuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Snuka there.
Snuka throws a nice looking combination but Cid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka wants to clinch.
Cid throws a hook but Snuka avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jimmy Snuka did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Snuka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Snuka misses with a lunging right hand
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cid lands with a hook. Snuka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cid moves out of range as Snuka strikes.
Cid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snuka walks into a stiff left hand from Cid.
Cid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Snuka swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Cid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snuka has time to react.
Snuka is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cid! Snuka is out on his feet! Cid rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Snuka is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Snuka is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid is the new lightweight champion!
Xavier Cid bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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