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SFC 62: Sackett vs. Rouch PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saracen Smith (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saracen Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Andrews has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith avoids the body shot from Andrews.
Andrews tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lands with a straight right. Andrews didn't see that one coming.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Andrews avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrews counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
Andrews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andrews controls the pace.
Andrews drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Andrews has Smith in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Andrews manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andrews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andrews pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andrews is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andrews pulls his head out easily.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Andrews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrews.
Andrews wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Andrews in his half guard.
Andrews slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Andrews is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Andrews is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrews.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Andrews uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to escape but Andrews is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Andrews dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Andrews tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Andrews ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Andrews lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smith is looking to control Andrews's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Andrews is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Andrews seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Smith is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marvin Andrews!
Our winner, Marvin Andrews, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mante Quilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mante Quilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mante Quilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quilla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quilla thows a body shot but no joy.
Condit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Quilla's head coaches at Boomerang!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mante Quilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quilla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Condit swivels and escapes.
Quilla shoots in for a double leg but Condit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Condit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Condit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Condit throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Quilla misses the target.
Condit connects with a crisp jab.
Condit cracks Quilla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Quilla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Condit.
Condit lands with a nice body kick.
Condit cracks Quilla with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quilla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good leg kick by Condit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Condit tenderised Quilla's leg. Quilla is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Condit.
Condit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quilla. That did some damage!
Condit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quilla.
Quilla shoots in for a takedown but Condit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mante Quilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit scores with a kick to the body.
Condit stuffs the takedown.
Quilla shoots in and gets a takedown into Condit's guard.
Condit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Condit is pulling down on Quilla's head to control his posture.
Condit wants to stand but Quilla is controlling the position.
Quilla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Condit kicks Quilla off and gets to his feet.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Quilla off balance momentarily.
Condit stuffs the takedown.
Quilla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quilla connects with a nice looking jab.
Condit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quilla momentarily.
Condit avoids the body shot from Quilla.
Condit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quilla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Condit defends it nicely.
Quilla looks to land a combination. Condit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Quilla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quilla closes the distance and clinches up with Condit, looking for a takedown. Quilla pushes Condit against the cage but Condit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Condit throws a good cross that connects.
Quilla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Condit as he jumps to the side.
Condit jabs Quilla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Condit is looking to slow Quilla down with leg kicks.
Condit lands with a nice body kick.
Condit lands a front kick.
Quilla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Condit.
Quilla misses with a takedown attempt - Condit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quilla is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit slips a straight right by Quilla.
Condit scores with a head kick.
Condit throws a shot to the body.
Quilla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Condit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Condit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quilla.
Both fighters circling a little - Condit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Condit throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Mante Quilla has been cut.
Condit lands a head kick. Quilla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quilla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Condit cracks Quilla with an open hand slap.
Condit scores with a head kick.
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!
Quilla 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.
Condit throws a head kick but Quilla moves out of range.
Condit is looking to slow Quilla down with leg kicks.
Quilla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quilla shoots in looking for a takedown. Condit tries to sprawl out of it but Quilla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Condit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Condit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quilla will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Quilla misses the target.
Quilla will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Quilla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Condit tries to avoid it but Quilla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Condit to the ground. Condit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quilla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Condit as he jumps to the side.
Quilla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Condit throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Condit.
Quilla ducks right into an uppercut from Condit.
Condit lands a head kick. Quilla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quilla darts in looking for a takedown but Condit gets double underhooks and turns Quilla into the cage.
Condit manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quilla throws a nice looking combination but Condit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Condit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quilla.
Condit throws a leg kick which misses Quilla's front leg but catches the back leg as Quilla tries to avoid it.
Quilla throws out a loose jab but Condit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Condit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mante Quilla'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.
Nice sprawl there from Condit as Quilla shoots in.
Condit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Quilla closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Condit is not content to let Quilla control the position.
Quilla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Condit tries to get to full guard but Quilla has control of the leg.
Condit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quilla thows a huge punch but Condit dodges it nicely.
Quilla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Condit is looking for a sweep. Quilla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Condit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quilla throwing shots but Condit is blocking nicely.
Quilla drops an elbow to the side of Condit's head.
Quilla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quilla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Condit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quilla.
Condit is positioning himself well to prevent Quilla advancing to mount.
Condit won't allow Quilla to pass to mount.
Condit is looking to escape.
Quilla is just content to waste time from the top position. Condit takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Quilla forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quilla.
Quilla scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Condit is trying to stand up here but Quilla is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quilla sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Condit defending well though.
Quilla thows a huge punch but Condit dodges it nicely.
Quilla controlling the action here.
Quilla landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Quilla slips a nice elbow through Condit's hands, connecting with Condit's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quilla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mante Quilla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quilla throws a strike but Condit avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Quilla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quilla postures up and lands a big shot to Condit's brow.
Quilla trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.
Quilla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quilla being controlled here momentarily.
Condit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Condit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quilla postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quilla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quilla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quilla stops Condit from standing up.
Quilla throws a big elbow that misses.
Quilla throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quilla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quilla throwing strikes from guard but Condit blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quilla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Condit has momentary wrist control but Quilla slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mante Quilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mante Quilla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Condit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quilla on the side of the head.
Condit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Condit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quilla.
Condit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quilla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Condit tries to avoid it but Quilla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Condit to the ground. Condit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlos Condit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quilla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Quilla dives in and grabs Condit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Condit pushes down on Quilla's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mante Quilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit tests Quilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Condit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Condit.
A head kick from Condit lands but Quilla takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Condit scores with a hook to the body. Quilla takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quilla takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quilla takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Quilla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Condit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Condit lands an overhand right.
Condit lands with an overhand left.
Quilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quilla feints a jab promting Condit to slip. Quilla then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Condit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Quilla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Condit avoids it really well and circles away.
Quilla sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Condit sizes up Quilla with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quilla tries for a takedown but Condit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Condit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Condit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Condit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quilla thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlos Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quilla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Condit is just out of range.
Condit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quilla in his tracks.
Quilla misses with a looping right.
Condit lands a leg kick that knocks Quilla off balance momentarily.
Condit catches Quilla with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quilla.
A nice inside leg kick there by Condit. That's going to slow Quilla down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Condit.
Condit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Condit lands a nice looking body shot.
Quilla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Condit can pounce on him.
Mante Quilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quilla throws a combination that misses
and Condit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Condit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quilla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Condit scores with a sloppy right hand. Quilla should have avoided that one.
Quilla shoots in and drives through. Condit sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Condit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Condit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quillas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Condit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quilla.
Condit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quilla.
Quilla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quilla takes a swing at Condit's ribcage but misses.
Condit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quilla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quilla connects with a body shot that sends Condit's belly button to the back.
Condit connects with a leg kick. Quilla looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quilla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Condit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Condit scores with a sloppy right hand. Quilla should have avoided that one.
Quilla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quilla takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quilla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Condit.
Quilla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quilla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Condit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Condit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Condit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Condit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quilla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Condit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Condit misses with a head kick.
Condit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quilla takes a step back to recover.
Quilla shoots for a double leg takedown but Condit sprawls well. He's pushed Quilla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Condit cracks a nice hook into Quilla's ribs.
Condit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quilla's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Condit connects with a solid leg kick.
Condit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quilla under the eye.
Quilla throws an overhand right that lands on Condit's shoulder, as Condit tries to avoid the shot.
Quilla dives in for a single leg takedown but Condit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Condit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Condit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Condit!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Epic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unchained has chosen Soviet Connection 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Epic Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Django Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
Man thows a leg kick but Unchained checks it
and Unchained counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Unchained throws a big shot that misses.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Unchained has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Unchained cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man wants to slow Unchained down by chopping away at his legs.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Unchained connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Unchained takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Django Unchained has been cut.
Unchained connects with a solid leg kick.
Unchained takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man thuds his right hand into Unchained's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Unchained ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Unchained tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man tries to land a front kick but Unchained steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Unchained keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Unchained.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Unchained misses with a straight left.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
A big left from Unchained misses.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Unchained fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Unchained circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unchained.
Man slips a straight right by Unchained.
Unchained scores with a nice right hand.
Unchained pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Django Unchained seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unchained.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Unchained.
Unchained takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man looks to land a combination but Unchained avoids it well.
Unchained throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Unchained misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Unchained ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Unchained, right into the meat.
Unchained throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unchained. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Unchained dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Unchained tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Unchained.
Unchained misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Unchained cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Unchained has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Unchained throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Unchained.
A big right from Unchained misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unchained moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man is working Unchained over against the cage.
Unchained is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unchained has his back to the cage.
Unchained is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Unchained.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unchained's elbow.
Unchained tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man gets through Unchained's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Unchained misses with some punches.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Unchained with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unchained can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Unchained using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Unchained blocks a body shot from Man.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Unchained pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unchained on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Unchained throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man is looking to clinch but Unchained is avoiding it.
Unchained swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Unchained avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Unchained avoids it.
Man throws a combination. Unchained tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Django Unchained's cut even more.
Unchained tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Unchained takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unchained throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unchained looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Unchained.
Unchained throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
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 Epic Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Django Unchained's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Unchained throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unchained throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws a push kick but Unchained slaps the foot to one side.
Unchained scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Unchained waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Good work by Unchained as he checks the leg kick.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Unchained slips a straight right by Man.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Man moves away from the strike by Unchained.
Epic Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Unchained connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Man tries to land a front kick but Unchained steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Unchained lands with a nice body punch.
Unchained lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unchained bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man slips under a jab from Unchained.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Unchained's defenses.
Unchained tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Unchained lands a jab.
Man lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Unchained. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Unchained.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man slips a straight right by Unchained.
Unchained misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Unchained thinking.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Unchained misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Unchained just misses with a punch to the body.
Unchained throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Unchained uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Unchained chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unchained looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Unchained avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Unchained.
Man prevents a body shot from Unchained.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Unchained tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man working aggressively here.
Unchained tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Unchained back against the cage.
Unchained lands a nice uppercut.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Unchained controls the action.
Unchained crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unchained tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Man.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man working aggressively here.
Epic Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man pushes Unchained back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Unchained with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unchained lands an uppercut.
Unchained lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Unchained.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained wants to stall.
Unchained working Man over with knees to the body.
Unchained prevents a body shot from Man.
Unchained wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man is working Unchained over against the cage.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Unchained prevents a body shot from Man.
Unchained pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Unchained pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Unchained thows a body shot but no joy.
Unchained takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Unchained circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Epic Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Django Unchained's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Unchained.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Unchained's leg but Unchained calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Unchained off balance momentarily.
Unchained throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Unchained only half commits.
Unchained looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Unchained tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man gets through Unchained's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Unchained tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Unchained trying to land knees to the body.
Unchained manages to break the clinch.
Unchained moves out of range of the body kick.
Unchained throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Unchained throws a nice outside leg kick.
Unchained's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Unchained takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Unchained has time to react.
Unchained gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Unchained uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Unchained circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man cracks Unchained with an open hand slap.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Unchained misses with a wild body shot.
Unchained blocks the body kick.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unchained.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Django Unchained has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man looks to land a right hand but Unchained moved out of range.
Unchained throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to clinch up but Unchained circles away and keeps his distance.
Unchained throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unchained.
Man lands a front kick.
Unchained takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some bone on bone action there as Unchained checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man cracks Unchained with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man scores with the left hand. Unchained knows he should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Unchained takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Unchained throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Unchained.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Unchained manages to break the clinch.
Unchained is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unchained sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man pushes Unchained away with a front kick.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Unchained fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man slips under a jab from Unchained.
A good leg kick by Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man forces Unchained back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unchained blocks an uppercut.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Unchained is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man wants to stall.
Unchained lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unchained swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man prevents Unchained from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unchained wants to break the clinch but can't.
Unchained's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Epic Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Epic Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Epic Man!
Epic Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Django Unchained spoke after the fight, saying 'This was not supposed to happen.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Tappanii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Army comes to the cage accompanied by Tiger Army - Incorporeal. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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204 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Tappanii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Army wants it to stay on the feet.
Army ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Army. No joy for Tappanii on that attempt.
Tappanii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army lands with a cross.
Tappanii jabs Army to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tappanii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hannu Tappanii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tappanii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Army was well out of range. Poor timing from Tappanii.
Tappanii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiger Army has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannu Tappanii.
Tappanii throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Army tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tappanii is in Army's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Army is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tappanii defends well.
Tappanii trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Army has his foot on Tappanii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tappanii works his way back into a safe position though.
Army wants to stand but Tappanii is controlling the position.
Army is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappanii trying to control but Army is working from the bottom.
Tappanii postures up.
Tappanii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tappanii trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hannu Tappanii has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tappanii connects with a looping right hand.
Tappanii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiger Army is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tappanii.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Army lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tappanii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tappanii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army thumps Tappanii with a low kick.
A slow jab from Army misses its intended target.
Tappanii checks a low kick from Army.
Tappanii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Army.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tappanii shoots in looking for a takedown. Army tries to sprawl out of it but Tappanii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Army manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tappanii checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Army as Tappanii shoots in.
Tappanii misses the shot to the body.
Tappanii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Army to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappanii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Army sizes up Tappanii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Army is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappanii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Army looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Army jabs at Tappanii's body.
Tappanii moves out of range of the body kick.
Tappanii moves out of range of the strikes.
Tappanii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tappanii misses with a hook
and Army counters with an outside leg kick.
Tappanii lands a nice hook to Army's body. Army takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tappanii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Army uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappanii.
Army fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappanii manages to avoid it.
Army avoids the body shot from Tappanii.
Army goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army takes a swing at Tappanii's ribcage but misses.
Army defending well as Tappanii loads up on a big left hand.
Tappanii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tappanii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Army rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tappanii avoids the body shot from Army.
Tappanii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tappanii dives in and grabs Army's left leg, looking for a takedown. Army pushes down on Tappanii's head and hops out.
Army throws a sloppy head kick and Tappanii moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tappanii or perhaps it was just good defense by Army, which made it look bad.
Nice cross by Tappanii.
Tappanii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Army misses the target.
Tappanii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappanii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Army counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tappanii misses with a looping right.
Tappanii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Army defends it nicely.
Army connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tappanii. Tappanii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Tiger Army will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tappanii takes a swing at Army's ribcage but misses.
Army has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tappanii dives in and grabs Army's left leg, looking for a takedown. Army pushes down on Tappanii's head and hops out.
Army swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tappanii misses with a wild body shot.
Tappanii misses with a left hand
and Army counters with a good low kick that Tappanii was not able to check.
Army cracks Tappanii with a good jab.
Tappanii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Army counters with a leg kick.
Tappanii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tappanii looks to land a left hand but Army moved out of range nicely.
Tappanii misses with a wild body shot.
Tappanii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Army.
Tappanii throws a shot to the body.
Army misses with a low kick as Tappanii jumps back.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappanii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappanii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappanii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tappanii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Army delivers a nice body kick.
No luck for Tappanii with that takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Army.
Tappanii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Army tries to avoid it but Tappanii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Army to the ground. Army escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiger Army has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannu Tappanii.
Army cracks Tappanii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Army with a hook.
Tappanii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Army tenderised Tappanii's leg. Tappanii is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Army swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Army swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Army throws a jab but it's blocked by Tappanii.
Tappanii has his takedown stuffed
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Army misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappanii shoots in for a takedown but Army shows good takedown defense.
Army is looking to chop away at Tappanii's legs.
Tappanii connects with the punch.
Tappanii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army.
Good leg kick by Army there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tappanii checks the leg kick.
Tappanii lands a right hook to the body.
Tappanii shoots and misses
and Army counters with a leg kick.
Tappanii is breathing heavily.
Army throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Army shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tappanii fails with a takedown attempt.
Army fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tappanii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Army throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tappanii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Army. Army obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Army leaves Tappanii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That kick from Army tenderised Tappanii's leg. Tappanii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Army slams his shin into Tappanii's torso.
Tappanii misses with a wild body shot.
Army throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tappanii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tappanii goes for a double leg but Army avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Army continues to drive forward.
Tappanii is trying to pull guard but Army has him pressed against the cage.
Army lands with a short shot to the head.
Tappanii has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Army avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Army creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Army.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Army.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Army lands a right hand.
Tappanii avoids a wild elbow strike from Army.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Army lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tappanii.
Tappanii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Army - that landed with a thud.
Army scores with a shot to the side of Tappanii's head.
A short left from Army.
Tappanii tries to pull guard but Army won't allow it.
Army lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Army - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Army lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tappanii backwards.
Army is struggling to control the position.
Army lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Army.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Army.
Army cracks Tappanii with a nice body shot.
Army lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Army dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tappanii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Army throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tappanii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tappanii lands a nice shot to the body.
Tappanii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Army scores with a jab to the head.
Tappanii fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Army to the ground. Tappanii is now in Army's guard.
Army is pulling down on Tappanii's head to control his posture.
Tappanii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Army has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tappanii has managed to get both his arms back between Army's legs - danger averted.
Army escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tappanii gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappanii wants to control from the top but Army keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army is trying to control the position but Tappanii postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tappanii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Army keeping moving, preventing Tappanii from controlling successfully.
Tappanii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tappanii trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tappanii throwing strikes from guard but Army blocks nicely.
Army looking for a guillotine here but Tappanii defends easily.
Tappanii wants to control from the top but Army keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army working for a triangle but Tappanii defends it easily.
Tappanii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tappanii forces his way into half guard.
Army is staying active underneath Tappanii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tappanii is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tappanii wants to pass the guard but Army is keeping the position.
Army keeping moving, preventing Tappanii from controlling successfully.
Hannu Tappanii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tappanii throwing strikes but missing.
Army throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Army keeping moving, preventing Tappanii from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army pulls Tappanii in to control the position.
Army looking for a guillotine here but Tappanii defends easily.
Tappanii is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tappanii tries to free his leg and advance position but Army is retaining full guard.
Hannu Tappanii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Army is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tappanii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hannu Tappanii.
I think Army has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Army!
Our winner, Tiger Army, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hecker's choice of entrance music: The Ultimate Warrior. This should be fireworks!
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23
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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30
135 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hecker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecker fails with the takedown
and Freeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hecker's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hecker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hecker is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
Hecker has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Freeman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hecker keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman 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.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Hecker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freeman controlling from the top position.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman trying to control but Hecker is working from the bottom.
Hecker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Connor Freeman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Freeman prevents it.
Hecker looking for a takedown.
Connor Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Hecker.
Freeman cracks Hecker with a nice body shot.
Freeman lands a left hand.
Freeman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hecker is trying to drag Freeman to the mat but Freeman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hecker is looking for a takedown.
Hecker tries for a takedown but Freeman manages to get underhooks.
Freeman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Hecker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Freeman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Freeman is pressed up against the cage. Hecker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Freeman down to the mat. Freeman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hecker tries for a takedown but Freeman circles away easily
and Freeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman is pushing down on Hecker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hecker is fighting to maintain full guard but Freeman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Freeman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hecker actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman is controlling the pace.
Freeman wants to free his trapped foot but Hecker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hecker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hecker looking for submissions off his back.
Hecker is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
Freeman is taking a breather. Hecker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is thwarting Hecker's attempts to control the position.
Hecker actively working from the bottom here.
Hecker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hecker actively working from the bottom here.
Hecker tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman wants to free his trapped foot but Hecker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Freeman is working hard here to advance position.
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hecker keeps working.
Hecker is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker actively working from the bottom here.
Freeman working over Hecker with some ground and pound. Hecker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hecker wants to control but Freeman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hecker has hold of Freeman's hands but Freeman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hecker tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman uses his free foot to push down on Hecker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hecker.
Hecker regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hecker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freeman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hecker is refusing to be controlled, as Freeman sits in half guard.
Freeman trying to mount his opponent but Hecker defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Freeman 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.
Hecker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Freeman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Freeman moves into the clinch successfully.
Freeman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Hecker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hecker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Freeman trying to hold on to Hecker's head to control him but Hecker postures up.
Freeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hecker.
Freeman is trying to stand up here but Hecker is controlling him well.
Hecker working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Freeman's thigh. Freeman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hecker throws a strike but Freeman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker is trying to keep Freeman in close.
Hecker has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Freeman works over Hecker with some ground and pound from guard.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Hecker keeps moving.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Hecker is keeping the position.
Hecker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Freeman defends well.
Hecker is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Freeman trying to control but Hecker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hecker keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman passes Hecker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hecker is trying to control but can't.
Freeman controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Freeman lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman trying to mount his opponent but Hecker defends it.
Freeman not doing much here.
Hecker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hecker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freeman moves nicely into side control.
Hecker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Freeman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hecker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hecker is looking for a sweep.
Connor Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hecker is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Freeman is working Hecker over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker prevents Freeman from moving into mount.
Hecker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hecker is looking to reverse the position.
Freeman cracks Hecker with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman wants to control but Hecker is keeping him busy.
Hecker is trying to escape the position but Freeman is controlling the position.
Freeman trying to control the action but Hecker is working from the bottom.
Hecker trying to remain calm as Freeman controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Freeman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hecker is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Freeman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hecker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Freeman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hecker's guard now.
Freeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hecker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hecker is looking for a triangle here but Freeman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Freeman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Freeman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Freeman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hecker tries to buck Freeman off but Freeman is having none of it.
Check out the look on Freeman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Freeman trying to control the action but Hecker is working from the bottom.
Freeman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Freeman trying to control the action but Hecker is working from the bottom.
Freeman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hecker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Freeman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hecker some visible discomfort.
Freeman wants to control but Hecker is keeping him busy.
Hecker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Freeman trying to control the action but Hecker is working from the bottom.
Freeman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control but Hecker is keeping him busy.
Hecker taking a bit of punishment here - Freeman scoring with strikes.
Hecker can't do much from the bottom here.
Hecker gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hecker is looking to escape.
Hecker is trying desperately to improve position.
Freeman landing strikes from the mount.
Hecker wants to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Hecker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hecker is looking to escape.
Hecker is looking to get to half guard.
Hecker is still trying to improve position.
Freeman working Hecker over with strikes here.
Freeman landing punches.
Hecker taking shots to the head.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
Freeman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Freeman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hecker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hecker!
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!
Hecker content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Freeman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Freeman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freeman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Hecker keeps moving.
Hecker is looking for a triangle here but Freeman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hecker is looking for a sweep.
Jeff Hecker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freeman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hecker is looking to regain half guard here but Freeman keeps moving and retains side control.
Connor Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hecker can do to turn this around?
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Freeman, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Freeman!
Connor Freeman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jeff Hecker was interviewed post fight and said 'I......I don't know.....It didn't go my way. I'm gonna hit the gym, and come back better than ever.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Hellberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Secoy has chosen Deftones - lhabia as his entrance music. Azamat Secoy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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24
183 lbs
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23
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Hellberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azamat Secoy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Hellberg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Secoy wants to get back to his feet.
Hellberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Secoy is trying to improve his position.
Secoy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Check out the look on Hellberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Secoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hellberg trying to control the action but Secoy is working from the bottom.
Hellberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellberg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Secoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hellberg throws a strike aimed at the side of Secoy's head but Secoy avoids it well.
Hellberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hellberg tries for a kimura but Secoy is defending well.
Hellberg grinds an elbow into Secoy's temple.
Hellberg trying to control the position but Secoy is working away.
Hellberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hellberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellberg cracks Secoy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Secoy is looking for a sweep.
Hellberg working the ground and pound but Secoy is defending the strikes.
Secoy is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Secoy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hellberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Secoy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hellberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hellberg trying to control the action but Secoy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hellberg off and has taken his back!
Secoy tries to keep control of the position but Hellberg is staying busy.
Hellberg can't escape the position.
Secoy is looking for the choke from the back position but Hellberg is controlling his hands well.
Hellberg trying to control the position but Secoy manages to sink in the hooks.
Secoy looking for the choke from the back.
Hellberg trying to control the action but Secoy just sinks the hooks in.
Hellberg looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Secoy not allowing Hellberg to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Secoy trying to control momentarily.
Secoy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Secoy looking to hold on to the position here but Hellberg rolls and ends up regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hellberg is working Secoy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Hellberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hellberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Secoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hellberg.
Secoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Secoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Secoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Secoy.
Good work by Hellberg as he checks the leg kick.
Hellberg blocks a head kick by Secoy.
Hellberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Secoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Secoy throws a good cross that connects.
Secoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellberg.
Hellberg walks into a stiff left hand from Secoy.
Secoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Secoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Secoy slips under a jab from Hellberg.
Secoy lands a really nice looking cross but Hellberg seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellberg checks a leg kick.
Secoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hellberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Secoy.
Hellberg has a takedown stuffed.
Secoy slips under a jab from Hellberg.
Hellberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Secoy avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannes Hellberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellberg moves out of range of the body kick from Secoy.
Secoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Secoy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Secoy.
Hellberg blocks a head kick by Secoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy digs a good hook to Hellberg's body.
Hellberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Secoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Secoy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hellberg is out of range and Secoy settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Secoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Secoy feints and then cracks Hellberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hellberg down.
Secoy misses with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Secoy.
Azamat Secoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Secoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Secoy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Secoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hellberg moves away.
Secoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hellberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Secoy as he jumps to the side.
Secoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hellberg shoots in for a takedown but Secoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Secoy lands with a kick to the temple. Hellberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Hannes Hellberg has been cut.
Hellberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hellberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Secoy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hellberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Secoy lands a head kick. Hellberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hellberg is rocked!
Hellberg with a poor takedown
and Secoy counters with a head kick that wobbles Hellberg - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Secoy sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azamat Secoy!
Azamat Secoy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Jonathon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimo Ovaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Jonathon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovaska forces Jonathon back against the cage and clinches.
Ovaska jumps guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jonathon throwing strikes but missing.
Ovaska knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jonathon on the ground.
Ovaska working for a triangle but Jonathon defends it easily.
Jonathon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jonathon prevents Ovaska from getting back to his feet.
Jonathon connects with a couple of short punches.
Jonathon landing some decent shots from guard.
Jonathon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ovaska keeping moving, preventing Jonathon from controlling successfully.
Ovaska is looking for a triangle but Jonathon pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska 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.
Jonathon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ovaska is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ovaska has escaped and now he's on top!
Jonathon 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.
Jonathon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ovaska decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jonathon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ovaska has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ovaska and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ovaska falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonathon counters with a shoot takedown. Ovaska fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovaska is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jonathon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ovaska is on top in guard.
Ovaska preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ovaska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jonathon pulls Ovaska in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jonathon is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jonathon.
Ovaska pulls Jonathon in close to prevent any damage.
Jonathon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jonathon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jonathon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonathon throwing strikes but missing.
Jonathon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jonathon chips away with some ground and pound.
Ovaska is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Brazilian Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jonathon trying to control but Ovaska is working from the bottom.
Jonathon being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jonathon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jonathon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jonathon passes into half guard.
Ovaska on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ovaska is not content to let Jonathon control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jonathon seems to be working for a kimura but Ovaska defends the submission attempt.
Jonathon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ovaska drops Jonathon with a beautiful combination! Jonathon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ovaska is looking for the KO!
Jonathon is rocked!
It looks like Ben Jonathon has been cut.
Kimo Ovaska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jonathon is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovaska finish him?
Ovaska wants a takedown.
Ovaska breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jonathon blocks the leg kick.
Jonathon seems to have recovered his senses.
Jonathon looks for a takedown but Ovaska sprawls well.
Jonathon shoots in looking for a takedown but Ovaska manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jonathon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonathon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jonathon is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ovaska to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Jonathon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ovaska has Jonathon pulled in close to control his posture.
Jonathon passes Ovaska's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jonathon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jonathon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jonathon wants to take a breather but Ovaska is having none of it.
Jonathon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jonathon trying to control from half guard but Ovaska is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon wants to free his trapped foot but Ovaska is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ovaska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jonathon.
Jonathon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ovaska trying to control but Jonathon postures up.
Jonathon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ovaska wants to get back to his feet.
Jonathon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon passes to side control.
Ovaska being controlled for a moment.
Ovaska is not content to let Jonathon control the position.
Jonathon looking to control but instead Ovaska has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jonathon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon raining down shots from the mount!
Ovaska holds on for dear life, controlling Jonathon's posture momentarily.
Jonathon looking to control but Ovaska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jonathon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ovaska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathon lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonathon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ovaska tries to hold on but Jonathon postures up.
Jonathon landing strikes from the mount and Ovaska is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jonathon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Jonathon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jonathon dives in and grabs Ovaska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ovaska pushes down on Jonathon's head and hops out.
Ovaska moves in looking to clinch but Jonathon pushes him off.
Ovaska lands a high kick!
Ovaska displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ovaska looks to land a combination but Jonathon avoids it well.
Jonathon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ovaska misses with a body punch
and Jonathon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jonathon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonathon chips away with some ground and pound.
Jonathon throwing strikes but missing.
Jonathon wants to control from the top but Ovaska keeps moving.
Jonathon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska is trying to control the position but Jonathon postures up.
Ovaska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jonathon passes Ovaska's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ovaska is trying to maintain the position but Jonathon is very close to passing his half guard.
Jonathon seems to be working for a kimura but Ovaska defends the submission attempt.
Well, if Jonathon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jonathon winds up and cracks Ovaska with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska wants to control but Jonathon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovaska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jonathon postures up.
Ovaska wants to control the position but Jonathon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jonathon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jonathon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonathon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jonathon moves into full mount! Ovaska won't be happy about that!
Jonathon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jonathon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ovaska has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jonathon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ovaska?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon controlling the pace for now.
Ovaska has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jonathon's lack of action.
Ben Jonathon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jonathon in particular looking to stall.
Jonathon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ovaska is not content to let Jonathon control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathon wants to free his trapped foot but Ovaska is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ovaska wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Jonathon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jonathon is trying to control the action in half guard but Ovaska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kimo Ovaska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Jonathon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ovaska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jonathon momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathon shoots for a takedown but Ovaska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Ovaska does no damage.
Ovaska misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Jonathon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jonathon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jonathon!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Jonathon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton has chosen Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Stapleton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Stapleton finds it's target.
Clayton throws a low kick but Stapleton avoids it.
Clayton misses the shot to the body.
Clayton throws a nice looking combination but Stapleton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clayton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Murder Inc Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Stapleton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clayton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stapleton throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Vincent Clayton has been cut.
Stapleton 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stapleton circles away quickly and effectively.
Clayton looks to land a combination but Stapleton avoids it well.
Clayton throws a series of punches but Stapleton avoids them all with ease.
Stapleton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Claytons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clayton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stapleton counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Clayton falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeremy Stapleton!
An out of breath Jeremy Stapleton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ottis Toole!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch
enabling Toole to counter with a crisp jab.
Man wants to clinch but Toole slips to the side
and Toole counters with a right hand that sends Man tumbling to the canvas! Can Toole finish him? He dives into Man's guard looking to do just that!
Man is rocked!
It looks like Skinny Man has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toole gets to his feet and stands over Man, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Man felt that one! Toole unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Man from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole!
Ottis Toole is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ottis Toole really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zombie Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rouch's choice of entrance music: Can I. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Rouch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sackett counters with a nice kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rouch checks a leg kick.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rouch.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body
and Rouch moves into the clinch.
Sackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Sackett tries to break the clinch but Rouch is controlling the position.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Rouch.
Rouch connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rouch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sackett's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rouch trying to control the position but instead, Sackett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rouch into the cage.
Sackett is trying to force a seperation but Rouch has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Rouch.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Rouch takes a shot to the head.
Rouch missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Sackett.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike from Rouch.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett tries to bum rush Rouch with a series of wild strikes but Rouch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Sackett drops Rouch with a left right combo! Sackett follows him down to the ground into side control.
Rouch is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands a strong strike to the head of Rouch. That's dazed him! Sackett looking to finish here. Rouch is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sackett lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flagon Sackett!
Flagon Sackett retains his light heavyweight title!
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