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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwnstantoulakis comes to the cage accompanied by Spartan Graunt. Diaz has chosen Don't you want me baby - Doritos Mariachi Band as his entrance music. Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwnstantoulakis slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwnstantoulakis.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Kwnstantoulakis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kwnstantoulakis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Kwnstantoulakis.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a series of wild punches.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
A slow jab from Kwnstantoulakis misses its intended target.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
It looks like Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis has been cut.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Kwnstantoulakis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwnstantoulakis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kwnstantoulakis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kwnstantoulakis's head backwards.
Kwnstantoulakis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kwnstantoulakis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Kwnstantoulakis misses its intended target.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kwnstantoulakis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kwnstantoulakis slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
A punch combination from Kwnstantoulakis misses.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Kwnstantoulakis missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz stalks Kwnstantoulakis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kwnstantoulakis's face. Kwnstantoulakis staggers backwards, shaken.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwnstantoulakis looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Kwnstantoulakis throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a two punch combination.
Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwnstantoulakis is breathing heavily.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a straight right.
Kwnstantoulakis dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Kwnstantoulakis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kwnstantoulakis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kwnstantoulakis misses the shot to the body.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kwnstantoulakis swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Kwnstantoulakis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Kwnstantoulakis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz defending well as Kwnstantoulakis loads up on a big left hand.
Kwnstantoulakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Kwnstantoulakis avoids nicely.
Kwnstantoulakis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Kwnstantoulakis loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oh Kwnstantoulakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kwnstantoulakis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
OH! Kwnstantoulakis has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Diaz smells blood and charges in for the finish! Diaz unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Kwnstantoulakis sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Diaz!
Carlos Diaz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AnonymouS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis stepped up to the mic, saying 'REMATCH'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Bekas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryszard Bekas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne has his takedown stuffed
and Bekas counters with a stiff right hand.
Bekas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bekas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Browne down.
Bekas grinds an elbow into Browne's temple.
Bekas tries to score with some ground and pound. Browne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Browne manages to get back to half guard.
Browne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bekas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bekas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bekas tries to pass to full mount but Browne defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bekas connects with a nice short shot to Browne's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Browne wants to control but Bekas is keeping busy.
Bekas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Browne is just riding it out for now. Bekas eventually gives up the hold.
Browne won't allow Bekas to pass to mount.
Bekas trying to work for an americana but Browne has managed to regain full guard.
Browne trying to control the position.
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.
Browne is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bekas trying to control but Browne is working from the bottom.
Bekas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Browne on the ground.
Bekas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bekas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Browne is looking to stand up but Bekas isn't so interested in that idea.
Travis Browne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bekas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne prevents Bekas from moving into mount.
Bekas looks up at the clock and then as Browne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bekas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've been hearing good reports from Bekas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bekas looks up at the clock and then as Browne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bekas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bekas cracks Browne with a big right hand but Browne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bekas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bekas trying to control the action but Browne is working from the bottom.
Bekas swings around for an armbar but Browne sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bekas's guard.
Browne looking to pass the guard.
Bekas is looking for a triangle here but Browne uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking to take a break and control but Bekas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Bekas is looking for a sweep.
Browne stands up.
Bekas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Browne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Browne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Browne is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Bekas dominated that round.
That's time! Bekas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bekas connects with a jab.
Browne tries for a takedown but Bekas circles away easily
and Bekas counters with a three punch combo that has Browne backing up. Browne nods at Bekas to acknowledge the strikes.
Bekas drives through with a takedown into Browne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Browne working a defensive guard here.
Browne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryszard Bekas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bekas trying to control but Browne is working from the bottom.
Browne trying to keep a closed guard but Bekas is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bekas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne keeping moving, preventing Bekas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bekas looking to pass the guard.
Browne lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bekas keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully.
Bekas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bekas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Browne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bekas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bekas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Browne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Browne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekas throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Browne escapes and throws Bekas's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Browne gets to mount! Bekas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bekas wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Browne has good solid back control here.
Bekas is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne is cranking Bekas's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bekas! He's tightened the choke and Bekas is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Travis Browne!
In defeat, Ryszard Bekas stepped up to the mic, saying 'I tak Twoja stara bije mocniej...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Stepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Stepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira clinches up with Stepp and pushes him back against the cage.
Stepp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stepp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stepp's face.
It looks like Moses Stepp has been cut.
Stepp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliveira jumps guard but Stepp stands there with Oliveira around his waist. Oliveira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stepp misses with some punches.
Oliveira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stepp is keeping busy.
Stepp is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moses Stepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stepp smiles and moves away.
Stepp has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stepp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stepp lands with a short shot to the head.
Stepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira's coach down at Abraham's Gym (6 coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oliveira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stepp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stepp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliveira looks winded!
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stepp has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stepp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stepp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
A short right from Stepp on the inside.
Stepp lands with a light punch inside.
Stepp tries a body shot but Oliveira blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stepp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stepp working aggressively here.
Stepp misses with a body punch.
Stepp misses with some punches.
Oliveira looking for a takedown.
Stepp throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Stepp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stepp fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stepp.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stepp smiles and moves away.
Stepp instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Stepp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stepp instigates a clinch.
Stepp misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliveira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stepp is looking to control Oliveira's arms but Oliveira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stepp has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stepp.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Stepp.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stepp misses with some punches.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Oliveira - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but Stepp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stepp fails to land.
Stepp is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stepp swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepp working aggressively here.
Stepp working aggressively here.
Stepp swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Stepp.
Oliveira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stepp after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stepp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stepp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Stepp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stepp fails to land.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stepp lands a shoulder strike.
Stepp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stepp swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepp throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Stepp lands a hook that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.
Stepp scores with a shoulder strike.
Stepp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stepp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Stepp fails to land.
Stepp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stepp working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stepp.
Stepp throws a head punch that misses.
Stepp scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Stepp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Stepp'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.
Stepp rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stepp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stepp lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
Stepp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
A short uppercut from Stepp.
Oliveira is looking to control Stepp's arms but Stepp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliveira has his back to the cage.
Stepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Oliveira jumps guard but Stepp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oliveira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moses Stepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Oliveira.
Still in the clinch, Stepp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown.
Stepp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oliveiras head.
Stepp looking to slow down the pace here.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Stepp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stepp just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but Stepp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stepp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
Stepp lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stepp.
Still in the clinch, Stepp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stepp lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stepp.
Stepp scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oliveira is rocked!
A short uppercut from Stepp.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Stepp finish him?
Stepp works on Oliveira's body with a couple of short punches.
Stepp lands with a light punch inside.
Stepp has Oliveira pressed against the cage. Oliveira drops his hands and Stepp takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Oliveira tumbling to the canvas! Stepp rains down with more punches but Oliveira was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Stepp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moses Stepp!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marat Sanayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Refugio Regalado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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291 lbs
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286 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marat Sanayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Refugio Regalado!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regalado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanayev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Refugio Regalado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regalado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Marat Sanayev has been cut.
Sanayev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Regalado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanayev scrambles back to his feet.
Regalado lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regalado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanayev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Regalado. Beautiful body shot.
Regalado lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanayev walks straight into a right hand from Regalado - that's dropped him! Regalado jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sanayev from any more punishment! Sanayev complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Refugio Regalado!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Too Luck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver's entrance music is Pepper - Butthole Suffers. A fine choice. Luck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Next Episode. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Too Luck!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver jabs Luck right on the nose. Luck blinks but takes it well.
Driver throws a leg kick but Luck sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rusty Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luck ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver's corner calls for a 1-2. Driver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Driver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luck tries to clinch up.
Luck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luck tightens his grip and picks Driver up, before dumping him to the ground. Driver manages to land in guard.
Luck stays in close to Driver's body and controls the position.
Luck won't allow Driver to get back to his feet.
Luck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Too Luck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Driver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Too Luck has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Driver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver cracks a nice hook into Luck's ribs.
Crack! Driver connects with the perfect overhand right and Luck falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Driver!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rusty Driver!
Post fight, Rusty Driver stared into the camera and said 'I'm ready Next please. '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian OTool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dren has chosen GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic as his entrance music. 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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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian OTool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OTool misses with the combination.
OTool lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
OTool Throws a clean left jab. OTool Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Dren's chin! Dren crumbles to the ground and OTool follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by OTool!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian OTool!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spiral Stairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic comes to the cage accompanied by Otherwise - Soldiers. The key to victory for Lubomir Mihailovic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lubomir Mihailovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spiral Stairs!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailovic scores with a jab.
Lubomir Mihailovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihailovic scores with a punch to the head.
Mihailovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Mihailovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mihailovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mihailovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihailovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Stairs misses.
Stairs's corner calls for a 1-2. Stairs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stairs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mihailovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mihailovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mihailovic clobbers Stairs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mihailovic throws a jab when Stairs was well out of range.
Mihailovic moves out of range as Stairs strikes.
Stairs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stairs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mihailovic as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mihailovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stairs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stairs ducks under a wild hook from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mihailovic lands with a shot to the body.
Stairs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mihailovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Stairs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mihailovic connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihailovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stairs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mihailovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mihailovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mihailovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stairs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stairs misses with a looping left.
Mihailovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Stairs.
Stairs misses with a body shot.
Mihailovic scores with a jab to the body.
Stairs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic cracks Stairs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mihailovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Mihailovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mihailovic scores with a jab.
Stairs drops his hands momentarily and Mihailovic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mihailovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mihailovic tries to bum rush Stairs with a series of wild strikes but Stairs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mihailovic sends Stairs crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mihailovic is motioning to the referee to let Stairs up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stairs is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic connects with a body shot.
Stairs looks winded!
Mihailovic scores with a shot to the body.
Stairs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Mihailovic catches Stairs right on the button with a cross.
Stairs is still on wobbly legs! Can Mihailovic finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihailovic fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stairs to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stairs looks to clinch but Mihailovic throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stairs taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lubomir Mihailovic!
Lubomir Mihailovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Spiral Stairs stepped up to the mic, saying 'The fight's not over until my opponent tests clean for drugs...and given his history in that regard, this fight is probably a No Contest.'.
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