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WFC 20: Venger vs. Namath PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Gory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tumamoc Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Gory could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tumamoc Hill's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Gory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tumamoc Hill!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gory misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Gory misses with a low kick.
Gory misses with a wild combination.
Gory throws a body shot but no joy.
Gory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gory scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gory misses with a wild body shot.
Gory misses with a wild body shot.
Gory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gory throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a body punch but Gory moves out of range.
A big right from Hill misses.
Gory misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gory stuns Hill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gory connects with a high kick.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gory.
Hill takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hill.
Hill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gory lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hill's calf.
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Gory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tumamoc Hill.
Nice cross by Gory.
Hill is rocked!
Gory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gory is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hill.
Hill throws a right and a left that Gory avoids nicely.
Gory cracks Hill on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hill falls backwards against the cage. Gory follows up with more strikes that drop Hill to his knees. Gory keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hill! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Gory!
A very excited looking Al Gory made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buhk Baatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonfu Lakalaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buhk Baatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nonfu Lakalaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakalaka 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.
A low kick from Baatar is predictable there
and Lakalaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Buhk Baatar has been cut.
Baatar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lakalaka lands a left and a right that send Baatar crashing to the mat, dazed. Lakalaka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baatar is rocked!
Buhk Baatar's cut is getting worse.
Lakalaka misses with a straight left.
Oh Baatar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lakalaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baatar seems to have got his legs back now.
Baatar checks a low kick from Lakalaka.
Baatar scores with a kick to the body.
Lakalaka connects with a leg kick. Baatar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lakalaka connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Baatar covering up! Lakalaka comes in with a big uppercut and Baatar goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nonfu Lakalaka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Achilles Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Max Poppers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a body shot
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Smith is rocked!
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
BAM! Jones delivers a spinning backfist that drops Smith like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Achilles Jones!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Arsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafal Arsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greer Leonardson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arsic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Arsic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arsic thuds his right hand into Leonardson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leonardson fails with the takedown
and Arsic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonardson throws a leg kick but Arsic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arsic looks to land a right hand but Leonardson moved out of range.
Leonardson throws a push kick but Arsic slaps the foot to one side.
Leonardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arsic missing with a left hand there. Leonardson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardson tries to score with a low kick but Arsic moves his leg out of the way.
Arsic slaps away a takedown attempt from Leonardson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arsic missing with a left hand there. Leonardson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonardson shoots in for a takedown but Arsic shows good takedown defense.
Rafal Arsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Leonardson.
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greer Leonardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Arsic misses.
Leonardson misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Leonardson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arsic forces Leonardson back against the cage and clinches.
Leonardson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arsic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardson blocks an uppercut.
Arsic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arsic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arsic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leonardson.
Leonardson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arsic lands an uppercut.
Arsic has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardson.
Leonardson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leonardson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arsic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arsic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arsic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leonardson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arsic is defending well.
A shot in the inside from Arsic.
Arsic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leonardson's defenses.
Leonardson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arsic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arsic misses with the head strike.
Leonardson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arsic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsic lands a shoulder strike.
Arsic lands a damaging elbow.
Leonardson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arsic lands an uppercut.
Leonardson is still on wobbly legs! Can Arsic finish him?
Arsic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arsic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arsic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Leonardson wants to control but Arsic postures up.
Leonardson is trying to get back to half guard.
Leonardson is trying to control Arsic's posture but Arsic avoids it.
Arsic wants to control but Leonardson is keeping him busy.
Leonardson seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardson regains half guard.
Leonardson tries to roll over but Arsic keeps him under control.
Arsic is keen to just control but Leonardson is a slippery customer.
Leonardson manages to get to full guard.
Arsic trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsic pushes down on Leonardson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arsic wants to control but Leonardson is keeping him busy.
Leonardson controlling the position for now.
Leonardson 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.
Arsic not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arsic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafal Arsic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Leonardson misses with a body kick.
Arsic misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson lands a head kick. Arsic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Rafal Arsic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonardson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leonardson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonardson misses with a low kick.
Leonardson catches Arsic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arsic is rocked!
Leonardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arsic.
Leonardson throws a lazy uppercut
and Arsic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonardson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arsic.
Leonardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonardson drives through with a takedown into Arsic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Arsic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leonardson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arsic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leonardson passes Arsic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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 Rafal Arsic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafal Arsic'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.
Leonardson feints a jab promting Arsic to slip. Leonardson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arsic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leonardson throws a leg kick but Arsic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arsic misses with a two punch combination.
Arsic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leonardson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arsic has a couple of punches blocked by Leonardson.
Arsic misses with the head strike.
Leonardson tries to score a body lock takedown but Arsic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arsic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arsic throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardson.
Leonardson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arsic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rafal Arsic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Leonardson.
Leonardson wants a takedown but no success here.
Arsic gets underhooks to prevent Leonardson's takedown attempt.
Arsic stops a takedown attempt from Leonardson.
Arsic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leonardson wants a takedown but no success here.
Leonardson is breathing heavily.
Leonardson blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arsic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonardson backwards.
Leonardson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arsic is defending well.
Arsic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonardson backwards.
Leonardson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arsic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arsic lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arsic.
Leonardson tries for a takedown but Arsic manages to get underhooks.
Arsic has Leonardson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Arsic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leonardson tumbling to the mat - Arsic dives into Leonardson's guard.
Leonardson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leonardson pulls Arsic in to control the position.
Arsic passes into half guard.
Arsic is keen to just control but Leonardson is a slippery customer.
Leonardson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leonardson.
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!
Leonardson pulls Arsic in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson working for a triangle but Arsic defends it easily.
Leonardson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leonardson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leonardson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Leonardson being controlled here, momentarily.
Arsic trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.
Leonardson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arsic trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafal Arsic just wasn't active enough.
Leonardson slips under a jab.
Arsic closes the distance and pushes Leonardson back into the cage.
Leonardson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arsic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arsic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arsic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arsic stops a takedown attempt from Leonardson.
Leonardson is looking for a takedown.
Leonardson is working for takedown but Arsic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Arsic is pressed up against the cage. Leonardson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arsic down to the mat. Arsic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arsic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arsic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leonardson's head backwards.
Arsic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arsic moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonardson.
Leonardson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leonardson throws a leg kick but Arsic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arsic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Arsic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonardson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arsic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonardson scrambles back to his feet.
Leonardson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Arsic gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Leonardson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Arsic!
Rafal Arsic tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stone Flail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Harvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flail comes to the cage accompanied by Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself by Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good knees
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stone Flail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Harvin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flail clinches with his opponent.
Harvin is trying to break the clinch but Flail has him pressed against the cage.
Flail tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvin avoids it.
Flail prevents a body shot from Harvin.
Flail connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Percy Harvin has been cut.
Flail using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harvin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flail throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harvin has a couple of punches blocked by Flail.
Flail with a knee to the head.
Harvin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flails head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flail keeps control of Harvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flail with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harvin misses with a body punch.
Flail tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvin avoids it.
Harvin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flail prevents Harvin from breaking the clinch.
Harvin can't find room to land a body shot as Flail controls the action.
Harvin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flail is defending well.
Harvin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Flail seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harvin can turn it around.
Flail tries to land a knee to the head but Harvin blocks with his arms.
Harvin can't find room to land a body shot as Flail controls the action.
Flail landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Flail.
Harvin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flail smiles and moves away.
Harvin fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvin misses with the combination.
Flail feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvin's calf.
Harvin shoots in and drives through. Flail sprawls well.
Stone Flail has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percy Harvin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flail throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flail looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harvin looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvin moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flail.
Flail with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harvin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flail with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flail looking to throw knees to the head but Harvin is blocking nicely.
Flail tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flail misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvin.
Harvin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Flail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvin is looking to break free of the clinch but Flail has double underhooks.
Harvin pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Flail is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flail stops Harvin from standing up.
Flail is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stone Flail.
Flail throws a big shot that misses.
Harvin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Stone Flail has been cut.
Flail attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Harvin misses
and Flail counters with a head kick that drops Harvin to the mat! Harvin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flail on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flail stuffs the takedown.
Flail moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flail is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harvin is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flail tries to work over Harvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harvin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harvin is looking to break free of the clinch but Flail has double underhooks.
Harvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harvin jumps guard but Flail stands there with Harvin around his waist. Harvin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flail has Harvin pressed against the cage, preventing Harvin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flail landing knees to the head.
Flail lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flail misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harvin.
Harvin tries to pull guard but Flail won't allow it.
Flail with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flail connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harvin's face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stone Flail dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harvin has managed to clinch.
Flail misses with a knee to the head.
Flail tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flail tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvin avoids it.
Flail scores with a knee to the head.
Flail connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harvin's face.
Harvin is rocked!
That has opened up Percy Harvin's cut even more.
Harvin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flail has him pressed against the cage.
Harvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Flail finish him?
A knee to the head by Flail.
Harvin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flail trying to land knees to the body.
Harvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harvin seems to have recovered his senses.
Harvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Harvin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flail tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harvin's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flail lands a good knee to the midsection. Harvin won't want to take too many of those.
Harvin misses with a punch to the body.
Flail trying to land knees to the body.
Flail is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harvin is defending well for now.
Flail tries a knee to the head but Harvin blocks it.
Harvin managing to block the knees to the body from Flail.
Flail tries to land a knee to the head but Harvin blocks with his arms.
Harvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harvin lands a body punch.
Flail blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harvin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flail.
Flail missing with knees to the body.
Flail tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flail tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvin avoids the damage to the body.
Harvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flail tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvin avoids it.
Flail lands a good knee to the midsection. Harvin won't want to take too many of those.
Harvin managing to block the knees to the body from Flail.
Harvin lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvin wants to get back to striking at distance but Flail won't allow it.
Harvin is trying to break the clinch but Flail has him pressed against the cage.
Flail struggles to land a body shot inside as Harvin controls his hands.
Flail crunches a lovely knee into Harvin's ribcage.
Harvin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flail prevents it.
Harvin stalling in the clinch but Flail improves position.
Harvin avoiding damage as Flail throws knees to the body.
Harvin avoiding damage as Flail throws knees to the body.
Flail blocks an uppercut.
Harvin tries to pull guard but Flail holds him up against the cage and eventually Harvin drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flail gets through Harvin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flail tries a knee to the head but Harvin blocks it.
Harvin throws a head punch that misses.
Flail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flail crunches a lovely knee into Harvin's ribcage.
Flail keeps control of Harvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flail.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Flail lands a knee to the body.
Harvin is breathing heavily.
Flail putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harvin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Flail.
Flail connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Percy Harvin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Flail tries to land knees in the clinch but Harvin avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flail.
Flail putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harvin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flail is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Flail scores a nice knee to the body.
Flail landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flail unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flail utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Flail.
Flail unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harvin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone Flail has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harvin struggles to land a body shot inside as Flail controls his hands.
Flail lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flail unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Flail tries to work over Harvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flail tries to land a knee to the head but Harvin blocks with his arms.
Harvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stone Flail dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flail.
Harvin rushes Flail and presses him up against the cage.
Harvin is trying to push Flail away but Flail has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flail misses with a knee to the head.
Flail crunches a lovely knee into Harvin's ribcage.
Flail lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Flail - that landed with a thud.
Flail trying to land knees to the body.
Harvin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flail scores with a knee to the head.
Flail scores a nice knee to the body.
Flail has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Harvin - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Flail, and another! Harvin is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Stone Flail!
During a confident post fight interview, Stone Flail thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Drink and Fight. Gabriel Hart told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
292 lbs
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224 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Hart!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Wilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Hart looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Gabriel Hart has been cut.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hart! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wilson stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson stays in close to Hart's body and controls the position.
Wilson is in close to Hart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Wilson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Wilson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hart seems keen to control Wilson's posture.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson forces Hart back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hart prevents it.
Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hart down to the mat. Hart avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Wilson connects with the punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hart enables Wilson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wilson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hart's thigh. Hart counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Wilson distracts Hart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wilson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Hart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good shot there by Wilson.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilson is trying to stand back up but Hart is controlling him
Hart trying to pass the guard but Wilson defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Hart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Hart wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Wilson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hart manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilson trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Our spies down at at Warrior MMA and Fitness inform us that Hart has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.
Wilson throws a strike but Hart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Wilson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson 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.
Wilson stalling.
Hart has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Hart's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Hart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working over Hart with some ground and pound. Hart looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hart actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson controlling the pace.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Hart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart ducks straight into an uppercut from Wilson and tumbles to the canvas! It�s a flash knockdown though - Hart manages to regain guard straight away.
Hart is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson stands up over Hart, holding on to his feet. Wilson throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Hart is out cold! Wilson lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mickey Wilson!
Mickey Wilson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Tsoukalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalky White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Tsoukalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a swing at Tsoukalos's ribcage but misses.
Tsoukalos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsoukalos gets slowly back to his feet.
Tsoukalos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Tsoukalos shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Tsoukalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsoukalos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White throws out a powerful jab.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Giorgio Tsoukalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsoukalos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tsoukalos taking a breather here.
Tsoukalos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
White tries to bench press Tsoukalos off him but Tsoukalos keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoukalos wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White is trying to control Tsoukalos's posture but Tsoukalos avoids it.
Tsoukalos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tsoukalos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tsoukalos wants to get back to full guard.
Tsoukalos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsoukalos's head.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White moves into full mount! Tsoukalos won't be happy about that!
White raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
White prevents Tsoukalos from getting the reversal.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White scores with a couple of good head shots there.
White lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tsoukalos hang on?
Tsoukalos wants to control but White is having none of it.
White lands a big elbow.
Tsoukalos is rocked!
Tsoukalos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Tsoukalos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsoukalos wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tsoukalos seems to have got his legs back now.
White content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tsoukalos gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scoring with punches to the head and body.
White works over Tsoukalos with some ground and pound from guard.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsoukalos controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsoukalos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsoukalos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tsoukalos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Tsoukalos is retaining full guard.
Tsoukalos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsoukalos, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White preventing the sweep.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsoukalos has wrist control.
White preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsoukalos has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Giorgio Tsoukalos just wasn't active enough.
Tsoukalos gets a takedown into half guard.
White is trying to maintain the position but Tsoukalos is very close to passing his half guard.
Tsoukalos is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
White tries to roll over but Tsoukalos keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsoukalos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for White!
White wants to hold on but Tsoukalos pushes him away.
Tsoukalos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but White is holding on tight.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tsoukalos tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tsoukalos somewhat.
Tsoukalos misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tsoukalos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tsoukalos shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Tsoukalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsoukalos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tsoukalos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tsoukalos.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoukalos was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
A jab from White does it's job there.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Giorgio Tsoukalos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsoukalos tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoukalos throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsoukalos tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsoukalos throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tsoukalos is looking to improve his position.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tsoukalos is looking to improve his position.
White is thwarting Tsoukalos's attempts to control the position.
Tsoukalos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tsoukalos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tsoukalos's head.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Tsoukalos has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White passes Tsoukalos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tsoukalos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but White manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice shot to the head.
White looking to control but Tsoukalos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
White landing strikes from the mount.
White in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tsoukalos is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tsoukalos is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! White connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White with a couple of short strikes.
White looking to control but Tsoukalos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tsoukalos is looking to get to half guard.
White lands a couple of good shots and Tsoukalos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A helpless look comes across Tsoukalos 's face. He knows he's trapped as White lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chalky White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raiden Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Shorette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorette has chosen No New Friends as his entrance music. Raiden Asuka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raiden Asuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Shorette!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorette.
Asuka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asuka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Asuka drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shorette manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Asuka has Shorette in his guard.
Asuka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Asuka throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shorette escapes and throws Asuka's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Asuka is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorette happy to just control the position for now.
Shorette working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asuka is looking for a sweep.
Asuka is letting Shorette control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asuka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Asuka is trying to control but can't.
Shorette content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Butch Shorette was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shorette tries to close the distance and clinch but Asuka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shorette throws a hook but Asuka avoids it easily.
Butch Shorette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asuka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shorette swivels and escapes.
Shorette darts in and clinches Asuka up against the cage.
Shorette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorette misses with a straight right.
Shorette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shorette missing with a left hand there. Asuka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asuka slips a straight right by Shorette.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shorette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shorette tries to bum rush Asuka with a series of wild strikes but Asuka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asuka swinging wildly here.
Shorette has managed to clinch.
Shorette works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asuka tries for a takedown but Shorette manages to get underhooks.
Asuka is trying to pull guard but Shorette turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raiden Asuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shorette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorette clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shorette stalling.
Asuka is trying to break the clinch but Shorette has him pressed against the cage.
Shorette lands a hook that snaps the head of Asuka backwards.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Shorette dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Asuka shoots and misses
and Shorette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Shorette.
Shorette swings for the body but Asuka moves out of range.
Asuka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shorette closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shorette.
Shorette scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shorette's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shorette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asukas head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shorette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asuka backwards.
Shorette gets through Asuka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asuka working hard to break the clinch.
Asuka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shorette smiles and moves away.
Asuka shoots in for a takedown but Shorette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raiden Asuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asuka dives in for a single leg takedown but Shorette sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shorette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asuka shoots for a double leg takedown but Shorette sprawls well. He's pushed Asuka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Shorette. That snapped Asuka's head back.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shorette swinging wildly here.
Asuka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shorette.
Asuka staying out of range there.
Shorette lunges at Asuka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asuka's hand.
Shorette gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorette taking a breather.
Asuka tries for a takedown but Shorette manages to get underhooks.
Shorette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asuka backwards.
Shorette has Asuka pushed against the cage.
Shorette prevents the takedown attempt.
Shorette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shorette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shorette.
Asuka avoids the body shot from Shorette.
Shorette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shorette has Asuka up against the cage in a clinch.
Shorette digs a right hand underneath Asuka's ribcage. Asuka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shorette lands a shot to the body.
Shorette is working Asuka over against the cage.
Shorette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorette might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Asuka.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Shorette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Asuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shorette clinches with his opponent.
Shorette breaks from the clinch.
Shorette looks to land a right hand but Asuka moved out of range.
Raiden Asuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shorette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asuka has time to react.
Shorette slaps away a takedown attempt from Asuka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Butch Shorette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asuka shoots in and gets a takedown into Shorette's guard.
Asuka passes Shorette's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Asuka trying to mount his opponent but Shorette defends it.
Shorette makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shorette.
Asuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Shorette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asuka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shorette is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raiden Asuka just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Asuka with that takedown attempt.
Asuka misses with a hook. Shorette ducked under it nicely.
Shorette works Asuka's body with a nice hook.
Shorette punishes Asuka's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asuka has time to react.
A punch lands to the side of Asuka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shorette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Shorette.
Asuka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asuka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asuka shoots for a takedown but Shorette saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raiden Asuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asuka walks into a jab.
Shorette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shorette lands a lovely overhand right.
Butch Shorette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorette swings for the body but Asuka moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Shorette.
Shorette thuds a left hand into Asuka's body.
Asuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asuka fails with the takedown
and Shorette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shorette circles away.
Asuka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raiden Asuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shorette tries to clinch there but Asuka circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Shorette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shorette 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Shorette!
Butch Shorette was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Namath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venger's entrance music is Live and Let Die. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Namath!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Namath slips a jab and a cross from Venger.
Venger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Namath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Venger.
Venger swings for the body but Namath moves out of range.
Namath shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Venger as he jumps to the side.
Venger is looking to clinch.
Namath scores with a sloppy right hand. Venger should have avoided that one.
Venger misses with a two punch combination.
Venger throws a jab but it's blocked by Namath.
Venger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Namath.
Namath looks to land a right hand but Venger moved out of range.
Venger misses with a wild combination.
Namath misses with a hook.
Venger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Namath was well out of range. Poor timing from Venger.
Venger throws the left hand but Namath avoids the punch easily.
Namath misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Namath darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger tries to close the distance and clinch but Namath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Venger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venger scores with a sloppy right hand. Namath should have avoided that one.
Venger looks to score with a jab to the body but Namath is just out of range.
Oooooh!!! Venger has knocked Namath down with a huge combo! Venger steps away and waves a wobbly Namath back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Ryan Namath has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Namath looks winded!
Venger looks to land a combination but Namath avoids it well.
Venger wants to clinch up but Namath keeps it at a distance.
Namath avoids a punch combination nicely.
Venger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Namath sprawling to the canvas! Namath rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Venger finish him?!
Namath is rocked!
Venger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Venger.
Venger slips under a jab.
Venger moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Venger avoiding damage as Namath throws knees to the body.
Venger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Namath trying to land knees to the body.
Namath pushes off an throws an elbow but Venger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Venger.
Venger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Venger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Venger lands a big uppercut and Namath crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Namath looks OK. Venger waves Namath back to his feet!
Namath slips a jab and a cross from Venger.
Venger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vladimir Venger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Namath feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Venger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Namath is one step ahead there.
Namath decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namath gets tackled into the cage by Venger. Venger maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Namath.
Venger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venger scores with a shot to the side of Namath's head.
Venger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Venger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venger.
Venger lands a left hand.
Venger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Namath on the inside.
Venger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Namath's elbow.
Venger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Venger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venger manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Namath.
Namath misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Venger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooh!!! Venger has knocked Namath down with a huge combo! Venger steps away and waves a wobbly Namath back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Namath is still on wobbly legs! Can Venger finish him?
Namath thuds a left hand into Venger's body.
Namath seems to have recovered his senses.
Namath scores with a jab to the head.
Venger darts in and clinches Namath up against the cage.
Venger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Namath.
Namath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Namath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venger lands a shoulder strike.
Venger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Namath backwards.
Venger stalling in the clinch but Namath improves position.
Venger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Namath connects with a nasty looking knee right to Venger's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Namath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Venger presses Namath against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Venger breaks the clinch.
Namath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooh!!! Venger has knocked Namath down with a huge combo! Venger steps away and waves a wobbly Namath back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Venger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Namath's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Venger misses the target.
Venger tries to clinch there but Namath circles away.
Vladimir Venger is winning the standup battle so far.
Venger slips under a jab.
Namath throws a head kick that misses.
Venger throws a combination that misses
and Namath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Venger finds it's target.
Namath tries to score with a low kick but Venger moves his leg out of the way.
Venger misses with a two punch combination.
Namath misses with a few strikes there.
Namath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Namath lands with a nice body punch.
Vladimir Venger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Venger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venger lands a big uppercut and Namath crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Namath looks OK. Venger waves Namath back to his feet!
Namath is breathing heavily.
Namath lands with a kick to the temple. Venger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Venger steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Namath is out on his feet! Venger sets himself and nearly takes Namath's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladimir Venger!
Vladimir Venger retains his heavyweight title!
Vladimir Venger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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