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UNFC #15 Lanksy vs Byrne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zerachiel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zerachiel Halo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
It looks like Bruce Sun Tzu has been cut.
Sun Tzu scores with a punch to the head.
Sun Tzu misses with an uppercut. Halo saw that one coming.
Halo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halo moves out of range as Sun Tzu throws a body kick.
Halo throws the left hand but Sun Tzu avoids the punch easily.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sun Tzu's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo throws a body punch but Sun Tzu moves out of range.
Bruce Sun Tzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo avoids the head kick by Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sun Tzu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sun Tzu ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Sun Tzu throws a body kick that misses.
Sun Tzu works the jab nicely.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Sun Tzu counters with a left and a right that stings Halo.
Sun Tzu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun Tzu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
Sun Tzu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sun Tzu tried to score with a low kick but Halo checks it.
Sun Tzu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sun Tzu is able to avoid easily.
Sun Tzu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sun Tzu misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu cracks the inside of Halo's front leg.
Sun Tzu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halo is able to avoid easily.
Halo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Halo lands a big uppercut and Sun Tzu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sun Tzu looks OK. Halo waves Sun Tzu back to his feet!
Sun Tzu is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Sun Tzu misses the target.
Sun Tzu throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun Tzu moves away from the strike by Halo.
Sun Tzu misses with a low kick as Halo jumps back.
Halo misses with the combination.
Sun Tzu tries to work over Halo's front leg with a kick but Halo checks it.
Sun Tzu lands a leg kick that knocks Halo off balance momentarily.
Halo throws a nice looking combination but Sun Tzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sun Tzu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sun Tzu misses with a head kick.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halo throws a hook but Sun Tzu avoids it easily.
Halo cracks Sun Tzu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sun Tzu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Halo finish him?
Oh Sun Tzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sun Tzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Sun Tzu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sun Tzu seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick by Sun Tzu misses
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Sun Tzu off the cage and back into range.
Sun Tzu 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.
Sun Tzu misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Sun Tzu.
Halo avoids the head kick by Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bruce Sun Tzu's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Halo.
Sun Tzu tries to land a leg kick but Halo saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sun Tzu.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sun Tzu throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun Tzu misses with a leg kick.
Halo tries a low kick but Sun Tzu avoids it.
Halo drops Sun Tzu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sun Tzu looks back up at him and smiles so Halo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nice cross by Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halo.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Sun Tzu throws a leg kick but Halo moved away.
Sun Tzu ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Sun Tzu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.
Bruce Sun Tzu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sun Tzu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zerachiel Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Sun Tzu'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.
Sun Tzu walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Sun Tzu limp body while Halo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zerachiel Halo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Vovchanchyn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Randy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Randy wants to clinch.
Randy is looking to clinch.
Randy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Macho Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randy works Vovchanchyn's body with a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Randy.
Vovchanchyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Randy moves into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jose Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Randy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vovchanchyn's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vovchanchyn's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Randy fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn slowing the pace effectively.
Vovchanchyn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randy throws an elbow but it misses.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randy just leaning against Vovchanchyn, taking a breather.
Randy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Randy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn avoids a wild elbow strike from Randy.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but Vovchanchyn avoids it by throwing Randy back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn blocking some punches.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Randy misses with an elbow over the top.
Randy misses with an elbow over the top.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Randy struggles to land a body shot inside as Vovchanchyn controls his hands.
Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn tries to break free but Randy pushes him back against the cage.
Randy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn avoids a wild elbow strike from Randy.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Vovchanchyn in his tracks for a moment.
Randy is pushing Vovchanchyn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vovchanchyn wants to stall.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Vovchanchyn shrugs off.
Jose Vovchanchyn's cut is getting worse.
Randy is trying to maintain a safe position but Vovchanchyn gets an underhook and turns Randy into the cage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Randy throws an elbow but it misses.
Vovchanchyn breaks from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands with a shot to the body.
Randy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vovchanchyn is breathing heavily.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vovchanchyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randy scores with a head kick. Vovchanchyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randy thumps Vovchanchyn with a low kick.
Randy tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Randy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice looking combination but Randy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn dodges the punch combination from Randy.
Randy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randy has managed to clinch.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
Randy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jose Vovchanchyn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vovchanchyn trying to stall but Randy improves his position.
Vovchanchyn seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Randy is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vovchanchyn's defenses.
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Vovchanchyn! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Randy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho Randy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Georlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Donnerwetter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Donnerwetter struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Georlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Donnerwetter!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Donnerwetter misses.
Georlev fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Donnerwetter.
Donnerwetter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnerwetter throws out a powerful jab.
Georlev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Georlev has been working on his balance at Cozad MMA Tokyo, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Donnerwetter.
Donnerwetter throws out a loose jab but Georlev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnerwetter fakes the leg kick and cracks Georlev in the body.
Donnerwetter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donnerwetter throws a leg kick but Georlev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donnerwetter throws an off balance right hand
and Georlev counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georlev avoids the head kick by Donnerwetter.
Donnerwetter throws a big shot that misses.
Donnerwetter throws a chopping leg kick but Georlev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Georlev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donnerwetter slaps away a takedown attempt from Georlev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Georlev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnerwetter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donnerwetter throws an overhand right that lands on Georlev's shoulder, as Georlev tries to avoid the shot.
Georlev fails with a takedown attempt.
Hans Donnerwetter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georlev goes for a double leg but Donnerwetter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Donnerwetter continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georlev tries to pull guard but Donnerwetter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Georlev tries for a takedown but Donnerwetter manages to get underhooks.
Donnerwetter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donnerwetter lands with a short shot to the head.
Donnerwetter scores with a shot to the side of Georlev's head.
Donnerwetter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnerwetter drops Georlev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Georlev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Georlev is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnerwetter scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Georlev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnerwetter lands a big right hand that drops Georlev! The killer instinct kicks in and Donnerwetter finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Donnerwetter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Donnerwetter!
Hans Donnerwetter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Gladwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hallo Wereld. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Malloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tad Gladwin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malloy lands with a hook. Gladwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malloy misses with a looping right.
Malloy defending well as Gladwin loads up on a big left hand.
Malloy lands with a kick to the temple. Gladwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gladwin walks into a left hand.
Gladwin avoids the head kick by Malloy.
Nice body punch from Gladwin.
Gladwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malloy.
Gladwin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malloy to the mat! Malloy manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Malloy is trying to control the position but Gladwin postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malloy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malloy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gladwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Malloy looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malloy has his foot on Gladwin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gladwin works his way back into a safe position though.
Gladwin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malloy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladwin is adopting a defensive guard.
Malloy tries to free his leg and advance position but Gladwin is retaining full guard.
Malloy stands and throws Gladwin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gladwin is trying to control Malloy's posture but Malloy avoids it.
Malloy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gladwin, who protects the arm well.
Malloy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gladwin, who protects the arm well.
Malloy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gladwin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gladwin is looking for a sweep.
Malloy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gladwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gladwin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Malloy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malloy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gladwin has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gladwin is trying to stand up here but Malloy is controlling him well.
Gladwin 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.
Malloy is trying to work for a kimura but Gladwin is defending well.
Malloy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gladwin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gladwin is concentrating on defense, preventing Malloy from advancing position.
Malloy wants to take a breather but Gladwin is having none of it.
Gladwin manages to get to full guard.
Gladwin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Malloy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gladwin is not content to let Malloy control the position.
Gladwin tries to get to full guard but Malloy has control of the leg.
Gladwin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gladwin is staying active underneath Malloy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malloy is really struggling to control Gladwin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gladwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malloy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Malloy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Malloy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Malloy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malloy shoots in but Gladwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gladwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malloy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gladwin.
Gladwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malloy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gladwin.
Gladwin forces Malloy back against the cage and clinches.
Gladwin tries a body shot but Malloy blocks it.
Gladwin has Malloy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gladwin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Malloy tumbling to the mat - Gladwin dives into Malloy's guard.
Malloy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gladwin is working Malloy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malloy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gladwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gladwin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy has his foot on Gladwin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gladwin works his way back into a safe position though.
Gladwin working some strikes from top position.
Gladwin is looking to work some ground and pound but Malloy has wrist control.
Gladwin postures up in Malloy's guard and throws a big left but Malloy blocks it.
Gladwin is working Malloy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gladwin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malloy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas Malloy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malloy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gladwin is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malloy controls Gladwin momentarily but Gladwin frees himself.
Gladwin working some strikes from top position.
Malloy keeping moving, preventing Gladwin from controlling successfully.
Gladwin stands up over Malloy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malloy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gladwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malloy trying to keep a closed guard but Gladwin is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gladwin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malloy's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gladwin landing some decent shots from guard.
Gladwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malloy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malloy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gladwin has picked Malloy up and slammed him! Malloy can't keep hold of the triangle and Gladwin manages to pass to side control!
Gladwin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gladwin in side control, throwing shots but Malloy defends.
Gladwin cracks Malloy with a big right hand but Malloy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Malloy is trying to improve his position.
Gladwin landing a few strikes.
Malloy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gladwin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gladwin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Gladwin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Malloy actively working from the bottom here.
Gladwin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Malloy is rocked!
Gladwin is nestled in close to Malloy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Malloy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malloy taking some punishment here, with Gladwin in his half guard.
Gladwin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Malloy! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gladwin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tad Gladwin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ghost of Tom Joad. Robbie Rage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie Rage!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage connects with a solid leg kick.
We've been informed that Rage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hoffman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rage swivels and escapes.
Rage misses with a low kick.
Rage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rage wants to land a leg kick but Hoffman is out of range.
Rage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoffman 's sensitive parts.
Rage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been hearing reports that Hoffman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rage scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rage. That's going to slow Hoffman down.
Rage thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
Rage takes a swing at Hoffman 's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman is rocked!
Rage throws a series of punches but Hoffman avoids them all with ease.
Hoffman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Hoffman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoffman seems to have got his legs back now.
That kick from Rage tenderised Hoffman 's leg. Hoffman is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hoffman . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Hoffman goes for a double leg but Rage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rage continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Rage on the inside.
Rage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoffman s head.
Hoffman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hoffman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good body shot from Rage.
Rage lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rage dips a shoulder and cracks Hoffman with a mighty uppercut! Hoffman falls back against the cage and Rage unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hoffman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rage screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Rage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou gets a clinch.
Nilsson working hard to break the clinch.
Nilsson tries to break the clinch but Papaioanou is controlling the position.
Papaioanou prevents Nilsson from breaking the clinch.
Papaioanou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Papaioanou keeps control of Nilsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papaioanou scores with a shot to the side of Nilsson's head.
Nilsson tries to break the clinch but Papaioanou is controlling the position.
Papaioanou content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nilsson blocks an uppercut.
Papaioanou misses with a body punch.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage.
Papaioanou slowing the pace effectively.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands an uppercut.
Papaioanou lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands a shoulder strike.
Papaioanou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Papaioanou takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Papaioanou has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Papaioanou digs a right hand underneath Nilsson's ribcage. Nilsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papaioanou throws a head punch that misses.
Papaioanou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilsson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands with a left to the head.
Nilsson being controlled against the cage.
Papaioanou is working Nilsson over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioanou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Papaioanou lands a body shot.
Nilsson looks winded!
Papaioanou tries a body shot but Nilsson blocks it.
Papaioanou lands a right hand.
Papaioanou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Papaioanou misses with the head strike.
A short right from Papaioanou on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Papaioanou.
Papaioanou misses with a body punch.
Papaioanou is working Nilsson over against the cage.
Papaioanou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nilsson backwards.
Papaioanou avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioanou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Papaioanou - that landed with a thud.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papaioanou stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papaioanou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papaioanou prevents Nilsson from breaking the clinch.
Nilsson working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Papaioanou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Papaioanou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nilsson under the eye.
Papaioanou instigates a clinch.
Papaioanou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papaioanou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papaioanou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nilssons head.
Papaioanou throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papaioanou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Papaioanou has Nilsson pushed against the cage.
Papaioanou lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nilsson can do to turn this around?
Nilsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nilsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nilsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Papaioanou lands with a left to the head.
Nilsson blocks a body shot from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands a nice uppercut.
Papaioanou tries a body shot but Nilsson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilsson controls his hands.
Papaioanou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nilsson up against the cage.
Papaioanou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papaioanou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papaioanou stalling.
Papaioanou misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Papaioanou won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papaioanou.
Nilsson blocks an uppercut.
Papaioanou is leaning against Nilsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
Papaioanou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papaioanou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Papaioanou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Papaioanou seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papaioanou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with the head strike.
Papaioanou lands a right hand.
Papaioanou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Papaioanou gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson prevents a body shot from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lefteris Papaioanou.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papaioanou darts in trying to clinch
and Nilsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nilsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Papaioanou dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nilsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papaioanou lands with an uppercut that bounces Nilsson off the cage and back into range.
Nilsson ducks straight into an uppercut from Papaioanou and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Nilsson manages to regain guard straight away.
Nilsson is rocked!
It looks like Simon Nilsson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nilsson is still in real trouble! Can Papaioanou finish him?
Papaioanou is looking to stand up but Nilsson won't let him.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nilsson wants to get back to his feet but Papaioanou passes into half guard.
Papaioanou wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Nilsson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou wants to get up but he can't break Nilsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nilsson being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lefteris Papaioanou.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papaioanou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Papaioanou throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Nilsson tumbling to the canvas!
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!
Papaioanou wanted to stand there but Nilsson had control of the position.
Papaioanou sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lefteris Papaioanou.
Papaioanou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nilsson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Papaioanou dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lefteris Papaioanou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borg Randall (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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21
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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28
262 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nicolosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borg Randall!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall wants to clinch
and Nicolosi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nicolosi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Randall looks to clinch
and Nicolosi counters with a low kick, right behind Randall 's knee.
Nicolosi misses with a combination
and Randall counters by moving into the clinch.
Nicolosi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Nicolosi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Randall working aggressively here.
Nicolosi lands a right hand.
Randall misses with the head strike.
Nicolosi scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Borg Randall has been cut.
Nicolosi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolosi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nicolosi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nicolosi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicolosi avoiding damage.
Randall lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nicolosi to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nicolosi.
Randall throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nicolosi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nicolosi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolosi connects with a leg kick. Randall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nicolosi scoring well with a low kick there.
Randall looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolosi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randall's calf.
Nicolosi cracks the inside of Randall's front leg.
Nicolosi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Randall.
Randall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicolosi. Nicolosi obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicolosi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nicolosi tenderised Randall's leg. Randall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicolosi lands with a right hand.
Frank Nicolosi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicolosi lands a left and a right that send Randall crashing to the mat, dazed. Nicolosi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Randall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nicolosi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nicolosi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicolosi lands a left and a right that send Randall crashing to the mat, dazed. Nicolosi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Randall is rocked!
Nicolosi is stalking Randall. Randall circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Nicolosi, and it's lights out! Randall really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Nicolosi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Frank Nicolosi waved his t-shirt featuring VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Karlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes to the cage accompanied by To The Metal. The key to victory for Nikolay Burdyalov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Karlo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlo.
A bone on bone clash there as Burdyalov blocks the leg kick.
Burdyalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burdyalov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karlo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Mario Karlo has been cut.
We've been told by Burdyalov's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burdyalov misses with the combination.
Burdyalov throws a lazy uppercut
and Karlo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Burdyalov as he connects with a hook.
Burdyalov clobbers Karlo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burdyalov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Karlo moves out of range.
No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karlo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Burdyalov finds it's way through Karlo's defenses.
Burdyalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burdyalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burdyalov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Mario Karlo's cut even more.
Burdyalov throws the left hand but Karlo avoids the punch easily.
Burdyalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karlo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burdyalov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlo backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdyalov throws the left hand but Karlo avoids the punch easily.
Karlo walks into a straight right hand from Burdyalov.
The cut above Mario Karlo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burdyalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Burdyalov loads up on a big right hand but Karlo slips the punch.
Burdyalov misses with a body shot.
Burdyalov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burdyalov won't be happy with that.
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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karlo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Karlo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Karlo working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burdyalov wants to get back to his feet but Karlo drags him back down.
Karlo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burdyalov some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Karlo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Burdyalov is trying to control Karlo's posture but Karlo avoids it.
Karlo working the body and head with strikes.
Burdyalov is trying to improve his position.
Burdyalov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Karlo cracks Burdyalov with a big elbow.
Burdyalov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Burdyalov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burdyalov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlo working away.
Karlo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burdyalov is not content to let Karlo control the position.
An elbow from Karlo crashes against the mat.
Karlo grinds an elbow into Burdyalov's temple.
You can see the frustration on Burdyalov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karlo lands some shots froms side control.
Burdyalov wants to get back to his feet but Karlo drags him back down.
Karlo landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Burdyalov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov is not content to let Karlo control the position.
Karlo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Karlo trying to control the action but Burdyalov is working from the bottom.
Karlo working away.
Karlo landing a few strikes.
Burdyalov can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlo cracks Burdyalov with a big right hand but Burdyalov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Burdyalov is rocked!
Burdyalov gets back to half guard.
Burdyalov is not content to let Karlo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Karlo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Karlo's cut.
That's time! Burdyalov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burdyalov lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Burdyalov misses its intended target.
Karlo slips a jab and a cross from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov scores with a nice head shot.
Karlo slips a jab and a cross from Burdyalov.
Karlo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burdyalov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burdyalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burdyalov misses with a body shot.
Burdyalov misses with a jab to the body
and Karlo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burdyalov's elbow.
Karlo misses with a body punch.
Burdyalov is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo swings wildly with an uppercut but Burdyalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burdyalov is trying to push Karlo away but Karlo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karlo tries to throw a body punch but Burdyalov avoids it by throwing Karlo back against the cage.
Burdyalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burdyalov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karlo.
Burdyalov lands a jab to the nose.
Burdyalov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karlo throws a hook to the side of Burdyalov's head but Burdyalov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burdyalov looks to land a right hand but Karlo moved out of range.
Burdyalov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Karlo with a series of wild strikes but Karlo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov misses the jab.
Karlo blocks a jab.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that Karlo ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlo also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdyalov throws a good cross that connects.
Karlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burdyalov.
Karlo moves out of range as Burdyalov strikes.
Burdyalov's corner calls for a 1-2. Burdyalov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burdyalov throws a jab when Karlo was well out of range.
Burdyalov misses with the combination.
Burdyalov misses with a straight right.
Burdyalov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov misses the jab.
Burdyalov throws an overhand right that lands on Karlo's shoulder, as Karlo tries to avoid the shot.
Burdyalov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Karlo avoids them all with ease.
Karlo misses with a straight left.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
Burdyalov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlo.
Burdyalov throws a jab when Karlo was well out of range.
A punch combination from Burdyalov misses.
Burdyalov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karlo. Karlo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karlo fakes the leg kick and cracks Burdyalov in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burdyalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlo.
Burdyalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlo circles away quickly and effectively.
Karlo misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Karlo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mario Karlo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Burdyalov throws a hook but Karlo blocks it.
Burdyalov misses with a right hand
and Karlo counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burdyalov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karlo.
Karlo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burdyalov doesn't seem bothered though.
Burdyalov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burdyalov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karlo.
Karlo tries a low kick but Burdyalov avoids it.
The fighters circling - Burdyalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Karlo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karlo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burdyalov clobbers Karlo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that Karlo ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlo also avoids with ease.
Burdyalov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burdyalov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karlo back to the cage. Burdyalov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karlo throws a jab when Burdyalov was well out of range.
Burdyalov misses with a combination
and Karlo counters with a shoot takedown. Burdyalov fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlo preventing the sweep.
Mario Karlo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karlo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karlo throwing strikes from guard but Burdyalov blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burdyalov controls Karlo momentarily but Karlo frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burdyalov misses with a shot to the body
and Karlo counters with a solid body kick.
Karlo moves out of range as Burdyalov strikes.
Burdyalov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlo counters with a good, hard body kick but Burdyalov shrugs it off.
Nikolay Burdyalov is winning the standup battle so far.
Burdyalov cracks Karlo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karlo throws a series of punches but Burdyalov avoids them all with ease.
Burdyalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burdyalov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karlo.
Burdyalov misses the shot to the body.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burdyalov blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karlo back to the cage. Burdyalov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Karlo with a series of wild strikes but Karlo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karlo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burdyalov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlo.
Karlo looks to land a body kick but Burdyalov moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov swings for the body but Karlo moves out of range.
Burdyalov throws a poor cross that misses
and Karlo counters with a good low kick that Burdyalov was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Burdyalov.
Karlo looks to land a body kick but Burdyalov moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlo slips a straight right by Burdyalov.
Karlo moves away from the strike by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Karlo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burdyalov scores with a body shot.
Burdyalov moves forwards but Karlo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burdyalov lands with a shot to the body.
Karlo defending well as Burdyalov loads up on a big left hand.
Burdyalov throws an off balance right hand
and Karlo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karlo scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlo throws a hook but Burdyalov blocks it.
Burdyalov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karlo defending well as Burdyalov loads up on a big left hand.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that Karlo avoids nicely.
Burdyalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burdyalov throws a looping overhand right but Karlo ducks down to avoid it.
Burdyalov throws a hook but Karlo avoids it easily.
Karlo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlo.
Burdyalov lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burdyalov connects with the punch.
Karlo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karlo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolay Burdyalov.
I think Burdyalov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nikolay Burdyalov!
Nikolay Burdyalov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vidar Nord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carrera Villamora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carrera Villamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vidar Nord!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nord cracks Villamora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Villamora ducks under a wild hook from Nord.
Jab by Villamora.
Villamora throws out a loose jab but Nord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villamora scores with a jab to the head.
Nord moves out of range of the strikes.
Villamora fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nord on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villamora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nord counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Villamora!
Nord scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Villamora to see if he's OK.
Nord cracks Villamora with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nord scores with a couple of short elbows.
Villamora tries to buck Nord off but Nord is having none of it.
Nord cracks Villamora with a big elbow.
Villamora tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Villamora is working hard here to advance position.
Villamora seems a little lost for a moment, as Nord dominates the positioning.
Nord wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villamora keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nord working the ground and pound.
Villamora wants to control but Nord postures up.
Nord is looking to take a break and control but Villamora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nord has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Villamora tries to lock up and control but Nord gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nord sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nord raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Carrera Villamora has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villamora wants to hold on but Nord pushes him away.
Nord lands with some strikes.
Nord breaks from Villamora's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Villamora is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Nord! Villamora is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vidar Nord!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vidar Nord waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
Carrera Villamora was interviewed post fight and said 'I will have break and come back and give a great fight for you guys! Thanks again to all who support me.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Płomień 81 - Powiedz na osiedlu. 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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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Lansky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lansky.
Lansky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Byrne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lansky is keeping busy.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrnes head.
Lansky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Lansky - that landed with a thud.
Lansky scores with a shot to the side of Byrne's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lansky to keep the fight standing.
Lansky blocks an elbow strike from Byrne.
Lansky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrnes head.
Byrne looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lansky.
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lansky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Byrne fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meyer Lansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Byrne.
Lansky lands an uppercut.
Lansky misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Byrne has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lansky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Lansky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lansky lands a left hand.
Byrne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lansky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lansky.
A hook to the body from Lansky.
Byrne looks winded!
Lansky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lansky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lansky can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrnes head.
Byrne is rocked!
Lansky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Lansky.
Good body shot from Lansky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansky.
Lansky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Lansky finish him?
Lansky lands a body shot.
Byrne seems to have recovered his senses.
Lansky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lansky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lansky throws a big uppercut that drops Byrne! More strikes from Lansky and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Byrne lies dazed against the cage as Lansky celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meyer Lansky!
Meyer Lansky retains his heavyweight title!
Meyer Lansky made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview.
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