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SFC 67: Sackett vs. Atunes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka has chosen Abebe as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ongka Ongka enters the cage!
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powarenko avoids the body shot from Ongka.
Powarenko throws a left that rocks Ongka and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Powarenko dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ongka regain composure!
It looks like Ongka Ongka has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ongka struggling a bit here.
Powarenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Ongka is defending well.
Powarenko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ongka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Powarenko tries for a kimura but Ongka is defending well.
Powarenko swings around for an armbar but Ongka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Powarenko's guard.
Powarenko looking for a triangle here. Ongka is fighting it but it looks tight! Powarenko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ongka is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Slavonik Powarenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jercules Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandford has chosen Two steps from hell-Heart of courage as his entrance music. Jercules Sanchez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jercules Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Sandford!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sandford sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sandford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sandford on the ground.
Sandford stops Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sandford wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sandford works his way into full mount!
Sandford working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Sanchez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sandford controlling from the full mount.
Sandford raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandford landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sandford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Sandford pushes him away.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sandford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Sandford! Sanchez is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Sandford!
James Sandford 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 Kreb Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seek and Destroy. Fietsora has chosen PRONG - Whose Fist Is This Anyway? as his entrance music. Luca Fietsora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kreb Barishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fietsora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fietsora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fietsora clinches up with Barishkov and pushes him back against the cage.
Fietsora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barishkov trying to control the position but instead, Fietsora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barishkov into the cage.
Barishkov lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barishkov avoids it.
Barishkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barishkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Fietsora.
Barishkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fietsora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barishkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Fietsora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands a shoulder strike.
Barishkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fietsora blocking some punches.
Barishkov effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fietsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barishkov's brow.
Barishkov tries a body shot but Fietsora blocks it.
Fietsora pushes off an throws an elbow but Barishkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fietsora.
Fietsora lands a body shot.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Barishkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barishkov misses with a body punch.
Barishkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barishkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Barishkov tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fietsora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barishkov backwards.
Barishkov blocks an uppercut.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Barishkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barishkov works on Fietsora's body with a couple of short punches.
Barishkov is looking to control Fietsora's arms but Fietsora gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barishkov has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Barishkov misses with some punches.
Barishkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fietsora with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barishkov blocks the elbow strike.
Fietsora lands a nice shot to the body.
Fietsora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fietsora prevents a body shot from Barishkov.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Barishkov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fietsora lands a left hand.
Fietsora misses with an elbow strike.
Fietsora lands a right hand.
Fietsora blocks an uppercut.
Fietsora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fietsora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barishkov is defending well for now.
Barishkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Barishkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barishkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barishkov lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Barishkov fails to land.
Fietsora tries a body shot but Barishkov blocks it.
Fietsora struggles to land a body shot inside as Barishkov controls his hands.
Fietsora lands a nice knee to the body.
Barishkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barishkov.
Barishkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barishkov seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Fietsora is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Fietsora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fietsora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barishkov working aggressively here.
Fietsora creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Barishkov! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Fietsora.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Fietsora!
After winning the bout, Luca Fietsora thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aflatun Hasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryo Miyaichi 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aflatun Hasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miyaichi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hasanov scoring with punches from side control.
Miyaichi parries the strikes from Hasanov easily there. Hasanov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miyaichi to escape.
Hasanov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Miyaichi struggling a bit here.
Miyaichi manages to get back to half guard.
Hasanov working over Miyaichi with some ground and pound. Miyaichi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasanov working over Miyaichi with some ground and pound. Miyaichi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hasanov thows a huge punch but Miyaichi dodges it nicely.
Hasanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hasanov prevents Miyaichi from improving his position.
Hasanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaichi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hasanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miyaichi gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hasanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyaichi controls Hasanov momentarily but Hasanov frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyaichi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hasanov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miyaichi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hasanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasanov, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov is trying to control the position but Miyaichi postures up.
Miyaichi trying to control but Hasanov is working from the bottom.
Hasanov wants to sweep here but Miyaichi controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miyaichi throws the left hand but Hasanov avoids the punch easily.
Hasanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Miyaichi tries to sprawl out of it but Hasanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miyaichi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyaichi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hasanov shoots in looking for a takedown but Miyaichi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hasanov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miyaichi misses with a two punch combination.
Ryo Miyaichi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hasanov fails with the takedown
and Miyaichi counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aflatun Hasanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to half guard.
Hasanov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Miyaichi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hasanov cracks Miyaichi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hasanov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Miyaichi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyaichi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Miyaichi is not content to let Hasanov control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hasanov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miyaichi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hasanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miyaichi has hold of Hasanov's hands but Hasanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hasanov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miyaichi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hasanov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Miyaichi defend it? Hasanov steps over the head and cranks it - Miyaichi is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hasanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aflatun Hasanov!
A victorious Aflatun Hasanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nix's choice of entrance music: Gorilla Militia by Bliss n Eso. Rahkim Abdullah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Nix!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah.
Abdullah fails with the takedown.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nix moves away.
Abdullah fails with the takedown.
Abdullah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nix manages to avoid it.
Abdullah has his takedown stuffed
and Nix counters with a shoot takedown. Abdullah fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdullah is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nix manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abdullah manages to get himself to full guard.
Nix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdullah is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nix is controlling him.
Nix wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abdullah holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix is pushing down on Abdullah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abdullah is fighting to maintain full guard but Nix has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdullah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdullah's head.
Nix throwing shots but Abdullah is blocking nicely.
Abdullah is refusing to be controlled, as Nix sits in half guard.
Nix is looking to advance position but Abdullah won't allow it.
Nix is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Abdullah is just riding it out for now. Nix eventually gives up the hold.
Nix trying to mount his opponent but Abdullah defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nix prevents Abdullah from improving his position.
Nix is keen to just control but Abdullah is a slippery customer.
Nix is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abdullah wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Nix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the body from Abdullah misses
and Nix counters with a single leg into guard. Abdullah didn't expect that.
Nix is looking to advance position but Abdullah has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nix is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nix is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nix tries to lock up and control but Abdullah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abdullah prevents Nix from getting the reversal.
Abdullah is landing with some decent strikes but Nix is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nix is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Abdullah.
Nix tries to hold on but Abdullah postures up.
Abdullah with good strikes from the mount here!
Abdullah landing strikes from the mount and Nix is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah looking to finish Nix with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nix!
Nix is rocked!
Abdullah cracks Nix with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahkim Abdullah!
Rahkim Abdullah opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sis moves out of range as Matthews strikes.
Sis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matthews's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Matthews. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matthews.
Matthews smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Sis.
Sis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthews is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Sis.
Sis misses with a low kick.
Sis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Matthews 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.
Sis connects with an inside leg kick.
Sis stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matthews cracks Sis with an open hand slap.
Sis slips a jab from Matthews.
Sis checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matthews to the mat! Matthews manages to get full guard.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Sis from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sis scoring with some ground and pound.
Sis preventing the sweep.
Sis wants to pass the guard but Matthews is keeping the position.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Sis from controlling successfully.
Matthews wants to sweep here but Sis controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sis wants to pass the guard but Matthews is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Matthews wants to sweep but no luck.
Sis trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nem Sis.
Sis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthews.
Matthews scores with a sloppy right hand. Sis should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Sis.
It looks like Clay Matthews has been cut.
Nice body punch from Matthews.
Sis defending well as Matthews loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sis or perhaps it was just good defense by Matthews, which made it look bad.
Matthews misses with a hook
and Sis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sis wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Matthews looking for a sweep. Not yet Matthews, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sis trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sis is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to sweep but no luck.
Sis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sis trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Sis scoring with some ground and pound.
Matthews working a defensive guard here.
Sis throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sis's guard. Nice move by Matthews!
Matthews postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Matthews stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Matthews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot by Matthews.
Sis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matthews can pounce on him.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthews with a hook.
Matthews pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matthews lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matthews fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Matthews lands with an uppercut that bounces Sis off the cage and back into range.
Sis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews cracks Sis with an open hand slap.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Sis.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Matthews has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sis looks for a takedown but Matthews sprawls well.
Matthews slips a straight right by Sis.
Matthews walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clay Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sis moves away from the strike by Matthews.
Sis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matthews.
Matthews wants to land a leg kick but Sis is out of range.
Matthews lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sis backs up against the cage.
Matthews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sis's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Sis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sis scores with a jab. Matthews acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matthewss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Matthews.
Matthews throws a body shot but no joy.
Sis looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Sis is out of range.
Sis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice combination there by Matthews.
Matthews looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matthews misses with a left hand
and Sis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matthews's guard.
Matthews trying to keep a closed guard but Sis is proving a slippery customer.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Sis tries to pass.
Matthews is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis throws a big elbow that misses.
Matthews has his hands on Sis's head, controlling the position.
Sis trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Sis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matthews lands a head kick. Sis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clay Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matthews.
Matthews throws a leg kick but Sis moved away.
Nice shot lands for Matthews.
Matthews connects with a solid leg kick.
Sis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sis walks into a jab.
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!
Matthews misses with an uppercut.
Sis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matthews to the mat! Matthews manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clay Matthews's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Matthews tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sis is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Sis misses its intended target.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matthews defends it nicely.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matthews moves away from the strike by Sis.
Sis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Sis misses.
Sis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matthews pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Sis is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Sis looking to score a takedown here. Matthews is defending well but Sis drives through and ends up in Matthews's guard.
Sis wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
Sis is in close to Matthews's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sis is in close to Matthews's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sis trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sis with a nice head shot there.
Nem Sis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sis tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Matthews looking to control.
Sis preventing the sweep.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Sis tries to pass.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but Sis is having none of it.
Sis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to keep Sis in close.
Sis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matthews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sis throwing strikes but missing.
Sis being controlled here momentarily.
Sis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Clay Matthews hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matthews is looking to chop away at Sis's legs.
Sis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matthews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Matthews.
Sis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matthews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sis throws a front kick aimed at Matthews's knee but Matthews avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Matthews misses.
Sis throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews misses with a lunging right hand
so Sis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matthews is rocked!
Sis pushes down on Matthews's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Matthews is still in real trouble! Can Sis finish him?
Sis is nestled in close to Matthews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nem Sis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sis 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nem Sis!
Our winner, Nem Sis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Hot In Herre. Secoy has chosen Deftones - lhabia as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azamat Secoy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secoy slips under a jab from Lewis.
Secoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Secoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis lands a head shot.
It looks like Azamat Secoy has been cut.
Secoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Secoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Secoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Secoy's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Secoy moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Secoy.
Secoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Secoy lands a nice looking body kick.
Secoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Secoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis thuds his right hand into Secoy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Secoy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Secoy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Secoy is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Secoy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Secoy's head back.
Secoy lands a high kick!
Lewis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Secoy walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Lewis throws a good cross that connects.
Secoy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Secoy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
Secoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Secoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Secoy's defenses.
Secoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lewis duly obliges.
That has opened up Azamat Secoy's cut even more.
Lewis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Secoy is out of range and Lewis settles back down.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Secoy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Secoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Lewis's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Secoy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Secoy. Secoy obviously looking to wear him down.
Secoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Secoy takes one to the side of the head.
Lewis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Secoy ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis lands with a hook. Secoy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Secoy is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Secoy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Secoy saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lewis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Secoy - the referee stops the clock and Lewis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Secoy. Lewis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lewis checks a low kick from Secoy.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
and Secoy counters with a head kick. That will keep Lewis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Secoy, right into the meat.
Lewis throws a body punch but Secoy moves out of range.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Secoy connects with a jab.
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!
Secoy connects with a high kick.
Secoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Secoy's head back.
The cut above Azamat Secoy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Secoy.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Secoy.
Lewis swings for the body but Secoy moves out of range.
Secoy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Secoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Secoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Secoy connects with a body shot.
Secoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Secoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Secoy lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ray Lewis has been cut.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Secoy moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Secoy throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Secoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
Secoy takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewis checks a leg kick.
Secoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Secoy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lewis clinches up with Secoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Secoy misses with the head strike.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Secoy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Secoys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lewis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Secoy tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to move into range but Secoy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lewis connects with a body shot.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Secoy at a distance.
Secoy throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Secoy slips the punch.
Secoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Secoy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Secoy.
Secoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Secoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
Lewis cracks Secoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Secoy is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lewis.
Azamat Secoy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Secoy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot by Secoy.
Secoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Secoy throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Secoy is breathing heavily.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Secoy saw that one coming.
Secoy looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
Secoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Secoy staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Secoy connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis tests Secoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Secoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis moves out of range as Secoy throws a body kick.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Secoy misses with a head kick.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Secoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Secoy.
Secoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Secoy 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.
Secoy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Secoy misses with a leg kick.
Secoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Secoy slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Secoy momentarily.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Azamat Secoy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Lewis!
An out of breath Ray Lewis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xanadu Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kukko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rokki Sees Fire. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xanadu Newton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukko moves into range and clinches up with Newton.
Newton is trying to maintain a safe position but Kukko gets an underhook and turns Newton into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newton.
Kukko misses with a punch to the body.
Newton is trying to break free.
Kukko tightens his grip and picks Newton up, before dumping him to the ground. Newton manages to land in guard.
Kukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.
Kukko is working hard here to advance position.
Kukko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kukko throwing strikes from guard but Newton blocks nicely.
Kukko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Newton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kukko is working Newton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Newton's head.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kukko trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kukko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kukko looking to sit in guard and control but Newton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kukko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kukko trying to control the position.
Kukko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Newton defends well.
Newton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko is looking to sweep but instead, Newton has passed into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Newton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Kukko is defending well.
Kukko wants to get back to full guard.
Newton is pressing down on Kukko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kukko is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko actively working from the bottom here.
Kukko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Newton wants to control from the top but Kukko keeps moving.
Newton stays in close to Kukko's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Kukko.
Newton throws a low kick but Kukko avoids it.
Newton throws a body punch but Kukko moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Newton!
A jab from Newton does it's job there.
Kukko misses with a hook.
Newton throws a leg kick but Kukko moved away.
A clash of legs there as Kukko blocks the low kick.
Kukko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kukko defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
Newton throws a low kick but Kukko avoids it.
Kukko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newton.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton slips under a jab.
Newton lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko delivers a nice body kick.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kukko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kukko.
Kukko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukko.
Newton lands with an uppercut that bounces Kukko off the cage and back into range.
Kukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kukko blocks a head kick by Newton.
Kukko avoids the head kick by Newton.
Newton ducks right into an uppercut from Kukko.
Newton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kukko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newton avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Kukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko has Newton up against the cage in a clinch.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Newton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kukko lands a body punch.
Newton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newton lands a lovely overhand right.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Kukko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton throws a leg kick but Kukko checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.
Kukko misses with a low kick.
Newton throws a low kick but Kukko avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Kukko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick
and Kukko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Newton's guard.
Kukko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kukko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kukko throws an elbow but Newton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kukko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Newton wants to control but Kukko postures up.
Kukko cracks Newton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kukko throws a strike aimed at the side of Newton's head but Newton avoids it well.
Kukko working the ground and pound but Newton is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko working the ground and pound from side control.
Kukko landing strikes.
Newton can't do much from the bottom here.
Kukko working the body and head with strikes.
Kukko working the head and body with strikes.
Kukko throws a strike aimed at the side of Newton's head but Newton avoids it well.
Newton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kukko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Newton some visible discomfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton parries the strikes from Kukko easily there. Kukko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Newton to escape.
Kukko moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukko.
Newton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kukko. That did some damage!
Newton misses with a hook.
Xanadu Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton throws a body kick that misses.
Kukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton throws a poor cross that misses
and Kukko counters with a single leg into guard. Newton didn't expect that.
Kukko preventing the sweep.
Kukko is looking to pass into half guard but Newton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Newton is in guard.
Kukko is adopting a defensive guard.
Kukko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kukko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Newton is looking for a triangle but Kukko pushes his legs off easily.
Newton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kukko is one step ahead there.
Newton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kukko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kukko slips nicely into half guard.
Newton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kukko is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Kukko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko thows a huge punch but Newton dodges it nicely.
Kukko wants to take a breather but Newton is having none of it.
Newton is trying to maintain the position but Kukko is very close to passing his half guard.
Kukko trying to control from Newton's half guard. Newton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kukko postures up in Newton's guard and throws a big left but Newton blocks it.
Newton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kukko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kukko postures up and lands a big shot to Newton's brow.
Kukko forces his way into half guard.
Kukko thows a huge punch but Newton dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to roll over but Kukko keeps him under control.
Kukko wants to pass to mount but Newton is defending the position.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Kukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Newton defending well though.
Kukko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton taking shots to the head.
Newton taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kukko's head.
Newton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Kukko scores with a jab.
Kukko thuds his right hand into Newton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kukko misses with a series of wild punches.
Kukko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Kukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Kukko misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Kukko - just one landing.
Newton misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Kukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Kukko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Newton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kukko is looking to clinch.
Kukko is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xanadu Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kukko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kukko misses with a hook.
Kukko ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Kukko avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton gets caught napping as Kukko dives in and scores a takedown. Newton manages to retain guard.
Kukko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukko trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Kukko postures up.
Kukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kukko throws a strike but Newton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kukko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rokki Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kukko looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kukko wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
Newton trying to control but Kukko is working from the bottom.
Kukko looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Newton looking to sit in guard and control but Kukko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kukko trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton can't keep his opponent in guard - Kukko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Newton has his hands clasped together around Kukko's back. He's all about the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukko passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rokki Kukko had his way with Xanadu Newton in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kukko looks to land a left hand but Newton moved out of range nicely.
Kukko avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Kukko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newton has time to react.
Kukko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton lands a body shot.
Newton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kukko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Newton throws a sloppy body shot
and Kukko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Newton!
Newton is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton wants to control but Kukko postures up.
Kukko lands a few punches from side control.
Newton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kukko cracks Newton with a big right hand but Newton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is looking to reverse the position.
Kukko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kukko looks up at the clock and then as Newton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kukko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Newton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kukko scoring with punches from side control.
Kukko is putting a hurting on Newton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Newton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kukko tries to score with some ground and pound. Newton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukko scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Newton prevents Kukko from improving position.
Kukko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kukko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kukko wants to control but Newton is keeping him busy.
Newton tries to improve position but can't.
Xanadu Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kukko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Newton down.
Kukko has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Newton!
Kukko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Newton?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Newton wants to hold on but Kukko pushes him away.
Kukko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kukko avoids the attempt from Newton to control.
Kukko with shots to the head and body - Newton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Newton is rocked!
Newton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kukko softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Newton is out cold! Kukko jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rokki Kukko!
Rokki Kukko retains his welterweight title!
Rokki Kukko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atunes is able to avoid easily.
Sackett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Atunes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sackett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Atunes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Arturo Atunes has been cut.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Atunes blocks the leg kick.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Atunes.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Atunes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Atunes tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Atunes is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atunes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Atunes lands a big head kick that sends Sackett tumbling to the mat! Atunes takes a step backwards and waves Sackett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sackett is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flagon Sackett's cut is getting worse.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett tries to bum rush Atunes with a series of wild strikes but Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Atunes.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Atunes counters with a nice body kick.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sackett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Sackett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Sackett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atunes is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atunes counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Sackett in the body.
Atunes clinches.
Sackett working hard to break the clinch.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
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!
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sackett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes has Sackett pushed against the cage.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett is trying to break the clinch but Atunes is controlling him.
Atunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atunes gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
Sackett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Atunes feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett motions for Atunes to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atunes's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Atunes blocks the leg kick.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Atunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flagon Sackett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Atunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whack! Atunes lands a heavy head kick that drops Sackett. The ref tackles Atunes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sackett was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Arturo Atunes!
Arturo Atunes is the new light heavyweight champion!
As Arturo Atunes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I respect him, he is a great fighter. I thank the Lord Jesus, and the LA fans are awesome.'.
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