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SPNY 210: Waitzel - Rokka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sabian Sabes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Army of Darkness. Sabian Sabes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Wilson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabian Sabes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabes.
Sabes misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Sabes looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Tommy Wilson has been cut.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Sabes 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.
Sabes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sabian Sabes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Sabes misses.
Sabes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Sabes. Those never looked like landing.
Sabes lands a jab to the head.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Sabes.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabes finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson takes a swing at Sabes's ribcage but misses.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabes lands a body shot.
Sabes misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Sabes coming out on top.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sabes throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Sabes throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Sabes misses with a double jab.
Sabes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson throws a body punch but Sabes moves out of range.
Sabes throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabes avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Sabes throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Sabes counters with a three punch combo that has Wilson backing up. Wilson nods at Sabes to acknowledge the strikes.
Sabes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sabes dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Sabes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabes throws out the jab.
Sabes throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sabes is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson looks to land a strike but Sabes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sabes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Sabes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Sabes!
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Sabes from controlling successfully.
Sabes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sabes won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilson looking to finish with strikes here!
Wilson tries to control but Sabes wriggling away.
Sabes blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson avoids the attempt from Sabes to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabian Sabes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sabes defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Sabes throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabes misses the target.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Sabes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabes.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Wilson swings for the body but Sabes moves out of range.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilson stuns Sabes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sabes. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Sabes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sabes lands with a cross.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
It looks like Sabian Sabes has been cut.
Sabes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilson moves away from the strike by Sabes.
Oooooh!!! Sabes has knocked Wilson down with a huge combo! Sabes steps away and waves a wobbly Wilson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Sabes lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabes was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Sabes scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sabes lands.
Sabes cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wilson falls to his knees and Sabes doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabian Sabes!
During a confident post fight interview, Sabian Sabes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelio Garcia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
Don Julio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Julio connects with a nice looking jab.
Julio lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia ducks right into an uppercut from Julio.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Julio counters with a head kick. That will keep Garcia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Julio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Julio sprawls well.
Don Julio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelio Garcia.
Julio cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Julio gets caught flat footed, as Garcia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Julio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garcia tries to advance to mount but can't.
Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Julio to see if he's OK.
Julio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julio is pushing Garcia's head away, looking to escape. Garcia manages to hold on to the position though.
Julio prevents Garcia from improving position.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Julio has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Garcia advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Garcia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Garcia looking to control but Julio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia looking to ground and pound but Julio is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Julio is on top in guard.
Julio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Julio pushes his legs off easily.
Julio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Julio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Julio lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julio as he avoids it easily.
Garcia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garcia is trying to control. Julio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Julio is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Midnight MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Julio wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Julio won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throwing shots but Julio is blocking nicely.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Julio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Julio is keeping the position for now.
Garcia pushing down on Julio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Julio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Julio has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Julio has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Julio wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is holding on tight.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Julio get's back to his feet.
Julio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Julio can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Julio.
Julio punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Julio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Julio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julio scores with a head kick.
Julio misses with a looping left.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Julio.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Julio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Garcia is working for takedown but Julio is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Don Julio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Julio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Julio cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Julio wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Julio is defending the position.
Julio looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Julio defends it.
Julio is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Julio won't allow it.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Julio is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Julio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio wants to try and get back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garcia working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garcia wants to finish this one by submission but Julio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Garcia.
Garcia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Garcia throws some wild stikes that Julio manages to avoid easily.
Garcia trying to control but Julio is having none of it.
Julio wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garcia.
Garcia has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Julio is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelio Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Ceuref (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes into the arena with I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton blaring out of the sound system. Ceuref has chosen French Fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pepe Ceuref!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ceuref was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
A cross from Ceuref lands.
Ceuref throws a leg kick but Marshall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ceuref tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ceuref buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ceuref takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ceuref scores with a body shot.
Ceuref lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marshall will feel that in the morning.
Marshall moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ceuref is trying to break free.
Marshall misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Ceuref leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ceuref is pushing Marshall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to land knees in the clinch but Ceuref avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Ceuref.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Ceuref will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marshall up against the cage.
Marshall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marshall looking for a takedown.
Marshall pushes off an throws an elbow but Ceuref leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ceuref tries to circle away but Marshall has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ceuref is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ceuref blocks a head kick by Marshall.
Marshall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marshall gets a double leg takedown into Ceuref's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall trying to control but Ceuref is working from the bottom.
Marshall controlling from the top position.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref wants to sweep but no luck.
Ceuref pulls Marshall in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Riley Marshall just wasn't active enough.
Ceuref slaps away a takedown attempt from Marshall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marshall moves out of range of the leg kick from Ceuref.
Ceuref looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Pepe Ceuref is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Ceuref misses with a body kick.
Ceuref scoring well with a low kick there.
Ceuref moves forwards but Marshall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Ceuref slams his shin into Marshall's torso.
Ceuref moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Ceuref. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
A head kick from Marshall lands but Ceuref takes it in his stride.
Ceuref throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
Marshall moves out of range as Ceuref throws a body kick.
Marshall shoots in but no luck this time.
Ceuref thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ceuref lands a leg kick that knocks Marshall off balance momentarily.
Ceuref misses with an uppercut.
Ceuref connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ceuref fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceuref misses with a body kick.
Marshall blocks a jab.
Ceuref tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ceuref.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pepe Ceuref will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ceuref lands a nice looking body kick.
Ceuref pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshall is out of range and Ceuref settles back down.
Marshall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice cross by Marshall.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ceuref counters with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ceuref 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Ceuref takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ceuref swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ceuref throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ceuref dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ceuref throws a wild body kick that Marshall sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marshall.
Ceuref slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marshall fails to land the takedown.
Ceuref misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceuref tries a head kick but it misses.
Ceuref ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Ceuref tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ceuref walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marshall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marshall tries for a takedown but Ceuref sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ceuref scores with a leg kick.
Ceuref throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall tries to land a leg kick but Ceuref saw it coming and moves away.
Ceuref lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marshall takes a step back to recover.
Ceuref getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pepe Ceuref seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riley Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ceuref with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshall as he connects with a hook.
Marshall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ceuref defends it nicely.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ceuref sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ceuref thuds his shin into the meat of Marshall's side.
Ceuref throws a series of punches but Marshall moves out of range.
Pepe Ceuref seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ceuref misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ceuref is just out of range.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ceuref.
Ceuref slips under a jab from Marshall.
A head kick misses from Ceuref.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Ceuref thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marshall if he has to take too many more of those.
Marshall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ceuref.
Ceuref swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ceuref 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 Marshall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marshall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ceuref tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Ceuref there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marshall tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ceuref. That's going to slow Marshall down.
Marshall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marshall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ceuref throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Ceuref throws a wild body kick that Marshall sees coming a mile off.
Ceuref lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Marshall scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceuref is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Ceuref throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ceuref is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
Marshall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marshall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ceuref sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ceuref takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Ceuref throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ceuref keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marshall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall misses with the combination.
Ceuref lands a front kick.
Ceuref lands a big head kick that sends Marshall tumbling to the mat! Ceuref takes a step backwards and waves Marshall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Ceuref showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshall is rocked!
Marshall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ceuref scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ceuref.
Ceuref lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ceuref feints and then cracks Marshall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marshall down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack! Ceuref lands a heavy head kick that drops Marshall. The ref tackles Ceuref to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Marshall was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pepe Ceuref!
Pepe Ceuref seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Riley Marshall was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laoka's choice of entrance music: The Bell Tolls. Katsu Laoka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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42
195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laoka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gein is out of range.
Laoka throws a hook but Gein avoids it easily.
Gein dives in for a single leg takedown but Laoka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Gein tries for a takedown but Laoka manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gein is defending well for now.
Gein avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gein is defending well for now.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein is trying to trip Laoka. He has hold of a leg but Laoka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gein persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Laoka is pulling down on Gein's head to control his posture.
Gein stopping the sweep attempt from Laoka.
Laoka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein tries to free his leg and advance position but Laoka is retaining full guard.
Gein trying to control but Laoka is working from the bottom.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gein 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.
Gein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gein trying to control but Laoka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laoka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gein wants to control from the top but Laoka keeps moving.
Laoka is trying to control the position but Gein postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laoka tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Laoka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laoka tries to avoid it but Gein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laoka to the ground. Laoka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laoka tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
Laoka leaves Gein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Laoka 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.
Laoka wants to clinch.
Gein gets tackled into the cage by Laoka. Laoka maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Laoka - that landed with a thud.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but Gein is blocking nicely.
Gein fails to pull guard.
Gein tightens his grip and picks Laoka up, before dumping him to the ground. Laoka manages to land in guard.
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!
Gein passes Laoka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein prevents Laoka from improving his position.
Laoka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gein scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laoka lands the left hand.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
Laoka misses the jab.
Laoka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laoka tries to clinch up but Gein circles away and keeps his distance.
Gein keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gein or perhaps it was just good defense by Laoka, which made it look bad.
Laoka moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Laoka - the referee stops the clock and Gein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Laoka. Gein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Laoka tries to clinch up but Gein circles away and keeps his distance.
Laoka tries to clinch up but Gein circles away and keeps his distance.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka slips a straight right by Gein.
Laoka slips a jab and a cross from Gein.
Laoka tries to clinch but Gein moves away
and Gein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laoka moves into the clinch successfully.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka lands an elbow inside.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gein avoids it.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Gein avoids the damage to the body.
Gein tries for a takedown but Laoka manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gein avoids it.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gein avoids it.
Gein tries to pull guard but Laoka holds him up against the cage and eventually Gein drops back down to his feet.
Gein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laoka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gein somewhat.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gein or perhaps it was just good defense by Laoka, which made it look bad.
Laoka wants to clinch.
Laoka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gein will feel that in the morning.
Laoka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gein finds it's way round the side to connect with Laoka's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laoka misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Laoka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gein blocks the leg kick.
Laoka is looking to clinch.
Laoka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laoka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laoka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laoka moves in looking to clinch but Gein pushes him off.
Katsu Laoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laoka.
Laoka tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein tries to move into range but Laoka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laoka manages to avoid it.
Laoka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gein throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka connects with a leg kick. Gein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laoka lunges at Gein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gein's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka throws out a leg kick but Gein moves out of range and Laoka only half commits.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laoka.
Gein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laoka darts in and clinches Gein up against the cage.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka lands an elbow just above Gein 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laoka connects with a crisp jab.
Laoka throws a leg kick but Gein moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gein.
Gein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laoka throws a jab when Gein was well out of range.
Laoka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gein avoids a kick to the body.
Laoka looks to land a left hand but Gein moved out of range nicely.
Laoka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laoka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laoka doesn't manage to clinch there - Gein circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein lands with a right hand.
Katsu Laoka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gein circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gein gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Gein seems content to control.
Gein is trying to control the action in half guard but Laoka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Gein.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laoka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gein.
Gein performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gein.
Gein wants to take a breather but Laoka is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gein connects with a nice short shot to Laoka's temple.
Gein with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gein.
Gein trying to control from half guard but Laoka is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gein trying to control from Laoka's half guard. Laoka has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gein connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Katsu Laoka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laoka working a defensive guard here.
Otis Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laoka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
Katsu Laoka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aragus comes to the cage accompanied by Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore. Vladik Fedotov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kip Aragus's chin.
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26
180 lbs
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36
184 lbs
31 - 19 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedotov.
Nice straight punches there by Aragus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aragus.
Fedotov cracks Aragus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aragus Rushes Fedotov and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Fedotov is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Aragus Piles on the pressure and Fedotov crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Aragus!
Kip Aragus spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Kruger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tnt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jeggu Bomb had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.3lbs, 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
203 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruger.
Bomb keeps Kruger at a distance using the push kick.
Bomb connects with the punch.
Kruger lands an overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kruger.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruger. That's going to slow Bomb down.
Bomb rushes Kruger and presses him up against the cage.
Kruger blocks an elbow strike from Bomb.
Kruger breaks from the clinch.
Kruger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bomb misses the target.
Kruger throws out a loose jab but Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Bomb moved away.
Kruger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bomb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruger. That's going to slow Bomb down.
Bomb scores with a nice strike.
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!
Kruger throws a poor cross that misses
and Bomb counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Bomb.
Bomb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomb.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bomb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger is trying to break free.
Kruger takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bomb blocks a body shot from Kruger.
Kruger lands a shot to the body.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bomb's elbow.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Jeggu Bomb has been cut.
Kruger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
Bomb throws a lazy uppercut
and Kruger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bomb!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bomb is not content to let Kruger control the position.
Bomb's coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bomb managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kruger.
Kruger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kruger swings around for an armbar but Bomb sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kruger's guard.
Kruger seems keen to control Bomb's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bomb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bomb has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kruger is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bomb throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kruger's body to avoid the submission. Kruger has instead reached around Bomb's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kruger arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Kruger!
A victorious John Kruger 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with The Mercenary blaring out of the sound system. Quadros has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. Stephen Quadros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
24 - 12 - 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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Quadros.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quadros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quadros slips under a jab.
Quadros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Quadros.
Quadros buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quadros tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Quadros moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quadros.
Quadros clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Quadros has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith wants to break free but Quadros has control.
Smith tries to circle away but Quadros has him pinned against the cage.
Quadros trying to land knees to the body.
Quadros lands a knee to the body.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quadros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quadros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Quadros misses.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Quadros.
Quadros misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Quadros has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith throws a series of punches but Quadros moves out of range.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quadros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quadros, as that shot connected.
It looks like Terry Smith has been cut.
A big right from Smith misses.
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!
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quadros.
Smith tries to bum rush Quadros with a series of wild strikes but Quadros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Quadros dodges the punch combination from Smith.
A punch lands to the side of Quadros 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination. Quadros tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quadros feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith lands a head kick. Quadros smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Quadros saw that one coming.
Quadros throws a shot to the body.
Quadros closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Quadros lands a right hand.
Quadros manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quadros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quadros cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Quadros throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Quadros misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros slips under a jab.
Quadros thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Terry Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quadros.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Quadros lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Jab from Smith.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Quadros.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quadros throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith is rocked!
Smith glances at the clock... BAM! Quadros nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Smith crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Smith is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephen Quadros!
An out of breath Stephen Quadros 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka comes to the cage accompanied by Red Army March. Danze comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Billy Danze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
25 - 19 - 0 |
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270 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Stupka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stupka manages to avoid it.
Danze swings widly with a right hand
and Stupka counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Danze or perhaps it was just good defense by Stupka, which made it look bad.
Danze scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Stupka misses with a left hand
and Danze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Danze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stupka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Danze wants to control from the top but Stupka keeps moving.
Stupka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Danze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stupka 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stupka punishes Danze's body with a nice straight punch.
Danze shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stupka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Danze tries to free his leg and advance position but Stupka is retaining full guard.
Stupka wants to sweep but no luck.
Danze drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stupka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Danze has Stupka in his guard.
Danze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stupka is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stupka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Danze is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Stupka jumps into side control!
Danze tries to bench press Stupka off him but Stupka keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stupka's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Danze is trying to maintain the position but Stupka is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stupka passes into side control, despite Danze's attempt to control the position.
Stupka gets to mount! Danze was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Danze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze is trying desperately to improve position.
Stupka controlling his opponent.
Danze is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stupka looking to control but Danze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Danze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Stupka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danze slips a straight right by Stupka.
Danze catches Stupka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stupka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stupka scrambles back to his feet.
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!
A leg kick checked by Danze.
A swing and a miss from Danze.
Danze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danze closes the distance and clinches.
Danze throws a punch but it's blocked by Stupka.
Stupka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stupka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stupka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Danze up against the cage.
Stupka misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka lands with a short shot to the head.
Stupka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danze backwards.
Stupka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danze is looking for a takedown.
Danze takes a shot to the head.
Stupka wants to stall.
Stupka lands a hook that snaps the head of Danze backwards.
Stupka is trying to stall.
Danze breaks the clinch.
Danze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stupka throws a body shot but no joy.
Danze blocks a jab.
Stupka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stupka.
Stupka ducks right into an uppercut from Danze.
Stupka clinches up against the cage.
Danze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stupka smiles and moves away.
Stupka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danze.
Stupka is looking to clinch.
Danze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stupka to score with a decent uppercut.
Rocco Stupka is winning the standup battle so far.
Stupka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Stupka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stupka.
Stupka connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka digs a good body shot into Danze's ribs.
Danze is breathing heavily.
Stupka throws a right and a left that Danze avoids nicely.
Danze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stupka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danze shoots for a takedown but Stupka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rocco Stupka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Danze.
Danze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stupka as he jumps to the side.
Stupka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stupka misses with a straight right.
Danze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rocco Stupka's cut is getting worse.
Danze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stupka.
Stupka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocco Stupka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stupka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stupka wants to clinch up but Danze keeps it at a distance.
Danze has a takedown stuffed.
Danze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rocco Stupka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danze throws a shot from downtown. Stupka moves away and avoids it.
Stupka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stupka tries to clinch up but Danze circles away and keeps his distance.
Stupka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danze.
Stupka misses with a lunging right hand
and Danze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Danze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stupka's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danze thows a huge punch but Stupka dodges it nicely.
Danze is looking to advance position but Stupka won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Stupka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Stupka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Danze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stupka is trying to control but can't.
Danze tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stupka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Danze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Danze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Danze wants to take a breather but Stupka is having none of it.
Billy Danze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stupka is looking for a sweep. Danze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka gets back to full guard.
Danze 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.
Danze trying to control the position from guard on top but Stupka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Danze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danze throws a big elbow that misses.
Danze forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danze stalling away here and it's allowed Stupka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Danze throwing strikes but missing.
Stupka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danze controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze trying to control the position from guard on top but Stupka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stupka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danze throws a big right hand that misses.
Danze throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Danze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Danze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stupka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stupka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stupka keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Stupka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danze tries to free his leg and advance position but Stupka is retaining full guard.
Stupka can't keep his opponent in guard - Danze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Danze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stupka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Danze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Danze!
Billy Danze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torrelio Sacana (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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29
220 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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224 lbs
22 - 6 - 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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eildon Heap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Heap.
Sacana shoots and misses
and Heap counters with a straight right hand.
Heap throws a looping overhand right but Sacana ducks down to avoid it.
Sacana shoots in for a double leg but Heap sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eildon Heap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torrelio Sacana.
Heap tries to close the distance and clinch but Sacana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heap tries to clinch there but Sacana circles away.
Sacana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heap slaps away a takedown attempt from Sacana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Heap wants to slow Sacana down by chopping away at his legs.
Eildon Heap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heap closes the distance but Sacana moves to the side
and Sacana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Heap's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sacana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Heap knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sacana moves into full mount! Heap won't be happy about that!
Sacana dominating with strikes here.
Sacana is landing with some decent strikes but Heap is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
My spies in MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) inform me that Sacana has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sacana trying to control but Heap is having none of it.
Sacana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Heap knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sacana on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heap really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana throws some wild stikes that Heap manages to avoid easily.
Heap is looking to get to half guard.
Heap holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sacana tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sacana working Heap over with strikes here.
Sacana looking to finish Heap with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heap!
Sacana tries to control but Heap wriggling away.
Sacana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Heap on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heap tries to get out of the position.
Sacana thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Heap is rocked!
A big strike lands for Sacana! That's really hurt Heap and he's turned his back - Sacana keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sacana jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torrelio Sacana!
Torrelio Sacana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka has chosen Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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36
249 lbs
36 - 8 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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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
36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Waitzel.
Rokka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Waitzel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rokka checks it well.
Waitzel thuds his shin into the meat of Rokka's side.
Waitzel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rokka misses with a leg kick.
Waitzel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rokka doesn't manage to clinch there - Waitzel circles away.
Waitzel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
A big right from Waitzel misses.
Waitzel is looking to slow Rokka down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokka. Waitzel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waitzel.
Waitzel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka slips a jab from Waitzel.
Rokka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waitzel doesn't seem bothered though.
Waitzel tries to score with a low kick but Rokka moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Waitzel misses.
Rokka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rokka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waitzel misses with a left hand
and Rokka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waitzel's knee momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rokka, as that shot connected.
Rokka misses with a leg kick.
Rokka throws a wild body kick that Waitzel sees coming a mile off.
Waitzel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokka is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waitzel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rokka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rokka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rokka throws a looping overhand right but Waitzel ducks down to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rokka scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Shane Waitzel has been cut.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waitzel misses with a looping right.
Waitzel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rokka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rokka misses with a leg kick.
Rokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel tried to score with a low kick but Rokka checks it.
Waitzel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Waitzel misses with a hook.
Waitzel throws out a leg kick but Rokka moves out of range and Waitzel only half commits.
Rokka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waitzel.
Waitzel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rokka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rokka blocks a leg kick.
Waitzel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rokka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rokka moves away from the strike by Waitzel.
Rokka slips under a jab from Waitzel.
Rokka throws a wild body kick that Waitzel sees coming a mile off.
Rokka looks to land a left hand but Waitzel moved out of range nicely.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waitzel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rokka throws a jab when Waitzel was well out of range.
Rokka tries to clinch but Waitzel is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waitzel misses with a hook.
Waitzel tries to land a leg kick but Rokka saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shane Waitzel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Waitzel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rokka.
Waitzel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Waitzel is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waitzel.
Rokka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waitzel.
Waitzel misses with a body shot
and Rokka counters with a right hand to the body.
Rokka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rokka throws a big shot that misses.
Rokka thows a body kick. Waitzel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Waitzel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waitzel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka moves out of range of the leg kick from Waitzel.
Rokka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waitzel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokka throws a hook but Waitzel avoids it easily.
Rokka moves out of range as Waitzel strikes.
Waitzel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rokka's calf.
Waitzel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rokka in his tracks.
Waitzel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Waitzel.
Rokka is breathing heavily.
Waitzel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rokka throws a leg kick
and Waitzel counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel is looking to slow Rokka down with leg kicks.
Waitzel missing with a left hand there. Rokka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waitzel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rokka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waitzel.
Rokka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Waitzel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Rokka.
Good exchange - Waitzel coming out on top.
Waitzel lands a right hook to the body.
Waitzel cracks Rokka on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rokka falls backwards against the cage. Waitzel follows up with more strikes that drop Rokka to his knees. Waitzel keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rokka! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Waitzel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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