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Ascension 78 Shutdown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Scott Norton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
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 Velasquez.
Norton 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.
Velasquez throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norton takes one on the button.
Velasquez looks for the body kick but Norton saw that one coming.
Velasquez scores with a push kick.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick.
Norton lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velasquez throws a combination. Norton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Juan Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the body.
Velasquez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Norton dips to his left and cracks Velasquez with an uppercut!
It looks like Juan Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Velasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velasquez scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton throws a right hand that misses
and Velasquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Velasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Velasquez feints and then cracks Norton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norton down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Velasquez lands a head kick!
It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velasquez.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Velasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velasquez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Velasquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norton avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velasquez, right into the meat.
A left lands for Velasquez.
Norton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velasquez can pounce on him.
Velasquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norton's sensitive parts.
Norton looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez lands a big right hand that sends Norton crashing to the mat! Velasquez stays standing though and waves Norton back to his feet!
Norton is rocked!
Norton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Velasquez cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Velasquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Velasquez cracks Norton on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Norton falls backwards against the cage. Velasquez follows up with more strikes that drop Norton to his knees. Velasquez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Norton! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Velasquez!
A relieved looking Juan Velasquez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettersson's entrance music is Korn - Did My Time . A fine choice. Klason has chosen (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klason. That did some damage!
Klason throws a push kick but Pettersson slaps the foot to one side.
Klason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Klason.
Klason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pettersson counters with a leg kick.
Pettersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettersson.
Pettersson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pettersson lands with a cross.
Klason is looking to clinch but Pettersson is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pettersson.
Pettersson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Klason misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettersson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Klason takes a step back to recover.
Klason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettersson throws out the jab.
Pettersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason throws a leg kick but Pettersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Klason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettersson.
Pettersson throws a lazy right hand but Klason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klason walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klason.
A head kick misses from Klason.
Pettersson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Klason on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pettersson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettersson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Klason throws out a leg kick but Pettersson moves out of range and Klason only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klason.
Klason throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klason lands a leg kick that knocks Pettersson off balance momentarily.
Klason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pettersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klason tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pettersson avoids a kick to the body.
Klason is looking to clinch.
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettersson tries to move into range but Klason moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pettersson misses with a kick to the body
and Klason counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pettersson!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Klason throws a strike aimed at the side of Pettersson's head but Pettersson avoids it well.
Klason lands a nice forearm strike.
Klason throws a strike aimed at the side of Pettersson's head but Pettersson avoids it well.
Pettersson tries to escape but Klason is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Klason crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Klason.
Pettersson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Klason works to advance to full mount. Pettersson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poor strikes thrown by Klason there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Klason thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Klason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klason thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Klason.
Pettersson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Klason lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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 cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klason with a couple of short strikes.
Pettersson is rocked!
Klason unloads with some shots from mount but Pettersson bucks and avoids them well.
Klason scoring with strikes but Pettersson is staying in there.
Oh Pettersson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klason postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pettersson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Klason around the waist but Klason pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Klason is the winner by TKO! Klason jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Klason!
Hjalmar Klason really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey's entrance music is Friday. A fine choice. Biggums has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music. Tyrone Biggums has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phil Ivey's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey throws a head kick that half lands.
Biggums scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivey scores with a head kick.
It looks like Tyrone Biggums has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggums moves away.
Ivey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Biggums's head.
Biggums fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ivey scores with a nice head shot.
Biggums throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivey.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Biggums, right into the meat.
Biggums lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivey.
Ivey throws a body shot but no joy.
Biggums throws a leg kick which misses Ivey's front leg but catches the back leg as Ivey tries to avoid it.
Biggums cracks Ivey with an open hand slap.
Biggums lands a nice looking body shot.
Biggums slips a jab from Ivey.
Biggums turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ivey throws a body punch but Biggums moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Biggums throws a low kick but Ivey moves out of range easily.
Biggums has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ivey moves out of range as Biggums throws a body kick.
Biggums takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Biggums listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ivey is rocked!
Biggums scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivey doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivey is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biggums with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Biggums dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Biggums looking to score a takedown here. Ivey is defending well but Biggums drives through and ends up in Ivey's guard.
Oh Ivey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggums scoring with punches to the head and body.
Biggums 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.
Biggums is in close to Ivey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Biggums showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Biggums with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ivey wants to sweep but no luck.
Biggums slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Biggums forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Biggums.
Biggums looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ivey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ivey is trying to get back to full guard.
Biggums slows the pace down in half guard.
Biggums is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Biggums lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ivey! Biggums sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ivey and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die for Metal. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Caine connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caine is defended easily by Hovi.
Hovi instigates a clinch.
Hovi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caine throws a punch but it's blocked by Hovi.
Caine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Hovi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hovi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caine.
Caine lands an uppercut.
Hovi blocking some punches.
Caine misses with a body punch.
Caine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hovi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hovi - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine digs a right hand underneath Hovi's ribcage. Hovi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Caine - that landed with a thud.
Caine tries to score a body lock takedown but Hovi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarmo Hovi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caiaphas Caine.
Hovi blocking some punches.
Caine has picked Hovi up - he's going for a ride! Caine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Caine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caine throwing shots but Hovi is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caine works his way into side control.
Caine working away.
Hovi is trying to get back to his feet.
Hovi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hovi wants to control but Caine is keeping busy.
Caine is keen to just control but Hovi is a slippery customer.
Hovi regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi wants to stand up but Caine is controlling him.
Caine wants to control from the top but Hovi keeps moving.
Hovi pulls Caine in to control the position.
Caine throws a big right hand that misses.
Caine controlling from the top position.
Caine being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tarmo Hovi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses
and Caine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hovi won't be happy with that.
Hovi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Caine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Hovi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hovi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi tries to roll over but Caine keeps him under control.
Caine is working for a kimura but Hovi is defending it quite comfortably.
Caine wants to control but Hovi is keeping him busy.
Hovi is positioning himself well to prevent Caine advancing to mount.
Hovi tries to roll over but Caine keeps him under control.
Caine is trying to control the action in half guard but Hovi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hovi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caiaphas Caine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hovi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Caine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hovi throws a low kick, looking for Caine's leg but Caine calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hovi.
Caine shoots for a double leg takedown but Hovi sprawls well. He's pushed Caine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Caine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hovi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hovi enables Caine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hovi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Caiaphas Caine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hovi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caine tries to clinch up but Hovi circles away and keeps his distance.
Caine throws a body punch but Hovi moves out of range.
Caine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caine blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hovi doesn't manage to clinch there - Caine circles away.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Hovi both land. Nice combination.
Tarmo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Hovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caine is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hovi.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caine throws a push kick but Hovi slaps the foot to one side.
Caine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hovi.
Caine is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Hovi has knocked Caine down with a huge combo! Hovi steps away and waves a wobbly Caine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Caine is rocked!
Tarmo Hovi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hovi. Hovi obviously looking to wear him down.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caine dodges the punch combination from Hovi.
Caine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi lands a nice shot that snaps Caine's head back.
The cut above Caiaphas Caine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi delivers a nice body kick.
Hovi throws a body punch but Caine moves out of range.
Caine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caine tries a head kick but it misses.
Caine is looking to score with low kicks.
Caine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hovi rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Caine misses.
Caine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hovi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hovi connects with a looping right hand.
Hovi moves out of range of the body kick from Caine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hovi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Caine missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hovi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hovi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hovi misses with a left hand
and Caine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hovi's guard.
Hovi working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine postures up in Hovi's guard and throws a big left but Hovi blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Caine working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hovi working a defensive guard here.
Caine looking to pass the guard.
Hovi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Caine postures up.
Hovi is controlling Caine's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tarmo Hovi.
Caine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Hovi.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Hovi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hovi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caine moves away from the strike by Hovi.
Caine pushes Hovi up against the cage in a clinch.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body.
Hovi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hovi tries to work over Caine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hovi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hovi throws a sloppy head kick and Caine moves out of range easily.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caine tries to close the distance and clinch but Hovi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hovi as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi tries to clinch up
and Caine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Caine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hovi's head.
Hovi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caine.
Hovi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caine is working away from the top position though.
Caine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hovi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caine is looking to take a break and control but Hovi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hovi manages to get to full guard.
Hovi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine wants to pass the guard but Hovi is keeping the position.
Caiaphas Caine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi wants to get back to his feet but Caine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hovi is trying to control the position but Caine postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hovi trying to keep a closed guard but Caine is proving a slippery customer.
Hovi pulls Caine in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tarmo Hovi.
Caine looks for the body kick but Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caine.
A shot to the liver by Hovi. Beautiful body shot.
Caine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caine.
Hovi lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Caine.
Hovi throws a head kick but Caine moves out of range.
Caine misses the shot to the body.
Hovi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi moves out of range of the strikes.
Caine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caine moves in looking to clinch but Hovi pushes him off.
Caine throws a sloppy head kick and Hovi moves out of range easily.
Caine looks for the body kick but Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caine.
Hovi looks to land a body kick but Caine moved away.
Caine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hovi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hovi is looking to score with low kicks.
Caine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Hovi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hovi 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
A very excited looking Tarmo Hovi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao has chosen Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Tao blocks the leg kick.
A head kick by Chabala misses
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Tao's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tao blocks a jab.
Chabala throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chabala.
Chabala misses the jab.
Chabala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao lands a nice hook to Chabala's body. Chabala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tao blocks a head kick by Chabala.
Chabala swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Chabala throws a head kick that misses.
Chabala walks into a jab.
Tao misses with a straight right.
Chabala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Chabala.
Chabala thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chabala lands a jab to Tao's midsection.
Chabala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chabala.
Chabala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chabala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chabala slips a straight right by Tao.
Chabala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THC playhouse in the buildup to the fight.
Tao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tao lands with a nice body punch.
Tao scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tao needs to keep his hands up - Chabala had a free shot at his head there.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Chabala's front leg but catches the back leg as Chabala tries to avoid it.
Chabala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Chabala misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chabala connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Tao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tao with a jab.
Tao tries to clinch up but Chabala circles away and keeps his distance.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Chabala off balance momentarily.
Chabala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tao's hands.
Chabala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chabala thinking.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Chabala is just out of range.
Tao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tao connects with a crisp jab.
Chabala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chabala.
Chabala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Chabala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tao coming out on top.
Tao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chabala eats them both and turns towards Tao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chabala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tao moves away from the strike by Chabala.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Chabala throws an off balance right hand
and Tao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chabala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chabala.
Chabala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tao scores with a hook to the body. Chabala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chabala's head backwards.
Chabala misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Chabala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chabala thuds his right hand into Tao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Tao.
Chabala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Chabala throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
Chabala misses with a body punch
and Tao counters with a nice body shot.
Chabala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chabala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chabala throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Jab from Tao.
Tao lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Chabala misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao cracks the inside of Chabala's front leg.
Tao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Tao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tao.
Tao tests Chabala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
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.
Tao stuns Chabala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chabala walks into a left hand.
Chabala lands with an uppercut that bounces Tao off the cage and back into range.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chabala.
Chabala ducks under a wild hook from Tao.
Tao forces Chabala back against the cage and clinches.
Chabala lands with a left to the head.
Tao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Chabala lands with a light punch inside.
Chabala misses with a body punch.
Tao lands a hook that snaps the head of Chabala backwards.
Chabala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chabala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chabala has Tao pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chabala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tao is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tao is still on wobbly legs! Can Chabala finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Chabala fails to land.
Chabala throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Chabala misses with some punches.
Tao seems to have recovered his senses.
Chabala lands an uppercut.
Chabala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chabala trying to stall but Tao improves his position.
Tao misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tao as Chabala tries to tie him up.
Chabala is trying to break the clinch but Tao has him pressed against the cage.
Chabala tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Tao lands a shot to the body.
Tao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chabala backwards.
Chabala is trying to break free.
Chabala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chabala can't break the clinch.
Tao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tao keeps control of Chabala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Tao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chabala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chabala throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao prevents a body shot from Chabala.
Tao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tao.
Chabala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tao connects with a right hand. Chabala shakes it off.
Chabala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chabala at a distance.
Chabala throws out a loose jab but Tao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chabala throws a lazy uppercut
and Tao counters with a straight right hand.
Chabala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao slips under a jab from Chabala.
Tao with a hook.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Chabala off balance momentarily.
Chabala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Tao moves into the clinch.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Chabala.
Tao blocking some punches.
Chabala prevents a body shot from Tao.
Chabala throws a head punch that misses.
Tao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Chabala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chabala pushes Tao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chabala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Tao lands an uppercut.
Chabala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chabala taking a breather.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tao.
Chabala looking to slow down the pace here.
Tao tries a body shot but Chabala blocks it.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Chabala uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao misses with a punch on the inside.
Tao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tao takes a shot to the head.
Chabala misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao 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!
Chabala shoots in looking for a takedown. Tao tries to sprawl out of it but Chabala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tao defending well as Chabala loads up on a big left hand.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chabala has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Chabala walks into a stiff left hand from Tao.
Tao tests Chabala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Chabala in the body.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chabala.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tao takes a swing at Chabala's ribcage but misses.
Tao cracks Chabala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao scores with a nice head shot.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chabala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tao clobbers Chabala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chabala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chabala misses with an uppercut.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chabala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Chabala misses.
Chabala will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chabala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chabala walks into a left hand.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chabala's calf.
Chabala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chabala was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Chabala just misses with a punch to the body.
Chabala misses with a low kick.
Chabala lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Tao avoids the head kick by Chabala.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tao cracks the inside of Chabala's front leg.
Chabala tries a low kick but Tao avoids it.
Chabala shoots for a takedown but Tao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Matt Chabala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Tao catches Chabala right on the button with a cross.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chabala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Chabala's belly button to the back.
Tao connects with a jab.
Tao scores with a jab. Chabala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chabala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chabala avoids the head kick by Tao.
Chabala avoids the body shot from Tao.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Tao.
Tao tests Chabala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chabala 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 Tao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chabala shoots in but Tao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Chabala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Tao.
Tao feints and then cracks Chabala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chabala down.
Chabala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tao fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chabala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chabala tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Tao!
An out of breath Yin Tao 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luvi comes into the arena with Metallica- Creeping Death blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luvi.
The crowd cheers as Luvi lands an impressive looking overhand right. David doesn't seem phased though.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David dives in for a single leg takedown but Luvi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
David manages to break the clinch.
Luvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luvi lands a jab.
Luvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luvi misses with a hook.
Luvi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paul Luvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David ducks under a wild hook from Luvi.
Luvi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luvi misses with a body shot.
David tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luvi is able to avoid easily.
Luvi throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
Luvi throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luvi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from David.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luvi leaves David with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Luvi 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.
Paul Luvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melekh David.
David throws an overhand right that lands on Luvi's shoulder, as Luvi tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick from David lands but Luvi takes it in his stride.
Luvi scores with a crisp jab that stopped David in his tracks.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luvi throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Luvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luvi throws a head kick that misses.
David blocks a head kick by Luvi.
No joy there for Luvi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from David.
David rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luvi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David moves out of range as Luvi throws a body kick.
Luvi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David is trying to break the clinch but Luvi is controlling him.
David manages to break the clinch.
Luvi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luvi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Luvi blocks the body kick.
Luvi blocks a head kick by David.
Luvi scores with a three punch combo!
David goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luvi throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
David feints and then cracks Luvi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luvi down.
A lazy left from David finds it's target.
David manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Luvi on his heels. He'll look to pass Luvi's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
David trying to control but Luvi is working from the bottom.
Luvi wants to sweep but no luck.
David works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Luvi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of David's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take David's back!
Luvi doesn't have the hooks in and David manages to turn into his guard.
David wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
Luvi wants to stand and escape but David is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David preventing the sweep.
Luvi is trying to control the position but David postures up.
David throwing strikes from guard but Luvi blocks nicely.
David wants to control from the top but Luvi keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luvi is on top in guard.
Luvi tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David is pulling down on Luvi's head. It's preventing any offense from Luvi, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
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 Paul Luvi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luvi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luvi there as he acknowledges the shot.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luvi.
David takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paul Luvi is winning the standup battle so far.
Luvi scores with a nice right hand.
David looks for the body kick but Luvi saw that one coming.
David moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle, before Luvi throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into David's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Luvi lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Paul Luvi!
Our winner, Paul Luvi, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Connemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Makamori (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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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jameson Connemara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshiro Makamori!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Connemara!
Makamori shoots in and drives through. Connemara sprawls well.
Connemara stuffs the takedown.
Connemara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makamori moves out of range as Connemara strikes.
Makamori slips a jab from Connemara.
Connemara avoids the body shot from Makamori.
Makamori scores with a head kick.
Connemara misses with a wild body shot.
Makamori lands a jab to Connemara's midsection.
Makamori checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Connemara.
Connemara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makamori's elbow.
Connemara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makamori blocks a body shot from Connemara.
We've been informed that Makamori 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.
Connemara gets underhooks to prevent Makamori's takedown attempt.
Jameson Connemara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Makamori.
Makamori is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Connemara working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connemara breaks from the clinch.
Connemara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Connemara avoids a kick to the body.
Connemara connects with a crisp jab.
Connemara has managed to clinch.
Makamori tries to pull guard but Connemara holds him up against the cage and eventually Makamori drops back down to his feet.
Connemara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Makamori.
Makamori has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Connemara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Makamori wants a takedown.
Connemara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Makamori.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connemara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Connemara.
Connemara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Makamori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connemara's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Connemara.
Connemara lands a hook that snaps the head of Makamori backwards.
Makamori can't get the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connemara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makamori's elbow.
Makamori changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Connemara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Connemara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makamori.
Connemara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makamori checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makamori.
A slow jab from Makamori misses its intended target.
Makamori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Connemara misses with a wild body shot.
Connemara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Makamori decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Connemara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makamori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makamori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Connemara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Connemara is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Makamori!
Connemara content just to control the position here.
Connemara prevents Makamori from getting the reversal.
Connemara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makamori is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connemara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makamori is looking to escape.
Jameson Connemara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Connemara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makamori connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Connemara scrambles back to his feet.
Connemara drops his hands momentarily and Makamori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Connemara 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 Makamori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makamori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makamori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connemara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Connemara. That's going to slow Makamori down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connemara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makamori tries to clinch up but Connemara circles away and keeps his distance.
Connemara clobbers Makamori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Connemara.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jameson Connemara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makamori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Connemara.
Connemara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Connemara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Connemara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makamori counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Makamori 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.
Makamori is looking for a kimura but Connemara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Makamori to get the leverage.
Makamori wants to work for an arm triangle but Connemara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Connemara tries to get to full guard but Makamori has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connemara has his hands clasped together around Makamori's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makamori is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Connemara sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makamori is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Connemara still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Connemara has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Connemara happy to just control the position for now.
Connemara trying to control the action but Makamori is working from the bottom.
Connemara takes a little break here. Makamori wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makamori tries to improve position but can't.
Connemara wants to stand but Makamori is controlling his arm.
Connemara laying and praying for a moment but Makamori takes advantage and regains half guard.
Makamori looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Connemara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makamori keeps working.
Makamori actively working from the bottom here.
Connemara is controlling the pace.
Makamori wants to improve his position but Connemara is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makamori trying to control from the bottom.
Makamori won't allow Connemara to pass to mount.
Connemara prevents Makamori from improving his position.
Makamori wants to get back to full guard but Connemara has passed into side control.
Connemara wants to control but Makamori is keeping him busy.
Makamori is looking to regain half guard here but Connemara keeps moving and retains side control.
Connemara trying to control the action but Makamori is working from the bottom.
Connemara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connemara has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Connemara is looking to slow Makamori down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Connemara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Makamori.
Connemara jabs Makamori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Connemara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connemara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makamori has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connemara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makamori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makamori scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Connemara's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Makamori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connemara manages to avoid it.
Makamori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Jameson Connemara will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Makamori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connemara lands a leg kick that knocks Makamori off balance momentarily.
Makamori blocks the body kick.
Connemara keeps Makamori at a distance using the push kick.
Connemara scores with a body shot.
Makamori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Connemara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Connemara misses.
A head kick misses from Connemara.
Connemara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Connemara.
Makamori throws the left hand but Connemara avoids the punch easily.
Connemara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Connemara scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connemara is looking to slow Makamori down with leg kicks.
Makamori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Connemara slams his shin into Makamori's torso.
Makamori shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Makamori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connemara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Makamori's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Makamori's back!
Makamori tries to break free.
Connemara is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Makamori can't escape the position.
Jameson Connemara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connemara trying to control momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Makamori is trying to break free.
Connemara doesn't have the hooks in and Makamori manages to turn into his guard.
Connemara looking for a sweep. Not yet Connemara, not yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Jameson Connemara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Makamori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makamori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connemara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makamori. Makamori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Connemara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makamori has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Connemara.
A head kick misses from Makamori.
Connemara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makamori manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Connemara.
Connemara lands a jab to Makamori's midsection.
Connemara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makamori.
Makamori misses with a looping left.
Jameson Connemara is winning the standup battle so far.
Connemara connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick from Makamori.
Makamori throws a lazy right hand but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Makamori misses its intended target.
Makamori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Connemara lands with a hook. Makamori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makamori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connemara counters with a thumping low kick.
Connemara lands a nice shot that snaps Makamori's head back.
Yoshiro Makamori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connemara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connemara moves into the clinch.
Connemara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Makamori.
A body shot lands from Connemara.
Makamori has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Connemara after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makamori has Connemara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Connemara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jameson Connemara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Makamori.
Makamori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makamori.
Makamori misses with the head strike.
Makamori misses with a body punch.
Connemara scores with a shoulder strike.
Connemara is working Makamori over against the cage.
Makamori jumps guard but Connemara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Makamori jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connemara walks away with a smile on his face. Makamori gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makamori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Connemara.
Makamori with a jab.
Connemara throws a leg kick which misses Makamori's front leg but catches the back leg as Makamori tries to avoid it.
Makamori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makamori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jameson Connemara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Connemara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameson Connemara!
An out of breath Jameson Connemara 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes to the cage accompanied by Body Rott. This should be fireworks!
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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
20 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clam Digger misses with a hook. Sibelius ducked under it nicely.
Clam Digger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clam Digger takes a swing at Sibelius's ribcage but misses.
Clam Digger throws a head kick that misses.
Sibelius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clam Digger doesn't seem bothered though.
Sibelius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clam Digger.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clam Digger manages to avoid it.
Sibelius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sibelius avoids a kick to the body.
Clam Digger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sibelius checks a leg kick.
Clam Digger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sibelius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clam Digger.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Clam Digger walks into a left hand.
Sibelius dives in for a single leg takedown but Clam Digger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clam Digger lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Clam Digger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius has had enough of the clinch but Clam Digger keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sibelius as Clam Digger tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Clam Digger.
Sibelius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clam Digger pushes Sibelius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clam Digger prevents Sibelius from breaking the clinch.
Sibelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sibelius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clam Digger slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Clam Digger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sibelius doesn't seem phased though.
Clam Digger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sibelius.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clam Digger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sibelius.
Clam Digger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sibelius.
Clam Digger stuffs the takedown attempt from Sibelius. Sibelius gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrance Clam Digger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Sibelius does no damage.
Sibelius tries for a takedown but Clam Digger circles away easily
and Clam Digger counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clam Digger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sibelius.
Clam Digger throws a leg kick but Sibelius moved away.
Clam Digger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sibelius on the side of the head.
Clam Digger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Clam Digger works Sibelius's body with a nice hook.
Clam Digger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Clam Digger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clam Digger lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Clam Digger misses the target.
Clam Digger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clam Digger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clam Digger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sibelius's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius lands a lovely overhand right.
Sibelius takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
Sibelius cracks Clam Digger with an open hand slap.
Clam Digger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sibelius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clam Digger avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Clam Digger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sibelius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clam Digger finds it's way round the side to connect with Sibelius's head.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Sibelius loads up on a big right hand but Clam Digger slips the punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sibelius or perhaps it was just good defense by Clam Digger, which made it look bad.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clam Digger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sibelius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sibelius throws an overhand right that lands on Clam Digger's shoulder, as Clam Digger tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Sibelius misses its intended target.
Sibelius throws a big shot that misses.
Sibelius slips a jab from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clam Digger avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Clam Digger's corner calls for a 1-2. Clam Digger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sibelius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sibelius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sibelius misses with a hook.
Clam Digger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sibelius misses with a hook. Clam Digger ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clam Digger with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clam Digger, right into the meat.
Clam Digger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sibelius.
Sibelius takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that 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.
Sibelius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sibelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Clam Digger jabs Sibelius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clam Digger lands a nice shot to the body.
Clam Digger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clam Digger scoring well with a low kick there.
Clam Digger connects with a solid leg kick.
Terrance Clam Digger is winning the standup battle so far.
Clam Digger connects with a leg kick. Sibelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clam Digger moves away.
Clam Digger feints and then cracks Sibelius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sibelius down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clam Digger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sibelius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clam Digger's waist but Clam Digger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sibelius off to one side.
Sibelius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sibelius throws an overhand right that lands on Clam Digger's shoulder, as Clam Digger tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clam Digger. That's going to slow Sibelius down.
Clam Digger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clam Digger cracks a nice hook into Sibelius's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sibelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sibelius is breathing heavily.
Sibelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clam Digger counters with a single leg into guard. Sibelius didn't expect that.
Sibelius is trying to control the position but Clam Digger postures up.
Clam Digger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sibelius has momentary wrist control but Clam Digger slips an elbow through the middle.
Sibelius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clam Digger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Clam Digger wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
Sibelius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clam Digger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clam Digger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clam Digger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clam Digger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clam Digger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sibelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sibelius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clam Digger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sibelius is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sibelius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clam Digger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clam Digger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sibelius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clam Digger wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clam Digger sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sibelius keeping moving, preventing Clam Digger from controlling successfully.
Sibelius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sibelius keeping moving, preventing Clam Digger from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clam Digger is defending against the submission attempts here by Sibelius.
Clam Digger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Terrance Clam Digger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sibelius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clam Digger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clam Digger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sibelius is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Clam Digger has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sibelius is looking to defend but Clam Digger has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sibelius! Clam Digger pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sibelius taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Terrance Clam Digger!
A victorious Terrance Clam Digger 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 Stan Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Jacobs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs moves out of range as Paige throws a body kick.
Paige moves forwards but Jacobs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jacobs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A leg kick checked by Jacobs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paige.
Paige is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paige throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jacobs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paige wants to get back to full guard.
Jacobs throwing shots but Paige is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Jacobs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Paige is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
Jacobs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacobs prevents Paige from improving his position.
Jacobs looks to land a strike but Paige avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jacobs landing with the ground and pound.
Jacobs postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but Paige blocks nicely.
Paige working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paige avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paige wants to stand and escape but Jacobs is having none of it.
Paige keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Paige tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paige wriggles free and stands up.
Jacobs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paige.
Stan Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige lands with a kick to the temple. Jacobs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch lands to the side of Jacobs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jacobs lands a jab.
Paige looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacobs staying out of range there.
Jacobs throws an overhand right that lands on Paige's shoulder, as Paige tries to avoid the shot.
Paige tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs jabs Paige right on the nose. Paige blinks but takes it well.
Paige throws a leg kick but Jacobs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paige takes the fight into the clinch.
Paige prevents a body shot from Jacobs.
Paige is trying to stall.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs struggles to land a body shot inside as Paige controls his hands.
Paige can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobs controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paige's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Paige fails to land.
Jacobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacobs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Paige fails to land.
A short right from Jacobs.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Paige uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs digs a right hand underneath Paige's ribcage. Paige let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Paige fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Jacobs.
Paige stalling in the clinch but Jacobs improves position.
Paige misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs wants to stall.
Jacobs pulls Paige into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paige is stalling in the full guard.
Jacobs pulls Paige in close to prevent any damage.
Paige wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
Jacobs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paige defends well.
Jacobs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paige controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paige is posturing up here but Jacobs has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Paige tries to roll out but it's too tight and Paige has to tap! Slick submission there by Jacobs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Jacobs!
Tyson Jacobs managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Big Kabosh, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Els (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Els kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chamillionaire - Don't Shoot. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Els!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Els.
Camacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Els thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camacho is looking to chop away at Els's legs.
Els takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Camacho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Els doesn't seem phased though.
Camacho lands a big uppercut and Els crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Els looks OK. Camacho waves Els back to his feet!
Camacho has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Els is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Els throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but Els moved out of range nicely.
Camacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Els.
Els scores with a punch to the head.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Els swings widly with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho misses with an uppercut.
Ernie Els seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Els misses with a kick to the body.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but Els moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camacho.
Els misses with a straight left.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Els drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Els looks to land a body kick but Camacho moved away.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Els.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Els.
Els chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camacho can pounce on him.
Els is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Els throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho lands a big right hand that sends Els crashing to the mat! Camacho stays standing though and waves Els back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camacho, right into the meat.
Els takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Camacho lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Els - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Camacho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Camacho!
Miguel Camacho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ernie Els was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight LeBlanc. You won the trilogy. '.
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