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EVO 142: Raging Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waru Kuzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack has chosen Jungle as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
38 - 17 - 0 |
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170 cm
35
156 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waru Kuzuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Samurai Jack!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuzuri's sensitive parts.
Kuzuri seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuzuri throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack moves out of range as Kuzuri throws a body kick.
Kuzuri backing away here, and Jack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Jack does no damage.
A shot to the body from Jack misses
and Kuzuri counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kuzuri tests Jack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuzuri looks for the body kick but Jack saw that one coming.
Kuzuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jack digs a good hook to Kuzuri's body.
Jack slips under a jab from Kuzuri.
Jack takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzuri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jack can pounce on him.
Jack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuzuri counters with a thumping low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuzuri blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuzuri misses its target.
Kuzuri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Kuzuri misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Jack misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuzuri.
We've been informed that Jack 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.
The crowd cheers as Kuzuri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jack doesn't seem phased though.
Jack cracks Kuzuri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri misses the shot to the body.
Kuzuri misses with a low kick.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuzuri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jack.
Kuzuri blocks a head kick by Jack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzuri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack tries to clinch there but Kuzuri circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri misses with a leg kick.
Jack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuzuri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Kuzuri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jack is out of range.
Kuzuri throws a low kick, looking for Jack's leg but Jack calmly moves out of range.
Kuzuri cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Jack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuzuri.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuzuri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack avoids the body shot from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri throws an off balance right hand
and Kuzuri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack dodges the punch combination from Kuzuri.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuzuri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuzuri moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuzuri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuzuri misses the target.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack misses with a leg kick
and Kuzuri counters with an inside leg kick.
Jack throws a lazy head kick
and Kuzuri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kuzuri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuzuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jack throws out a loose jab but Kuzuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuzuri pushes Jack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuzuri blocks a body shot from Jack.
Kuzuri breaks from the clinch.
Jack feints and then cracks Kuzuri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuzuri down.
Good standup being displayed there by Jack as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzuri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but Kuzuri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.
Nice straight punches there by Kuzuri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuzuri.
Kuzuri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jack has time to react.
It looks like Samurai Jack has been cut.
Kuzuri throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Jack tries to counter with a clinch but Kuzuri shakes him off and moves away.
Jack lands with a good body shot.
Kuzuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Kuzuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuzuri misses the shot to the body.
Jack swings for the body but Kuzuri moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack moves away from the strike by Kuzuri.
Jack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jack blocks a jab.
Jack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Kuzuri with an uppercut!
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 Waru Kuzuri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samurai Jack's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Kuzuri pushes him off.
Kuzuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Jack.
That kick from Jack tenderised Kuzuri's leg. Kuzuri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jack throws a low kick, looking for Kuzuri's leg but Kuzuri calmly moves out of range.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack throws a leg kick
and Kuzuri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jack motions for Kuzuri to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kuzuri scores with a jab. Jack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Kuzuri moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
A shot to the body from Kuzuri misses
and Jack counters by clinching up.
Jack digs a right hand into Kuzuri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuzuri's gas tank.
Jack taking a breather.
Kuzuri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuzuri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuzuri has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Jack presses Kuzuri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuzuri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri cracks Jack with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Kuzuri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Kuzuri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
Kuzuri working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Kuzuri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuzuri avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samurai Jack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Kuzuri.
Jack keeps control of Kuzuri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jack - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzuri's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuzuri.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jack or not.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzuri controls the action.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Kuzuri avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack has Kuzuri pushed against the cage.
Kuzuri avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuzuri gets an underhook and turns Jack into the cage.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Kuzuri is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuzuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Kuzuri pulls guard.
Kuzuri working for submissions but it's allowed Jack to get to half guard.
Kuzuri is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jack jumps into side control!
Jack tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kuzuri stops Jack from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri struggling a bit here.
Jack tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jack content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jack wants to stand but Kuzuri has his arm trapped.
Kuzuri manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jack's best efforts.
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 Waru Kuzuri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samurai Jack'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Kuzuri moved out of range.
Jack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuzuri if he has to take too many more of those.
Jack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuzuri in his tracks.
Kuzuri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuzuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks Kuzuri off balance momentarily.
Kuzuri throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack thuds his right hand into Kuzuri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Kuzuri moved out of range nicely.
Kuzuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuzuri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuzuri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Samurai Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuzuri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jack lands an overhand right.
Kuzuri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzuri moves out of range easily.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Kuzuri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuzuri feints and then cracks Jack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jack down.
Kuzuri clobbers Jack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuzuri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Kuzuri wants to slow Jack down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuzuri. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Kuzuri blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Kuzuri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Samurai Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri connects with a jab.
Jack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuzuri lands with a nice combination. Jack backs away looking to recover.
Jack is rocked!
Kuzuri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jack to score with a decent uppercut.
Jack is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuzuri finish him?
Kuzuri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuzuri circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuzuri counters with a straight right hand.
Kuzuri dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Jack has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Waru Kuzuri!
Waru Kuzuri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler comes to the cage accompanied by Paragon-Impaler. Sanchez has chosen In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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178 lbs
30 - 15 - 2 |
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38
172 lbs
34 - 16 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but The Impaler avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Impaler misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez with a hook.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Impaler is out of range.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Impaler wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to The Impaler's body. The Impaler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Impaler throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of The Impaler's head but The Impaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as The Impaler blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and The Impaler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
The Impaler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Impaler's guard.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but The Impaler is keeping the position.
Sanchez content to stall in guard here.
Sanchez is fighting to break The Impaler's control of his arms but The Impaler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Impaler trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Impaler keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez moves out of range as The Impaler strikes.
The Impaler throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Impaler.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from The Impaler misses its intended target.
The Impaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Impaler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanchez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Impaler. That one must have hurt.
The Impaler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Impaler is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from The Impaler.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Impaler 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 Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Impaler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by The Impaler as he checks the leg kick.
The Impaler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Impaler is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez tries to score with a low kick but The Impaler moves his leg out of the way.
The Impaler looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised The Impaler's leg. The Impaler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
The Impaler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
The Impaler with a poor takedown
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Impaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
The Impaler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez takes a swing at The Impaler's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Impaler throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice combination there by The Impaler.
It looks like Oswaldo Sanchez has been cut.
The Impaler wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and The Impaler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and The Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The Impaler counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks The Impaler off balance momentarily.
The Impaler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez drives through and clinches with The Impaler against the cage.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
The Impaler tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez misses with a hook. The Impaler ducked under it nicely.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from The Impaler.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Impaler tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Impaler.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but The Impaler moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
The Impaler scores with a jab.
The Impaler moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Impaler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez cracks the inside of The Impaler's front leg.
Sanchez throws a low kick but The Impaler moves out of range easily.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Impaler.
The Impaler misses with a body shot.
The Impaler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Nice body kick there by The Impaler.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez throws a head kick that The Impaler semi-blocks.
The Impaler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Impaler misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as The Impaler blocks the low kick.
The Impaler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but The Impaler avoids it easily.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
The Impaler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Impaler!
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
The Impaler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez trying to control but The Impaler is working from the bottom.
The Impaler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but The Impaler blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Impaler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Impaler checks a low kick from Sanchez.
The Impaler wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
The Impaler connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but The Impaler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Impaler checks it well.
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 Vlad The Impaler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oswaldo Sanchez's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Sanchez thumps The Impaler with a low kick.
The Impaler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for The Impaler's leg but The Impaler calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
The Impaler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez tries to sprawl but The Impaler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oswaldo Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but The Impaler manages to pass to mount!
The Impaler get's back to his feet.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Impaler throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at The Impaler's knee but The Impaler avoids it well.
The Impaler staying out of range there.
The Impaler is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab from The Impaler does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
The Impaler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Impaler throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from The Impaler.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Impaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
The Impaler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Impaler.
The Impaler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
The Impaler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Impaler as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by The Impaler or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez, which made it look bad.
The Impaler lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from The Impaler tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Impaler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 The Impaler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Impaler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Impaler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
The Impaler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
The Impaler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
It looks like The Impaler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sanchez cracks The Impaler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Impaler.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Impaler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from The Impaler.
Sanchez is looking to slow The Impaler down with leg kicks.
The Impaler throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
The Impaler throws a body kick that misses.
The Impaler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces The Impaler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez trying to control but The Impaler is working from the bottom.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but The Impaler keeps moving.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad The Impaler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Impaler 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loompa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Faded. Oompa Loompa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alfredo Torres's chin.
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30
139 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
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32
145 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oompa Loompa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loompa throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loompa is looking to score with low kicks.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Loompa slips the punch.
Loompa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loompa throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loompa connects with a solid leg kick.
Loompa ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loompa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Loompa.
A jab from Torres misses.
Loompa slips a jab from Torres.
Torres explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Loompa throws a front kick aimed at Torres's knee but Torres avoids it well.
Loompa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loompa moves out of range of the leg kick from Torres.
Loompa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Loompa moves into the clinch.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Loompa walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A leg kick checked by Loompa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Loompa looking for a sweep. Not yet Loompa, not yet.
Torres wants to stand and escape but instead Loompa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Loompa pushes his legs off easily.
Loompa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Torres wants to improve his position but instead Loompa has moved into half guard.
Loompa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Loompa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Loompa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torres is staying active underneath Loompa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Torres looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torres regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres looking to control.
Loompa preventing the sweep.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Loompa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Torres blocks the leg kick.
Loompa pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loompa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loompa backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loompa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loompa.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loompa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alfredo Torres will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Loompa attempts a counter takedown but Torres avoids it well and moves away.
Loompa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loompa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Loompa throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Torres lunges at Loompa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loompa's hand.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Loompa's head but Loompa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Loompa saw it coming and moves away.
Torres checks a low kick from Loompa.
A jab from Loompa finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Torres misses the jab.
Loompa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loompa moves into the clinch.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loompa backwards.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loompa tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Torres jumps guard and drags Loompa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loompa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Loompa has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Loompa wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
Torres managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Loompa.
Torres taking a bit of punishment here - Loompa scoring with strikes.
Loompa advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loompa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Torres tries to reverse the position but Loompa maintains control.
Loompa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to reverse the position but Loompa maintains control.
Torres is still trying to improve position.
Torres gets back to half guard.
Loompa stalling.
Oompa Loompa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres wants to improve his position but Loompa is controlling well.
Torres is not content to let Loompa control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to sweep but Loompa has passed to side control!
Torres gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Torres is looking to improve his position but Loompa isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Loompa is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres tries to roll over but Loompa keeps him under control.
Torres is staying active underneath Loompa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Loompa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Loompa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loompa moves into full mount! Torres won't be happy about that!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loompa lands a big elbow.
Torres slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torres moves out of range as Loompa strikes.
Torres moves forwards but Loompa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loompa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torres tries to sprawl but Loompa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Loompa has control of the leg.
Loompa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to stand up but Loompa isn't so interested in that idea.
Loompa stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Loompa throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Loompa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torres is trying to control the position but Loompa postures up.
Torres is looking for a triangle here but Loompa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Loompa looks up at the clock and then as Torres takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Loompa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loompa pulls his head out easily.
Torres tries to roll over but Loompa keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loompa is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Torres wants to get back to full guard but Loompa has mounted him!
Loompa trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Loompa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Loompa wants to control the action but instead Torres gets a body lock and reverses into Loompa's guard! Nice work!
Torres would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torres decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Loompa, up you get!
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loompa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torres 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres clobbers Loompa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loompa throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Loompa cracks the inside of Torres's front leg.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Loompa's shoulder, as Loompa tries to avoid the shot.
Alfredo Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loompa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Loompa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Loompa's back!
Loompa prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
Torres has the hooks in. Loompa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Torres trying to control.
Loompa is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oompa Loompa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Loompa 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oompa Loompa!
After winning the bout, Oompa Loompa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't Touch This. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shain's choice of entrance music: Thunderstruck. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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36
179 lbs
26 - 11 - 2 |
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38
185 lbs
38 - 27 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 27 - 2, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
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 Shain.
Burrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burrell .
Shain throws a nice looking combination but Burrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burrell scores with a nice right hand.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrell throws a sloppy head kick and Shain moves out of range easily.
Burrell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shain lands a jab to the nose.
Shain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burrell will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shain throws out the jab.
Shain shoots for a takedown but Burrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shain. Shain obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Shain.
Burrell misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain is looking to score with low kicks.
Burrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shain just manages to avoid it.
Burrell 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.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain avoids the body shot from Burrell .
Burrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Burrell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burrell thumps Shain with a low kick.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Shain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burrell takes a step back to recover.
Shain cracks a nice hook into Burrell 's ribs.
Shain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shain throws a leg kick but Burrell checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain connects with a body shot that sends Burrell 's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell slips under a jab.
Shain 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.
Shain moves away from the strike by Burrell .
Shain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burrell .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shain.
Burrell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Burrell .
Shain lands an uppercut.
Shain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Burrell 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shain tries a body shot but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell trying to land knees to the body.
Burrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Burrell pushes Shain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burrell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Burrell fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Shain.
Shain looking to slow down the pace here.
Burrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Burrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shains head.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain can't find room to land a body shot as Burrell controls the action.
Burrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shain blocks an uppercut.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Shain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burrell can't find room to land a body shot as Shain controls the action.
A body shot lands from Burrell .
Burrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shain blocks it with crossed arms.
Shain trying to stall but Burrell improves his position.
Burrell works on Shain's body with a couple of short punches.
Burrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burrell .
Good body shot from Burrell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but M J Shain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shain takes one on the button.
Shain misses with a hook
and Burrell counters with a left to the body.
Shain throws a hook to the side of Burrell 's head but Burrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Shain misses
and Burrell counters with a left to the body.
Burrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shain misses with a takedown attempt - Burrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Shain misses.
Burrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Shain misses with a lunging right hand
and Burrell counters with a low kick, right behind Shain 's knee.
M J Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell misses with a head kick.
Shain wants to slow Burrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burrell cracks the inside of Shain's front leg.
Donk. Shain catches Burrell right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shain just manages to avoid it.
Burrell scores with a push kick.
Shain scores with a punch to the head.
Burrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shain is looking to chop away at Burrell 's legs.
Shain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Shain.
Burrell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Burrell misses with a hook.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shain.
Burrell missing with a left hand there. Shain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shain blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses.
Shain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burrell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burrell there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burrell in his tracks.
Shain tries to score with a low kick but Burrell moves his leg out of the way.
Shain throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shain will feel that in the morning.
Burrell misses with a looping right.
Shain throws a hook but Burrell avoids it easily.
Burrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burrell throws the kick towards the body but Shain avoids it.
Shain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burrell lands with a slapping head kick.
Burrell misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain digs a good hook to Burrell 's body.
Shain throws a hook but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell lands a slapping body shot.
Shain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burrell . Burrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Burrell throws out a loose jab but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain lands a head kick!
Burrell throws a solid leg kick but Shain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burrell .
Shain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Shain blocks the leg kick.
Shain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrell .
Burrell misses with a low kick as Shain jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Burrell misses.
Burrell has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrell lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Stanley Burrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burrell .
Burrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Burrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shain blocks it with crossed arms.
Burrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burrell tries to work over Shain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain wants to take the fight to the mat but Burrell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.
Burrell missing with knees to the body.
Shain is working Burrell over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shain misses with an uppercut.
Burrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Shain misses.
Shain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Burrell .
Shain swats away the attempt to clinch by Burrell .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain moves out of range of the leg kick from Burrell .
Shain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shain. That's going to slow Burrell down.
A swing and a miss from Shain.
Shain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Shain. Beautiful body shot.
Shain throws a sloppy head kick and Burrell moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Shain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shain punishes Burrell 's body with a nice straight punch.
Shain misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Burrell throws a front kick aimed at Shain's knee but Shain avoids it well.
Burrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burrell counters with an inside leg kick.
Shain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burrell .
Burrell connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain misses with an uppercut. Burrell saw that one coming.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Burrell ducks down to avoid it.
Shain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shain stuns Burrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burrell scores with a sloppy right hand. Shain should have avoided that one.
Shain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burrell .
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain blocks a head kick by Burrell .
Shain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burrell tries to clinch up but Shain circles away and keeps his distance.
Shain tries a head kick but it misses.
Shain gets tackled into the cage by Burrell . Burrell maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burrell avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Burrell .
Burrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Shain takes a shot to the head.
Shain throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Shain.
Burrell blocks a body shot from Shain.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burrell .
Shain is rocked!
That has opened up M J Shain's cut even more.
Burrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shain misses with some punches.
Burrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Burrell .
Burrell trying to stall but Shain improves his position.
Burrell tries to work over Shain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burrell lands a nice uppercut.
Shain is still on wobbly legs! Can Burrell finish him?
Shain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain has a couple of punches blocked by Burrell .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Burrell lands a big knee! That's hurt Shain! Oh, he's all over the place! Burrell lands another knee that sends Shain to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Burrell !
A victorious Stanley Burrell 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelbert Gainsborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gainsborough is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dope - Debonaire. Adelbert Gainsborough acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Dice Thunderborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelbert Gainsborough!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gainsborough has Thunderborn up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunderborn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gainsborough missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thunderborn misses with some punches.
Thunderborn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gainsborough breaks the clinch.
Thunderborn avoids the body shot from Gainsborough.
A left lands for Gainsborough.
Thunderborn cracks Gainsborough with a good jab.
Dice Thunderborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunderborn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gainsborough blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gainsborough moves away.
Gainsborough shoots in and drives through. Thunderborn sprawls well.
Thunderborn is looking to counter punch.
Gainsborough throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gainsborough lands a body shot.
Thunderborn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thunderborn lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gainsborough throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gainsborough throws a wild body kick that Thunderborn sees coming a mile off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gainsborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gainsborough looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Thunderborn controls his hands.
Gainsborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gainsborough is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gainsborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gainsborough has had enough of the clinch but Thunderborn keeps him there for the moment.
Thunderborn lands a shoulder strike.
Thunderborn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thunderborn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thunderborn is pressed up against the cage. Gainsborough has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thunderborn down to the mat. Thunderborn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gainsborough misses with a wild combination.
Gainsborough throws a nice looking combination but Thunderborn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunderborn lands a big head kick that sends Gainsborough tumbling to the mat! Thunderborn takes a step backwards and waves Gainsborough back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gainsborough on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gainsborough looks winded!
BAM! Thunderborn delivers a spinning backfist that drops Gainsborough like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dice Thunderborn!
A victorious Dice Thunderborn 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinley comes to the cage accompanied by I got this. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kable pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGinley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Kable misses
and McGinley moves into the clinch.
McGinley wants to break free but Kable has control.
A short right from McGinley.
Kable tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing Kable back against the cage.
McGinley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGinley lands a body shot.
Kable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGinley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kable backwards.
Kable stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGinley blocks a body shot from Kable.
McGinley misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGinley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Kable misses the target.
McGinley throws a nice head kick!
McGinley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ♛ Team Fight Club™ in the buildup to the fight.
Kable throws a body shot but no joy.
McGinley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kable.
As McGinley backs off Kable throws a huge counter combo but McGinley manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley blocks the body kick.
McGinley lands an overhand right.
Kable blocks a head kick by McGinley.
Kable blocks the body kick.
Kable scores with a kick to the body.
Kable lands a nice shot that snaps McGinley's head back.
It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
Kable's coach down at Cell Block Six was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kable's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McGinley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kable turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGinley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Neo Kable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kable dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGinley. That did some damage!
Kable tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGinley was well out of range. Poor timing from Kable.
Kable lands a big head kick that sends McGinley tumbling to the mat! Kable takes a step backwards and waves McGinley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGinley is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGinley drops his hands momentarily and Kable needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips McGinley just on the top of the head. McGinley drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in McGinley - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Neo Kable!
Neo Kable seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Funky Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch comes to the cage accompanied by Marky Mark and the Funky Punch - Good Vibrations. Tilthammer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Felix Tilthammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funky Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Punch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Punch.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tilthammer.
Punch throws a shot to the body.
Tilthammer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but Punch avoids it.
Tilthammer looks to land a right hand but Punch moved out of range.
Punch misses with a looping right.
Punch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punch misses the jab.
Tilthammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Punch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tilthammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punch scores with the left hand. Tilthammer knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punch. Punch obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Punch.
Punch throws a body shot but no joy.
Punch moves out of range as Tilthammer strikes.
Tilthammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punch under the eye.
Punch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Tilthammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tilthammer looks for the body kick but Punch saw that one coming.
Punch throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Tilthammer drops Punch with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Punch looks back up at him and smiles so Tilthammer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Punch is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Tilthammer comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Punch falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Punch was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felix Tilthammer!
Felix Tilthammer took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '44 years old and I still kicked your ass!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen checks a low kick from Thor.
Tikkanen misses with a left hand
and Thor counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Tikkanen.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Tikkanen avoids the body shot from Thor.
Tikkanen throws a head kick but Thor moves out of range.
Thor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tikkanen's calf.
Nice jab there from Thor.
Thor throws a leg kick
and Tikkanen counters with a single leg into guard. Thor didn't expect that.
Tikkanen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Thor keeps moving.
Thor has his hands on Tikkanen's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thor is controlling Tikkanen's posture.
Thor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tikkanen controls the pace.
Tikkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thor is keeping the position for now.
Tikkanen wants to control from the top but Thor keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tikkanen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tikkanen looks for the body kick but Thor saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Thor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tikkanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tikkanen blocks it well.
Tikkanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tikkanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tikkanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thor.
Tikkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Thor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tikkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thor.
Thor blocks a leg kick.
Tikkanen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thor if he has to take too many more of those.
Thor slaps away a takedown attempt from Tikkanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tikkanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tikkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tikkanen connects with a right hand. Thor shakes it off.
Tikkanen throws a head kick that misses.
Thor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tikkanen with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses with a low kick.
Tikkanen is looking to counter punch.
Tikkanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thor scores with a head kick. Tikkanen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thor scores with a hook to the body. Tikkanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Thor swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thor.
Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tikkanen - that will leave a mark!
Tikkanen throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
Thor throws a leg kick
and Tikkanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thor's knee momentarily.
Thor loads up on a big right hand but Tikkanen slips the punch.
Tikkanen slips a straight right by Thor.
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!
Tikkanen scores with a jab. Thor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tikkanen is looking to slow Thor down with leg kicks.
Thor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Tikkanen tests Thor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tikkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thor throws a leg kick but Tikkanen checks it.
Tikkanen misses with a low kick.
Tikkanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen lands a jab.
Tikkanen lands with a good body shot.
Hans Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tikkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thor sizes up Tikkanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tikkanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tikkanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tikkanen lands a jab to the head.
Thor misses with a hook to the body
and Tikkanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tikkanen wants to slow Thor down by chopping away at his legs.
Thor throws a wild body kick that Tikkanen sees coming a mile off.
Thor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thor misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tikkanen 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 Thor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Esa Tikkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Thor loads up on a big right hand but Tikkanen slips the punch.
Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thor scores with a leg kick.
Thor throws a lazy head kick
and Tikkanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thor's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a push kick but Thor slaps the foot to one side.
Tikkanen moves away from the strike by Thor.
Tikkanen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Thor to counter with a crisp jab.
Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen looks for the body kick but Thor saw that one coming.
Thor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thor misses with a low kick.
Tikkanen throws out a loose jab but Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thor blocks the body kick.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkanen.
Thor throws the kick towards the body but Tikkanen avoids it.
Tikkanen defending well as Thor loads up on a big left hand.
Thor scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen slips under a jab.
Tikkanen cracks Thor with an open hand slap.
Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tikkanen moves away.
It looked like Tikkanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tikkanen thumps Thor with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tikkanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tikkanen throws a body kick that misses.
Thor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tikkanen.
Thor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tikkanen.
Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thor.
Thor lands a nice looking body kick.
Tikkanen throws a hook but Thor avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thor, as that shot connected.
Thor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tikkanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thor throws a leg kick
and Tikkanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thor's guard.
Tikkanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tikkanen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tikkanen trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tikkanen's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thor stopping the sweep attempt from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen is trying to control the position but Thor postures up.
Thor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tikkanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Thor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Thor misses.
Thor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tikkanen is out of range.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkanen.
Thor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikkanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tikkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Thor throws a push kick but Tikkanen slaps the foot to one side.
Thor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tikkanen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thor.
Tikkanen jumps guard but Thor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tikkanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tikkanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tikkanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thor.
Thor manages to break the clinch.
Tikkanen shoots in for a double leg but Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thor just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Tikkanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tikkanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Thor, looking for a takedown. Tikkanen pushes Thor against the cage but Thor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esa Tikkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thor misses the jab.
Thor with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tikkanen is rocked!
Tikkanen tries to get into range but Thor steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tikkanen! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Thor scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Thor!
Our winner, Hans Thor, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora comes to the cage accompanied by Helmet - Unsung. Veron has chosen The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feitsora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veron shoots in and gets a takedown into Feitsora's guard.
Feitsora wants to sweep here but Veron controlling him for the moment.
Veron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Veron throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veron controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Veron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Feitsora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Veron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veron wants to control from the top but Feitsora keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron throwing strikes from guard but Feitsora blocks nicely.
Feitsora escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Veron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Veron advances position into side control!
Feitsora is trying to get back to half guard.
Feitsora is not content to let Veron control the position.
Veron sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Feitsora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Veron lands some shots froms side control.
Veron lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Feitsora is not content to let Veron control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Feitsora manages to work his way to half guard, despite Veron's best efforts.
Veron working the head and body with strikes.
Veron controlling the pace.
Feitsora tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.
Feitsora trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Feitsora tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.
Feitsora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Feitsora tries to get to full guard but Veron has control of the leg.
Veron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Feitsora defending well though.
Veron looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Veron lands a nice short elbow.
Feitsora is looking for a sweep. Veron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Feitsora actively working from the bottom here.
Veron wants to take a breather but Feitsora is having none of it.
Feitsora trying to hold on to Veron's head to control him but Veron postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Feitsora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Feitsora finds it's way through Veron's defenses.
It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Feitsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Feitsora tries to land a body kick
and Veron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Feitsora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Feitsora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Feitsora lands a high kick!
Veron 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.
Feitsora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veron cracks Feitsora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Veron. That's going to slow Feitsora down.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Feitsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Veron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Feitsora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Feitsora misses with a leg kick
and Feitsora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veron throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Feitsora misses.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Veron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feitsora fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Veron tries to counter it with a takedown but Feitsora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Feitsora lands a high kick!
Feitsora connects with a body shot that sends Veron's belly button to the back.
Tiyaro Feitsora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veron looks for the body kick but Feitsora saw that one coming.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Feitsora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiyaro Feitsora is winning the standup battle so far.
Feitsora scores with a one two! Veron had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Veron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Feitsora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veron fakes the leg kick and cracks Feitsora in the body.
Feitsora slips under a jab.
Veron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Veron pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Veron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Feitsora. That one must have hurt.
Veron gets a takedown into half guard.
Veron wants to pass to mount but Feitsora is defending the position.
Veron is working for a kimura but Feitsora is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Veron lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora tries to roll over but Veron keeps him under control.
Veron content to control rather than advance.
Veron is continuing to stall.
Veron has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juan Sebastien Veron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Feitsora is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Veron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Veron content just to control the position here.
Feitsora is wriggling around trying to escape.
Veron landing strikes from the mount.
Veron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Feitsora bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Feitsora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Feitsora moves in looking to clinch but Veron pushes him off.
Veron scores with a nice body kick.
Veron misses with a hook. Feitsora ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Feitsora.
Veron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Feitsora throws a sloppy body shot
and Veron counters with an outside leg kick.
Feitsora moves in looking to clinch but Veron pushes him off.
Veron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Veron misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Veron blocks the low kick.
Feitsora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Feitsora as Veron shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Feitsora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Veron is out of range and Feitsora settles back down.
Feitsora misses with a looping right.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Feitsora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Veron has a takedown stuffed.
Veron gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Feitsora counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiyaro Feitsora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sebastien Veron.
Veron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Feitsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora blocks an uppercut.
Veron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Feitsora gets through Veron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Veron fails to land.
Feitsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Veron.
Feitsora scores a nice knee to the body.
Veron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Feitsora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feitsora misses with an elbow over the top.
Feitsora tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Feitsora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veron's elbow.
Veron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Feitsora backwards.
Tiyaro Feitsora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Veron - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Feitsora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Feitsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veron misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Veron.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Feitsora as Veron tries to tie him up.
Tiyaro Feitsora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veron lands with a right to the head.
Feitsora works on Veron's body with a couple of short punches.
Veron scores with a shot to the side of Feitsora's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feitsora tries a body shot but Veron blocks it.
Veron has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Feitsora seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veron can turn it around.
Veron misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Veron.
Feitsora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Feitsora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron has a couple of punches blocked by Feitsora.
Feitsora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Veron.
Juan Sebastien Veron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Feitsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veron's brow.
Feitsora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Veron avoiding damage as Feitsora throws knees to the body.
Veron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veron scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Sebastien Veron.
Well Veron 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Sebastien Veron!
Our winner, Juan Sebastien Veron, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia has chosen Limp Bizkit - Thieves as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seia throws a leg kick but Hearts checks it.
Hearts feinted with a counter takedown.
Seia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Seia connects with a looping right hand.
Seia 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.
Donk. Seia catches Hearts right on the button with a cross.
It looks like A J Hearts has been cut.
Hearts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearts misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia tries to clinch up.
Seia throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily.
Hearts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Seia does it's job there.
Seia connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts blocks a jab.
Hearts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seia is fending him off so far but Hearts persists. Nope, Seia circles away and we're back to standing.
Hearts slips a straight right by Seia.
Hearts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Hearts appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hearts tries for a takedown but Seia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Seia throws out a counter right but Hearts avoids it with no problem.
Seia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hearts at a distance.
Hearts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hearts somewhat.
It seemed like Seia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hearts sprawling to the canvas! Hearts rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Seia finish him?!
Hearts is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia misses with an uppercut
and Hearts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hearts.
Seia looking to control.
Hearts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hearts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hearts stops Seia from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seia is trying to control. Hearts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hearts trying to control here.
Hearts wants to improve his position but Seia is controlling well.
Seia is looking to take a break and control but Hearts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Seia is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Seia avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Seia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A cross from Seia lands.
Jab by Seia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on A J Hearts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hearts blocks a jab.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hearts swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Hearts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seia counters with a huge left! Hearts is in big trouble! He's backing up but Seia isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hearts from any more damage. A dominating finish by Seia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolo Seia!
Tolo Seia is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Tolo Seia 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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