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GAMMA#443 Kenichi v Holyshit 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozemblit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
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
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rozemblit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tunamoto checks a leg kick.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up but Rozemblit circles away and keeps his distance.
Rozemblit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rozemblit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses.
Rozemblit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rozemblit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tunamoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rozemblit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Tunamoto's head coaches at BEVA Fight Home that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rozemblit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto defending well as Rozemblit loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozemblit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tunamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rozemblit, pushing him back against the cage.
Rozemblit tries to throw a body punch but Tunamoto avoids it by throwing Rozemblit back against the cage.
Rozemblit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tunamotos head.
Rozemblit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rozemblit. That's going to slow Tunamoto down.
Rozemblit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rozemblit slips a jab and a cross from Tunamoto.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rozemblit.
Rozemblit keeps the fight on the outside.
Rozemblit throws a push kick but Tunamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Tunamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rozemblit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses.
Tunamoto is looking to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rozemblit checks a leg kick.
Rozemblit lands with a kick to the temple. Tunamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Tunamoto misses.
Rozemblit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tunamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozemblit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rozemblit. Tunamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto blocks the body kick.
Rozemblit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tunamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Rozemblit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Rozemblit scores with a four punch combination!
Tunamoto closes the distance but Rozemblit moves to the side
and Rozemblit counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut. Rozemblit saw that one coming.
Rozemblit misses with a low kick.
Rozemblit thumps Tunamoto with a low kick.
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Rozemblit in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Rozemblit lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rozemblit.
Tunamoto cracks Rozemblit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tunamoto wants to clinch up but Rozemblit keeps it at a distance.
Rozemblit takes one on the button.
Nice body kick there by Rozemblit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rozemblit 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 Tunamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tunamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tunamoto avoids the head kick by Rozemblit.
Rozemblit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tunamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rozemblit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rozemblit is able to avoid easily.
Rozemblit ducks under a wild hook from Tunamoto.
Rozemblit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rozemblit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rozemblit with a nice cross.
Rozemblit stalks Tunamoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tunamoto's face. Tunamoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Tunamoto is looking to clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a looping left.
Tunamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tunamoto defending well as Rozemblit loads up on a big left hand.
Tunamoto moves into range and clinches up with Rozemblit.
Rozemblit lands a nice uppercut.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rozemblit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tunamoto throws a leg kick which misses Rozemblit's front leg but catches the back leg as Rozemblit tries to avoid it.
Rozemblit lands a jab to Tunamoto's midsection.
Tunamoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rozemblit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tunamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Tunamoto - just one landing.
Rozemblit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tunamoto's calf.
Tunamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rozemblit throws a wild body kick that Tunamoto sees coming a mile off.
Rozemblit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tunamoto.
Rozemblit misses with a leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Rozemblit counters with a straight right hand.
Tunamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Rozemblit moves out of range easily.
Rozemblit looks to land a body kick but Tunamoto moved away.
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!
Tunamoto wants to clinch but Rozemblit slips to the side
and Rozemblit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tunamoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rozemblit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rozemblit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose Rozemblit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rozemblit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Rozemblit looks to land a combination but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Rozemblit misses with a wild body shot.
Tunamoto walks into a jab.
Tunamoto is looking to clinch but Rozemblit is avoiding it.
Tunamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rozemblit in his tracks.
Tunamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rozemblit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tunamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tunamoto throws a looping overhand right but Rozemblit ducks down to avoid it.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tunamoto throws a hook but Rozemblit avoids it easily.
Rozemblit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tunamoto.
Nice defenses there by Rozemblit.
A combination from Tunamoto does no damage.
A slow jab from Tunamoto misses its intended target.
Tunamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tunamoto scores with a one two! Rozemblit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tunamoto forces Rozemblit back against the cage and clinches.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Tunamoto throws out a loose jab but Rozemblit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tunamoto counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tunamoto looks to land a left hand but Rozemblit moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Tunamoto.
Rozemblit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rozemblit misses with a hook. Tunamoto ducked under it nicely.
Tunamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rozemblit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rozemblit connects with a right hand. Tunamoto shakes it off.
Tunamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rozemblit counters with a body kick that stops Tunamoto in his tracks momentarily.
Tunamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tunamoto misses the jab.
Tunamoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rozemblit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rozemblit misses with an uppercut.
Rozemblit misses with an uppercut. Tunamoto saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunamoto wants to clinch
and Rozemblit counters with a two punch combo.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up
and Rozemblit counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tunamoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rozemblit sizes up Tunamoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Rozemblit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tunamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick but Tunamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rozemblit checks a low kick from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Rozemblit moves out of range.
Tunamoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tunamoto needs to keep his hands up - Rozemblit had a free shot at his head there.
Rozemblit throws a head kick that misses.
Tunamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rozemblit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tunamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozemblit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tunamoto checks it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rozemblit, as that shot connected.
Rozemblit lands a jab-cross combination.
Rozemblit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tunamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rozemblit can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Rozemblit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunamoto controls his hands.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
Rozemblit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tunamoto's elbow.
Rozemblit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tunamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rozemblit misses with some punches.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Rozemblit lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tunamoto, as that shot connected.
Rozemblit lands a head shot.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick but Tunamoto checks it.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Rozemblit moves out of range.
Rozemblit swats away the attempt to clinch by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rozemblit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rozemblit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rozemblit walks into a straight right hand from Tunamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto wants to clinch.
Tunamoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tunamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rozemblit moves away from the strike by Tunamoto.
Rozemblit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rozemblit loads up on a big right hand but Tunamoto slips the punch.
Tunamoto clinches.
Rozemblit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunamoto controls his hands.
Rozemblit lands a right hand.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the head.
Rozemblit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rozemblit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tunamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit keeps Tunamoto at a distance using the push kick.
Rozemblit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tunamoto sizes up Rozemblit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rozemblit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozemblit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rozemblit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tunamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rozemblit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rozemblit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tunamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tunamoto missing with a left hand there. Rozemblit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muraki Tunamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rozemblit.
Tunamoto throws a lazy right hand but Rozemblit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rozemblit moves out of range as Tunamoto strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Rozemblit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rozemblit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Rozemblit!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Rozemblit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Lucania has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman lands with a right hand.
Foreman blocks a head kick by Lucania.
Lucania throws a leg kick but Foreman moved away.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Lucania misses its intended target.
Lucania slips a jab from Foreman.
Lucania looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lucania slips under a jab.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Lucania wants to slow Foreman down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Lucania throws a series of punches but Foreman avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucania 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 Foreman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foreman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucania closes the distance but Foreman moves to the side
and Foreman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucania ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Foreman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lucania takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lucania thows a body kick. Foreman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucania.
Lucania tries to bum rush Foreman with a series of wild strikes but Foreman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucania moves into range and clinches up with Foreman.
Lucania is trying to break the clinch but Foreman is controlling him.
Foreman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Foreman in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Foreman.
Foreman taking a breather.
Foreman tries to throw a body punch but Lucania avoids it by throwing Foreman back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucania looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucania.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foreman digs a right hand into Lucania's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucania's gas tank.
Lucania tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foreman.
Still in the clinch, Foreman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foreman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lucania seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Foreman can turn it around.
Lucania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foreman's defenses.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lucania blocks an uppercut.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Foreman dodges an elbow strike from Lucania.
Lucania scores with a hook to the body.
Lucania misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman is looking to control Lucania's arms but Lucania gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foreman has his back to the cage.
Lucania misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucania lands a good knee to the midsection. Foreman won't want to take too many of those.
Foreman misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foreman can't find room to land a body shot as Lucania controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a nice uppercut.
Lucania can't break the clinch.
Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foreman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foreman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucanias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Foreman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lucania lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foreman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Lucania avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foreman darts in and clinches Lucania up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Foreman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foreman taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Foreman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Foreman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Foreman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
Lucania has managed to clinch.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
Foreman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foreman lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucania is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foreman blocks the elbow strike.
Lucania lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman stalling in the clinch but Lucania improves position.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Foreman presses Lucania against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucania's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucania walks into a straight right hand from Foreman.
Lucania closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lucania tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Foreman stalling in the clinch but Lucania improves position.
Foreman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucania's efforts to push away.
Salvatore Lucania has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lucania tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Foreman avoids the elbow strike from Lucania, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is trying to maintain a safe position but Foreman gets an underhook and turns Lucania into the cage.
Foreman tries to throw a body punch but Lucania avoids it by throwing Foreman back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foreman.
Foreman scores with a shoulder strike.
Foreman prevents Lucania from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Foreman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucania obliges.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Foreman takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like George Foreman has been cut.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucania landing knees to the body.
Lucania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Lucania.
Lucania lands an elbow inside that Foreman shrugs off.
Lucania tries to stall but Foreman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucania presses Foreman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Foreman tries to throw a body punch but Lucania avoids it by throwing Foreman back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a knee to the head.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Lucania.
Lucania lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but Foreman blocks it.
Lucania is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lucania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lucania lands a body punch.
Lucania lands with a left to the head.
Foreman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucania crunches a lovely knee into Foreman's ribcage.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
Foreman misses with a body punch.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania manages to break the clinch.
Foreman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucania.
Lucania throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucania lands a knee to the body.
Foreman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucania lands a knee to the body.
Lucania pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucania throws a quick inside leg kick.
Foreman swings widly with a right hand
and Lucania counters with a good, hard body kick but Foreman shrugs it off.
Lucania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foreman can do to turn this around?
Lucania moves into the clinch.
Lucania pushes off an throws an elbow but Foreman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Foreman'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!
Lucania closes the distance and clinches.
Lucania breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucania keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucania cracks the inside of Foreman's front leg.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucania moves forwards but Foreman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lucania tries to clinch but Foreman is having none of it.
Good shot there by Lucania.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Foreman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lucania delivers a nice body kick.
Foreman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. Foreman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
Salvatore Lucania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucania throws a wild body kick that Foreman sees coming a mile off.
Foreman misses with a looping left.
Lucania wants to clinch up but Foreman keeps it at a distance.
Lucania throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foreman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lucania getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lucania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lucania lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucania controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Lucania.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foreman misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Lucania.
Foreman misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman tries a body shot but Lucania blocks it.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Foreman tries to stall but Lucania uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
Foreman misses with some punches.
Lucania looking to throw knees to the head but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Foreman tries to stall but Lucania uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foreman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucania's elbow.
Foreman lands a right hand.
Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Foreman, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucania.
Foreman scores with a nice right hand.
Lucania has managed to clinch.
Lucania dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foreman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foreman's brow.
Foreman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lucania tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Foreman lands a body punch.
Foreman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Lucania to work.
Lucania lands a nice elbow.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Foreman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucania controls his hands.
Foreman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucania's efforts to push away.
Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foreman checks a leg kick.
Foreman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foreman tries to clinch there but Lucania circles away.
Foreman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Lucania showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucania has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko has chosen Kamaedzitca - Колазварl as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
149 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
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31
156 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boyko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyko.
Boyko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyko throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
A shot to the liver by Boyko. Beautiful body shot.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boyko throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Bishop.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Kevin Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyko tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Boyko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boyko slaps away a takedown attempt from Bishop, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boyko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Boyko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyko 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.
Boyko tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kevin Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bishop goes for a double leg but Boyko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boyko continues to drive forward.
Boyko pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Boyko.
Boyko misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Bishop.
Boyko leaning against his opponent.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Boyko, against the cage.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop tries to work over Boyko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Boyko misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyko throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Boyko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyko throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Boyko.
Boyko takes a shot to the head.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Boyko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyko misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Bishop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bishop goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boyko prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boyko working Bishop over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Boyko.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofey Boyko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Bishop'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.
Boyko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Timofey Boyko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Boyko staying out of range there.
Boyko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop misses with a hook. Boyko ducked under it nicely.
Boyko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyko.
Bishop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyko avoid being mounted?
Bishop is keen to just control but Boyko is a slippery customer.
Bishop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boyko is not content to let Bishop control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Boyko is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bishop working some strikes from top position.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyko has wrist control.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Boyko slips the punch.
Boyko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boyko looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Boyko settles back down.
Boyko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bishop checks a leg kick nicely.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Bishop throws a jab when Boyko was well out of range.
Bishop throws a low kick but Boyko avoids it.
Boyko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Boyko wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Boyko throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Boyko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boyko clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Boyko.
Boyko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Boyko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boyko scores with a knee to the head.
Boyko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timofey Boyko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Bishop'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
Boyko avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Boyko.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Boyko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Boyko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop tries a body shot but Boyko blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boyko backwards.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
Kevin Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Boyko looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
Boyko lands a left hand.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boyko is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boyko down to the mat. Boyko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Timofey Boyko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyko blocks the leg kick.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyko manages to avoid it.
Kevin Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyko drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.
Boyko tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Boyko back against the cage.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries a body shot but Boyko blocks it.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.
Boyko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timofey Boyko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boyko has Bishop pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop is trying to drag Boyko to the mat but Boyko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Boyko avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boyko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyko prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boyko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timofey Boyko!
Our winner, Timofey Boyko, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
195 lbs
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201 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Robinson !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen blocks a jab.
Thorsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorsen throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorsen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsen.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Thorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsen's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Thorsen manages to break the clinch.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Thorsen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen slips under a jab from Robinson .
Robinson avoids the body shot from Thorsen.
Nice body kick there by Thorsen.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorsen misses the target.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Thorsen's head coaches at Team Skaggs Training Facility *LOP* that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Allen Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Thorsen's shoulder, as Thorsen tries to avoid the shot.
Thorsen looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson wants to clinch
and Thorsen counters with a body kick.
Robinson throws a body punch but Thorsen moves out of range.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thorsen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robinson really felt that one!
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorsen.
Robinson 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.
Thorsen works Robinson 's body with a nice hook.
Thorsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Thorsen.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Robinson catches Thorsen right on the button with a cross.
Thorsen cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thorsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thorsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Thorsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Thorsen throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Nice cross by Robinson .
Robinson throws a hook but Thorsen blocks it.
Thorsen throws a low kick but Robinson avoids it.
Thorsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thorsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson throws a body punch but Thorsen moves out of range.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thorsen throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thorsen in his tracks.
Thorsen cracks Robinson with a good jab.
Donk. Robinson catches Thorsen right on the button with a cross.
Thorsen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thorsen takes a swing at Robinson 's ribcage but misses.
Thorsen lands with an overhand left.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Thorsen.
Thorsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ejnar Thorsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Thorsen circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Robinson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robinson tries to clinch but Thorsen is having none of it.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
A big right from Thorsen misses.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Robinson throws a jab when Thorsen was well out of range.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Thorsen's ribs.
Thorsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robinson is out of range and Thorsen settles back down.
A jab from Robinson finds it's way through Thorsen's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Robinson .
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson throws a body punch but Thorsen moves out of range.
Thorsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson .
A lazy left from Thorsen finds it's target.
Robinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Thorsen slips the punch.
Robinson lands a really nice looking cross but Thorsen seems unphased.
Thorsen is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thorsen. Thorsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorsen at a distance.
Thorsen misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorsen.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Thorsen.
Thorsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Thorsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Robinson .
Thorsen misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson .
Thorsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Thorsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Robinson . Beautiful body shot.
Thorsen lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen slips under a jab from Robinson .
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen takes one to the side of the head.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson .
Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Allen Robinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson .
Thorsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Thorsen slams his shin into Robinson 's torso.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Thorsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson .
Thorsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thorsen throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Robinson 's body.
Thorsen is looking to wear down Robinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen jabs Robinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorsen.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ejnar Thorsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson .
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Thorsen throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Thorsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsen.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Robinson tries to clinch but Thorsen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a jab to Thorsen's midsection.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut.
Thorsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorsen stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Thorsen misses.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Thorsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Thorsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorsen throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson misses with a hook
and Thorsen counters with a nice body kick.
Robinson cracks Thorsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsen catches Robinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thorsen scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen throws a good cross that connects.
Thorsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robinson at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ejnar Thorsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorsen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diaz Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldini has chosen Just one cornetto as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diaz Bros !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Bros moves out of range easily.
Maldini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bros dodges the punch combination from Maldini.
Bros lands a head kick. Maldini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maldini moves out of range as Bros strikes.
Maldini jabs Bros right on the nose. Bros blinks but takes it well.
Maldini lands a big head kick that sends Bros tumbling to the mat! Maldini takes a step backwards and waves Bros back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Diaz Bros has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maldini misses with a shot to the body
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Bros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bros lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maldini fails to land.
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Maldini misses.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini throws a body punch but Bros moves out of range.
Bros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maldini, pushing him back against the cage.
Bros working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldini controls his hands.
Maldini tries to land knees in the clinch but Bros avoids the damage to the body.
Bros has Maldini pressed against the cage, preventing Maldini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bros avoiding damage as Maldini throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldini.
Bros working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maldini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Bros has the dominant position.
Maldini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini is trying to break the clinch but Bros is controlling him.
Bros blocking some punches.
Maldini blocks a body shot from Bros .
Bros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bros .
Maldini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bros comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maldini tries to stall but Bros uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bros blocking some punches.
Bros pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bros pushes off an throws an elbow but Maldini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldini lands with a right to the head.
Maldini is trying to push Bros away but Bros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maldini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini can't find room to land a body shot as Bros controls the action.
Maldini stalling in the clinch but Bros improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Maldini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Bros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maldini avoiding damage as Bros throws knees to the body.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bros works on Maldini's body with a couple of short punches.
Maldini avoiding damage as Bros throws knees to the body.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maldini.
Maldini misses with the head strike.
Maldini blocks an elbow strike from Bros .
Maldini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bros .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maldini dodges an elbow strike from Bros .
A knee to the head by Bros .
Maldini breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldini scores with a head kick. Bros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maldini throws a leg kick
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Bros lands an elbow inside.
Maldini is trying to stall.
Bros creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maldini's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Bros fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giuseppe Maldini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diaz Bros 's cut.
That's time! Bros 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maldini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bros 's hands.
Diaz Bros 's cut is getting worse.
Maldini throws a jab when Bros was well out of range.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bros .
Maldini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bros . Bros obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bros is looking to clinch.
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Bros tries to land knees in the clinch but Maldini avoids the damage to the body.
Maldini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bros scores with a knee to the head.
Bros misses with an elbow over the top.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bros pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bros .
Bros blocking some punches.
Maldini swings wildly with an uppercut but Bros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bros scoring well with a low kick there.
Bros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Maldini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldini misses with a hook
and Bros moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bros .
Maldini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bros 's elbow.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Maldini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bros misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Giuseppe Maldini has been cut.
Maldini managing to block the knees to the body from Bros .
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bros is keeping busy.
Bros lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bros has a couple of punches blocked by Maldini.
Bros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bros lands a right hand.
A short right from Bros on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maldini - that landed with a thud.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Maldini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bros has him pressed against the cage.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldini avoids the head kick by Bros .
Maldini drops his hands momentarily and Bros takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldini throws a looping overhand right but Bros ducks down to avoid it.
Maldini checks the leg kick.
Maldini scores with a head kick. Bros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maldini walks into a left hand.
Bros throws a leg kick but Maldini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bros looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Bros avoids the body shot from Maldini.
Bros tries to clinch but Maldini moves out of range.
Maldini throws a head kick but Bros moves out of range.
Bros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bros blocks a leg kick.
Bros connects with a single shot there.
Bros throws a lazy head kick
and Maldini counters with a big head kick but Bros shrugs it off.
Diaz Bros 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bros is looking to clinch but Maldini is avoiding it.
Maldini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bros connects with an inside leg kick.
Maldini throws a lazy head kick
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Maldini digs a right hand underneath Bros 's ribcage. Bros let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz Bros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bros prevents Maldini from breaking the clinch.
Bros swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bros blocks a body shot from Maldini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diaz Bros dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bros 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bros avoids the head kick by Maldini.
Maldini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Maldini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bros .
Bros moves away from the strike by Maldini.
Bros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bros clinches.
Maldini is trying to break free.
Maldini is looking to control Bros 's arms but Bros gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maldini has his back to the cage.
Maldini lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bros throws an elbow that misses.
Maldini digs a right hand underneath Bros 's ribcage. Bros let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bros lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Maldini.
Maldini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros throws a head punch that misses.
Maldini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bros backwards.
Bros throws an elbow that misses.
Maldini managing to block the knees to the body from Bros .
Maldini blocking some punches.
Bros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini struggles to land a body shot inside as Bros controls his hands.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Bros takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Diaz Bros 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bros swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maldini wants to get back to striking at distance but Bros won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maldini prevents a body shot from Bros .
Maldini is trying to force a seperation but Bros has the dominant position.
Maldini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bros is looking to chop away at Maldini's legs.
Bros avoids the head kick by Maldini.
Maldini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maldini throws a leg kick
and Bros counters by moving into the clinch.
Maldini is trying to push Bros away but Bros has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bros tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Maldini tries to work over Bros 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bros misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Bros throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Bros .
Nice elbow from Bros .
Maldini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maldini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldini misses with a head kick.
Bros blocks a head kick by Maldini.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bros .
Bros blocks a head kick by Maldini.
No joy there for Maldini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldini gets tackled into the cage by Bros . Bros maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini scores with a shot to the side of Bros 's head.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Maldini.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bros throws a head punch that misses.
Maldini misses with some punches.
Maldini breaks from the clinch.
Maldini lands a jab to Bros 's midsection.
Bros throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Bros clobbers Maldini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldini swings widly with a right hand
and Bros counters by clinching up.
Maldini working hard to break the clinch.
Maldini lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bros fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giuseppe Maldini.
I think Maldini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diaz Bros !
Our winner, Diaz Bros , 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 Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ender Wiggin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Stefans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Wiggin.
Stefans scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Wiggin.
Wiggin has Stefans up against the cage in a clinch.
Stefans pushes Wiggin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stefans.
Stefans trying to land knees to the body.
Wiggin is looking for a takedown.
Wiggin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
Wiggin tries to work over Stefans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin throws a punch but it's blocked by Stefans.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefans wants to stall.
Wiggin wants to take the fight to the mat but Stefans manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wiggin misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stefans.
Stefans misses with a body punch.
Wiggin misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stefans is defending well for now.
Stefans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Stefans's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Stefans.
Stefans blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stefans tries to work over Wiggin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiggin tries to work over Stefans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stefans lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stefans can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggin controls the action.
Stefans has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stefans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiggin managing to block the knees to the body from Stefans.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.
Wiggin misses with some punches.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Wiggin.
Stefans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefans prevents a body shot from Wiggin.
Stefans with a knee to the head.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
Stefans is breathing heavily.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Stefans in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin scores with a hook to the body.
Wiggin digs a right hand into Stefans's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stefans's gas tank.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefans's elbow.
Stefans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stefans avoids it.
Stefans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stefans takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Stefans in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin lands with a light punch inside.
Stefans throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stefans backwards.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefans takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiggin obliges.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stefans.
Stefans trying to control the position but instead, Wiggin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stefans into the cage.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.
Stefans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefans takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin working aggressively here.
Stefans scores with a shot to the side of Wiggin's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin gets through Stefans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stefans can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggin controls the action.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Wiggin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wiggin pushes Stefans up against the cage in a clinch.
Stefans cracks Wiggin with a nice body shot.
Stefans lands with a light punch inside.
Stefans takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stefans fails to land.
Stefans throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Stefans.
Stefans with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefans lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiggin is rocked!
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin is still on wobbly legs! Can Stefans finish him?
Wiggin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stefans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefans lands a knee to the body.
Stefans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stefans jerks Wiggin to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Wiggin's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Stefans steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ted Stefans!
Ted Stefans decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sampsa Siloposki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Zanotto's chin.
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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
46 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Zanotto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki misses with a head kick.
Zanotto slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Nice uppercut there from Zanotto.
Zanotto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Siloposki throws a body punch but Zanotto moves out of range.
Zanotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siloposki moves away.
A jab from Zanotto misses.
Siloposki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zanotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zanotto throws a lazy right hand but Siloposki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zanotto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zanotto is pressing down on Siloposki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Siloposki is holding on for now.
Siloposki keeping control of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Zanotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki pushes Zanotto off looking to stand but Zanotto dives back in and keeps control.
Siloposki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zanotto won't allow Siloposki to sweep him here.
Zanotto wants to control from the top but Siloposki keeps moving.
Siloposki is looking to sweep but instead, Zanotto has passed into half guard.
Siloposki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zanotto.
Zanotto lands with a punch from half guard.
Zanotto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siloposki keeps working.
Zanotto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Siloposki is trying to get back to full guard.
Siloposki is working hard here to advance position.
Siloposki tries to kick Zanotto off but Zanotto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto wants to take a breather but Siloposki is having none of it.
Siloposki wants to get back to full guard.
Zanotto throwing shots but Siloposki is blocking nicely.
Zanotto prevents Siloposki from standing back up.
Zanotto is looking to advance position but Siloposki won't allow it.
Zanotto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Siloposki's head.
Zanotto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zanotto thows a huge punch but Siloposki dodges it nicely.
Siloposki is looking for a sweep. Zanotto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siloposki is staying active underneath Zanotto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Siloposki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siloposki, right into the meat.
Siloposki slaps away a takedown attempt from Zanotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto defending well as Siloposki loads up on a big left hand.
Zanotto throws a jab when Siloposki was well out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zanotto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sampsa Siloposki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zanotto throws a looping overhand right but Siloposki ducks down to avoid it.
Zanotto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zanotto lands an overhand right.
Siloposki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zanotto scores with a jab.
Siloposki misses with a hook.
Zanotto throws a big shot that misses.
Zanotto moves out of range as Siloposki throws a body kick.
Zanotto with a poor takedown
and Zanotto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zanotto lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zanotto fails with the takedown.
Sampsa Siloposki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Zanotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siloposki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki tests Zanotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siloposki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zanotto.
Zanotto misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zanotto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zanotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siloposki manages to avoid it.
Zanotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zanotto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siloposki. Zanotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siloposki tries a head kick but it misses.
Zanotto missing with a left hand there. Siloposki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siloposki.
Zanotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
Zanotto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Zanotto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siloposki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zanotto moves away.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
Sampsa Siloposki is winning the standup battle so far.
Siloposki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zanotto looks to throw the jab but Siloposki is out of range.
Zanotto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zanotto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Siloposki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siloposki misses with a straight right.
Zanotto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zanotto with a hook.
Zanotto scores with a nice right hand.
Zanotto throws out a powerful jab.
Siloposki blocks a low kick nicely.
Siloposki moves into the clinch.
Siloposki looking to throw knees to the head but Zanotto is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siloposki breaks from the clinch.
Siloposki throws a head kick but Zanotto moves out of range.
Zanotto is looking to score with low kicks.
Zanotto shoots in for a takedown but Siloposki shows good takedown defense.
Siloposki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siloposki lunges at Zanotto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zanotto's hand.
Zanotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siloposki.
Zanotto misses with a body shot.
Zanotto drives through with a takedown into Siloposki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zanotto connects with a couple of short punches.
Siloposki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto with a nice head shot there.
Siloposki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ben Zanotto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Siloposki pulls Zanotto in close to prevent any damage.
Siloposki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Siloposki pulls Zanotto in to control the position.
Zanotto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zanotto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
Siloposki working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zanotto checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zanotto is defended easily by Siloposki.
Sampsa Siloposki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Zanotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zanotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siloposki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zanotto tries to clinch up.
Siloposki clinches up against the cage.
Zanotto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Siloposki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses.
Zanotto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Siloposki is out of range and Zanotto settles back down.
Zanotto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siloposki scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto punishes Siloposki's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Zanotto.
Siloposki stuffs the takedown.
Zanotto throws a poor cross that misses
and Siloposki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Siloposki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Siloposki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zanotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siloposki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zanotto.
A head kick from Siloposki lands but Zanotto takes it in his stride.
Zanotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zanotto throws a low kick, looking for Siloposki's leg but Siloposki calmly moves out of range.
Siloposki throws a lazy right hand but Zanotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zanotto misses with a hook. Siloposki ducked under it nicely.
Siloposki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zanotto.
Zanotto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Siloposki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zanotto.
Zanotto missing with a left hand there. Siloposki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zanotto connects with a body shot that sends Siloposki's belly button to the back.
Siloposki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zanotto on the side of the head.
Zanotto goes for a double leg but Siloposki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Siloposki continues to drive forward.
Siloposki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siloposki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Siloposki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zanotto prevents a body shot from Siloposki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zanotto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siloposki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zanotto backwards.
Siloposki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zanotto working aggressively here.
Siloposki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zanotto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki manages to break the clinch.
Siloposki misses the shot to the body.
Zanotto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Siloposki to the ground. Zanotto is now in Siloposki's guard.
Siloposki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zanotto is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siloposki pulls Zanotto in to control the position.
Siloposki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zanotto's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siloposki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Siloposki looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto being controlled here, momentarily.
Siloposki trying to control the position from guard on top but Zanotto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zanotto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Siloposki controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto wants to sweep but no luck.
Siloposki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Siloposki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zanotto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sampsa Siloposki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Zanotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Siloposki is just out of range.
Siloposki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siloposki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zanotto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siloposki.
Zanotto sizes up Siloposki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Siloposki lands with a cross.
Zanotto shoots for a takedown but Siloposki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Siloposki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zanotto throws a lazy right hand but Siloposki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siloposki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zanotto on the side of the head.
Zanotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siloposki lands with an uppercut that bounces Zanotto off the cage and back into range.
Zanotto ducks under a wild hook from Siloposki.
Siloposki is looking to score with low kicks.
Zanotto misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Zanotto misses.
Zanotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zanotto swings for the body but Siloposki moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sampsa Siloposki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Siloposki 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampsa Siloposki!
Our winner, Sampsa Siloposki, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson's entrance music is Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song. A fine choice. Mac Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jt Colossus's chin.
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mac Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson takes a swing at Colossus's ribcage but misses.
Colossus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colossus lands a nice hook to Tyson's body. Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colossus's corner calls for a 1-2. Colossus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Colossus. Beautiful body shot.
Colossus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson stuns Colossus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colossus throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Colossus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colossus's corner calls for a 1-2. Colossus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Colossus misses the target.
Colossus scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson moves out of range as Colossus strikes.
Tyson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colossus is out of range.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Colossus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus connects with a right hand. Tyson shakes it off.
Colossus throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colossus misses with a looping left.
Colossus throws a right hand that Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyson also avoids with ease.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Colossus.
A big left from Colossus misses.
Tyson throws a hook but Colossus avoids it easily.
Colossus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
Colossus misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Colossus throws a right hand that misses
and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colossus is looking to regain half guard here but Tyson keeps moving and retains side control.
Colossus regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tyson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Colossus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tyson.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus trying to hold on to Tyson's head to control him but Tyson postures up.
Colossus wants to improve his position but Tyson is controlling well.
Colossus is controlling Tyson's trapped leg to prevent Tyson from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Tyson seems content to control.
Colossus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Colossus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tyson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Colossus is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tyson wants to take a breather but Colossus is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colossus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.
Colossus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Colossus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Colossus being controlled here, momentarily.
Colossus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jt Colossus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Colossus's head but Colossus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Colossus throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colossus circles away quickly and effectively.
Colossus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colossus looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Colossus misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colossus misses with a left hand
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colossus loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Jt Colossus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colossus misses with a looping right.
Colossus throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Colossus fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colossus.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colossus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Colossus throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Colossus lands a two punch combo.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colossus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colossus swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Colossus finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson slips under a jab from Colossus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colossus walks into a jab.
Colossus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jt Colossus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colossus manages to avoid it.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Colossus. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Colossus moves his leg out of the way.
Jt Colossus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colossus throws out the jab.
Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colossus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyson momentarily.
Colossus misses the jab.
Tyson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Colossus.
Colossus loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colossus scores with a jab to the head.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colossus.
Tyson scores with a takedown into Colossus's guard.
Tyson being controlled here momentarily.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Colossus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Colossus. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Colossus is trying to control the position but Tyson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colossus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Colossus is keeping the position.
Tyson postures up in Colossus's guard and throws a big left but Colossus blocks it.
Colossus looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colossus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jt Colossus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Colossus moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Colossus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colossus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colossus.
Colossus throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colossus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colossus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colossus misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Jt Colossus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson slips a jab from Colossus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson defending well as Colossus loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson defending well as Colossus loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Colossus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Colossus misses the shot to the body.
Colossus is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Colossus misses with a body shot.
Colossus throws an off balance right hand
and Colossus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson slips a jab from Colossus.
Jt Colossus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Colossus misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colossus.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colossus was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyson.
Colossus throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Colossus's guard.
Tyson being controlled here momentarily.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Colossus keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Colossus blocks nicely.
Tyson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Colossus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colossus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyson defending well as Colossus loads up on a big left hand.
Colossus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colossus misses with a body shot.
Colossus thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Colossus moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Mac Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Colossus saw that one coming.
Colossus lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Colossus throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jt Colossus.
I've got Colossus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jt Colossus!
Jt Colossus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cripplers Corner, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizushima Muroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muroi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Out - Circa Survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mizushima Muroi enters the cage!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mizushima Muroi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Gorrila
and Muroi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gorrila's knee momentarily.
Gorrila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muroi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muroi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Gorrila.
Gorrila scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gorrila closes the distance but Muroi moves to the side
and Muroi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muroi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gorrila. Gorrila obviously looking to wear him down.
Muroi scores with the left hand. Gorrila knows he should have avoided that one.
Muroi 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.
Gorrila lands with a kick to the temple. Muroi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gorrila wants to clinch.
Gorrila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muroi closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muroi tries a body shot but Gorrila blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorrila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Gorrila's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muroi stalling.
Gorrila has a couple of punches blocked by Muroi.
Gorrila struggles to land a body shot inside as Muroi controls his hands.
Gorrila pushes off an throws an elbow but Muroi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muroi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gorrila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muroi is defending well for now.
Muroi cracks Gorrila with a nice body shot.
Gorrila is breathing heavily.
Muroi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muroi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muroi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gorrila. That one must have hurt.
Gorrila tries to clinch but Muroi moves out of range.
Muroi thumps Gorrila with a low kick.
Muroi sends Gorrila crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Muroi is motioning to the referee to let Gorrila up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gorrila is rocked!
It looks like Fat Gorrila has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Gorrila misses.
Gorrila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorrila pushes Muroi up against the cage in a clinch.
Muroi drops Gorrila onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gorrila is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Gorrila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muroi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorrila.
Gorrila seems to have got his legs back now.
Muroi lands a shot to the body.
Muroi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muroi creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gorrila's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gorrila drops to his knees and Muroi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mizushima Muroi!
During a confident post fight interview, Mizushima Muroi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fade To Black. Holyshit has chosen You're gonna die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyshit tries to clinch there but Shirahama circles away.
Shirahama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holyshit manages to avoid it.
Shirahama lands with a cross.
Holyshit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shirahama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holyshit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holyshit ducks under a wild hook from Shirahama.
A good leg kick by Shirahama.
Kenichi Shirahama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyshit throws a leg kick
and Shirahama counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Holyshit!
Shirahama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Holyshit is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama tries to move to mount but Holyshit blocks the move with his legs.
Shirahama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shirahama has hold of Holyshit's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Holyshit seems comfortable defending it but Shirahama has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Holyshit is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Holyshit is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Shirahama couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenichi Shirahama!
Kenichi Shirahama retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kenichi Shirahama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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