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Bellator 8:Olivero vs Bakradze PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasbulaev has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CM Punk!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev misses with a takedown attempt - Punk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khasbulaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Punk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khasbulaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khasbulaev is breathing heavily.
Punk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khasbulaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khasbulaev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Punk struggling a bit here.
Punk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khasbulaev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev works to advance to full mount. Punk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Khasbulaev is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Punk is surviving well by controlling Khasbulaev's body position as best he can.
Khasbulaev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khasbulaev tries to control but Punk wriggling away.
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.
Punk wants to control but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
Khasbulaev looking to control but Punk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Punk wants to control but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
Punk regains half guard.
Punk wants to get back to full guard.
Punk actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk trying to control here.
Khasbulaev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Punk wants to control but Khasbulaev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khasbulaev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Punk is just riding it out for now. Khasbulaev eventually gives up the hold.
Khasbulaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Punk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev is thwarting Punk's attempts to control the position.
Punk is not content to let Khasbulaev control the position.
Khasbulaev is looking to advance position but Punk won't allow it.
Khasbulaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Punk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Punk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khasbulaev is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khasbulaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Punk as Khasbulaev shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasul Khasbulaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk is looking to clinch.
Punk moves in looking to clinch but Khasbulaev pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punk is looking to clinch but Khasbulaev is avoiding it.
Punk tries to clinch but Khasbulaev moves out of range.
Punk moves in looking to clinch but Khasbulaev pushes him off.
Punk leaves Khasbulaev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Punk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khasbulaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punk wants to clinch.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khasbulaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khasbulaev keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasul Khasbulaev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Punk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punk wants to clinch up but Khasbulaev keeps it at a distance.
Punk tries to clinch but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khasbulaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Punk tries to clinch but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and clinches up with Punk, looking for a takedown. Khasbulaev pushes Punk against the cage but Punk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk tries to clinch up.
Punk is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punk wants to clinch up but Khasbulaev keeps it at a distance.
Punk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punk wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch but Khasbulaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
CM Punk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punk is looking to clinch.
Khasbulaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khasbulaev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Punk is fending him off so far but Khasbulaev persists. Nope, Punk circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasul Khasbulaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk wants to clinch up but Khasbulaev keeps it at a distance.
Punk wants to clinch up but Khasbulaev keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Punk. No joy for Khasbulaev on that attempt.
Khasbulaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Punk's waist but Punk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khasbulaev off to one side.
Punk tries to clinch up but Khasbulaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch but Khasbulaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch but Khasbulaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Punk is looking to clinch.
Punk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khasbulaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punk tries to clinch up.
Punk tries to clinch but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
Punk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khasbulaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Punk tries to clinch but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
Punk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khasbulaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk wants to clinch up but Khasbulaev keeps it at a distance.
Punk tries to clinch up.
Punk has closed the distance and engaged Khasbulaev in a clinch.
Khasbulaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rasul Khasbulaev has been cut.
Nice elbow from Punk.
Khasbulaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punk can do to turn this around?
Punk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Punk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Punk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Punk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Punk lands an elbow inside.
Punk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punk lands an elbow that stopped Khasbulaev in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Punk.
Punk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khasbulaev takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CM Punk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rasul Khasbulaev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk rushes Khasbulaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Punk.
Khasbulaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Punk walks away with a smile on his face. Khasbulaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khasbulaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and clinches up with Punk, looking for a takedown. Khasbulaev pushes Punk against the cage but Punk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khasbulaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punk is looking to clinch.
Punk doesn't manage to clinch there - Khasbulaev circles away.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk is looking to clinch.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khasbulaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punk is looking to clinch but Khasbulaev is avoiding it.
Punk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khasbulaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasul Khasbulaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punk tries to clinch but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punk doesn't manage to clinch there - Khasbulaev circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khasbulaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch but Khasbulaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Punk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khasbulaev shoots in for a takedown but Punk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rasul Khasbulaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Punk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khasbulaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev shoots for a takedown but Punk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khasbulaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Punk wants to clinch.
Punk tries to clinch up but Khasbulaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Punk tries to clinch up but Khasbulaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Punk tries to clinch but Khasbulaev is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khasbulaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rasul Khasbulaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punk tries to clinch there but Khasbulaev circles away.
Khasbulaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Khasbulaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khasbulaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Punk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khasbulaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punk moves in looking to clinch but Khasbulaev pushes him off.
Punk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khasbulaev keeps the fight on the outside.
CM Punk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khasbulaev keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasul Khasbulaev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khasbulaev 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Rasul Khasbulaev!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Rasul Khasbulaev!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Rasul Khasbulaev!
Rasul Khasbulaev wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ted Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coke comes to the cage accompanied by Cocaine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ted Coke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coke, as that shot connected.
Coke looks to throw a body kick
and Leuka counters with a straight right hand.
Leuka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leuka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coke to the mat! Coke manages to get full guard.
Coke wants to stand up but Leuka is controlling him.
Leuka looking to pass the guard.
Coke kicks Leuka off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leuka lands an overhand right.
Coke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Coke moves out of range.
Leuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coke.
Leuka lunges at Coke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coke's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leuka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leuka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leuka moves away from the strike by Coke.
Leuka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Coke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka staying out of range there.
Leuka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coke as he avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Coke misses its intended target.
Leuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coke looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
Leuka clobbers Coke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leuka. That one must have hurt.
Leuka throws out a loose jab but Coke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leuka defends it nicely.
Leuka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coke's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leuka back to the cage. Coke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters circling a little - Leuka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leuka scores with a jab to the head.
Leuka misses with a head kick.
Leuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Leuka throws a push kick but Coke slaps the foot to one side.
Coke avoids the head kick by Leuka.
Leuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coke avoids the head kick by Leuka.
Coke throws a jab when Leuka was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coke or perhaps it was just good defense by Leuka, which made it look bad.
Coke moves out of range of the body kick from Leuka.
Leuka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leuka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Coke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leuka scores with a jab to the head.
Leuka misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka moves out of range of the body kick.
Coke tries to sprawl but Leuka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Leuka prevents Coke from standing back up.
Coke is refusing to be controlled, as Leuka sits in half guard.
Coke has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Leuka is on him like a limpet, forcing Coke back against the cage.
Coke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leuka has him pressed against the cage.
Coke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coke goes for a double leg but Leuka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leuka continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Coke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka takes an elbow to the temple.
Leuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Leuka.
Coke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coke misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leuka.
Coke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leuka throws a head kick but Coke moves out of range.
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coke - that will leave a mark!
Coke throws a jab when Leuka was well out of range.
A big left from Coke misses.
Coke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coke looks for the body kick but Leuka saw that one coming.
Coke shoots in but Leuka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coke misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coke missing with a left hand there. Leuka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leuka throws a push kick but Coke slaps the foot to one side.
Coke lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Coke throws a series of punches but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leuka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Coke is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Leuka. No joy for Coke on that attempt.
Oh Coke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leuka cracks Coke on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Coke falls backwards against the cage. Leuka follows up with more strikes that drop Coke to his knees. Leuka keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Coke! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Leuka!
Ted Coke spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter today, but trust me, I am going to come back .. come back better prepared and in better condition !!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection. Tanner has chosen Mr. Tanner as his entrance music. Rockson Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Rockson Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner moves into the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Tanner landing knees to the body.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner misses with some punches.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Tanner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua looks for the body kick but Tanner saw that one coming.
Tanner misses with a hook.
Tanner misses with a head kick.
Tanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Tanner avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rua!
Tanner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Tanner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Rua checks it.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner has Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Rua avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Tanner.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Tanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Tanner can't break the clinch.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner lands a left hand.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Tanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner looks winded!
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tanner's face.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Tanner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dick Tanner has been cut.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanner.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tanner 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.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body.
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dick Tanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tanner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Tanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
Tanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tanner can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Tanner lands a left hand.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Tanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tanner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Rua tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a kick to the body.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Dick Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Rua - just one landing.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
Tanner lands a nice elbow.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
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!
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Rua working Tanner over with knees to the body.
Tanner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Tanner's ribcage.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tanner's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Tanner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanner, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tanner.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Tanner's ribcage.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Tanner.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rockson Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Tanner.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a knee strike.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tanner clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Dick Tanner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Tanner.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tanner lands a nice elbow.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner lands a left hand.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tanner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Tanner.
Well Tanner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Dick Tanner!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Dick Tanner!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Dick Tanner!
Dick Tanner wins by unanimous decision!
Dick Tanner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Torton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Torton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show wants to clinch up but Torton keeps it at a distance.
Show wants to clinch.
Show moves into the clinch.
Show pushes off an throws an elbow but Torton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Show pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Show with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Show misses with an elbow strike.
Torton wants to break free but Show has control.
Torton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Show comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Show keeps control of Torton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Show tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Show.
Nice elbow from Show.
Torton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torton avoids the elbow strike from Show, against the cage.
Show misses with a knee strike.
Torton takes an elbow to the temple.
Show with a knee to the head.
Show lands an elbow just above Torton 's eye.
Torton working hard to break the clinch.
Torton working hard to break the clinch.
Torton blocks an elbow strike from Show.
Show is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Torton tries to break Show's hands from around his neck, Show unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Torton will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Big Show!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Nevskiiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helppo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tech N9ne - Absolute Power. Helppo Heikki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Nevskiiy'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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Nevskiiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helppo Heikki!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikki fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nevskiiy to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nevskiiy looks to clinch but Heikki throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nevskiiy taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Helppo Heikki!
After winning the bout, Helppo Heikki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcio Araujo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcio Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantas tries to keep at a distance but Araujo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Araujo is pressed up against the cage. Dantas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Araujo down to the mat. Araujo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Araujo shoots and misses
and Dantas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dantas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dantas prevents Araujo from getting back to his feet.
Araujo looking to control.
Dantas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Araujo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dantas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dantas pushes down on Araujo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantas passes to full mount!
Araujo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas controlling his opponent.
Araujo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dantas on the ground.
Dantas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Araujo looks a forlorn figure.
Dantas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dantas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Araujo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Araujo wants to hold on but Dantas pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dantas working Araujo over with strikes here.
Araujo is rocked!
Dantas lands with some strikes.
Oh Araujo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dantas looking to finish Araujo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Araujo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantas lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Araujo! Dantas sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Araujo and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Dantas!
An out of breath Jose Dantas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Sense (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Melendez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Sense!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbert Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez closes the distance and clinches.
Melendez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Melendez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sense backwards.
Melendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sense has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melendez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sense wants a takedown but no success here.
Melendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sense takes a shot to the head.
Melendez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sense is breathing heavily.
Sense tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Sense. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melendez cracks Sense with a nice body shot.
A short right from Melendez on the inside.
Sense is rocked!
Melendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Sense is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melendez throws a big uppercut that drops Sense! More strikes from Melendez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sense lies dazed against the cage as Melendez celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbert Melendez!
After winning the bout, Gilbert Melendez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Jaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaffer comes to the cage accompanied by DubRaider- Starry Eyes. Norton has chosen back passage only as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
146 lbs
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154 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, James Jaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Norton!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffer drops his hands momentarily and Norton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaffer throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Jaffer misses.
Jaffer throws an overhand right that lands on Norton's shoulder, as Norton tries to avoid the shot.
Jaffer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jaffer lands a nice short elbow.
Norton is trying to maintain the position but Jaffer is very close to passing his half guard.
Jaffer lands with a punch from half guard.
Jaffer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaffer content to control rather than advance.
Jaffer in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Norton tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jaffer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Jaffer!
During a confident post fight interview, James Jaffer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Graeme Norton spoke after the fight, saying 'Another fight best out of three. I went for power shots going for the knockout. Next time i will box his head off for three rounds just like in the first fight.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obed Flying Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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196 lbs
40 - 19 - 0 |
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28
193 lbs
12 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Obed Flying Fox!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flying Fox fails to land the takedown.
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hirvonen sprawls well. Hirvonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flying Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Hirvonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hirvonen lands a jab.
Hirvonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hirvonen finds Flying Fox's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Flying Fox flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hirvonen lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Flying Fox will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pentti Hirvonen!
A victorious Pentti Hirvonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Olivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekseyi Bakradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Olivero has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
186 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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25
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Olivero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alekseyi Bakradze!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakradze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olivero throws a combination. Bakradze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ivan Olivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olivero sizes up Bakradze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Olivero finds it's way through Bakradze's defenses.
Bakradze is rocked!
Olivero fakes the body blow, causing Bakradze to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bakradze goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Olivero!
Ivan Olivero retains his welterweight title!
Ivan Olivero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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