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CCF Midweek Mayhem 160 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greek Gyros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smithson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyros comes into the arena with Greek Gyros blaring out of the sound system. Smithson has chosen Creator of Worlds as his entrance music. Greek Gyros has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greek Gyros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Smithson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gyros was covering up waiting for the punch and Smithson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gyros is on top in guard.
Smithson is trying to keep Gyros in close.
Smithson is looking to stand up but Gyros isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smithson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gyros defends it easily.
Smithson looking for a guillotine here but Gyros defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gyros trying to control but Smithson is working from the bottom.
Smithson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smithson wants to control but Gyros passes easily into half guard.
Gyros sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gyros has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gyros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gyros in particular looking to stall.
Smithson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gyros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gyros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gyros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smithson.
Gyros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smithson sprawls well. Smithson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gyros gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Gyros as Smithson shoots in.
Smithson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smithson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gyros is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smithson off and has taken his back!
Gyros has the hooks in. Smithson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithson staying busy and making it hard for Gyros to control.
Gyros is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Smithson is trying to break free.
Gyros will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gyros slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gyros keeps control of the position as Smithson tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gyros trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gyros has the hooks in. Smithson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greek Gyros will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smithson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gyros sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smithson somewhat.
Gyros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gyros misses with the combination.
Gyros fails with the takedown.
Smithson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gyros defends it well.
Smithson rushes Gyros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smithson looking for a takedown.
Smithson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greek Gyros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyros prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smithson has Gyros pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smithson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gyros tumbling to the mat - Smithson dives into Gyros's guard.
Greg Smithson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gyros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smithson defends it easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smithson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson trying to control but Gyros is working from the bottom.
Gyros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gyros is looking to stand back up but Smithson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gyros.
Gyros gets full guard.
Smithson looking to pass the guard.
Smithson trying to control but Gyros is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smithson wants to pass the guard but Gyros is keeping the position.
Smithson wants to control from the top but Gyros keeps moving.
Gyros is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gyros wants to stand up but Smithson is controlling him.
Gyros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smithson.
Gyros dives in for a single leg takedown but Smithson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gyros has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros has a takedown stuffed.
Smithson throws a counter combo.
Gyros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smithson pinned against the cage. Smithson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gyros goes for a double leg but Smithson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smithson continues to drive forward.
Gyros shoots in looking for a takedown. Smithson tries to sprawl out of it but Gyros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smithson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smithson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gyros prevents it.
Smithson has Gyros pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gyros manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smithson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smithson is working for takedown but Gyros is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gyros after a bit of a struggle.
Gyros fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gyros looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smithson tries for a takedown but Gyros manages to get underhooks.
Smithson looking for a takedown.
Smithson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gyros is trying to break the clinch but Smithson has him pressed against the cage.
Smithson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gyros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smithson is controlling him.
Smithson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gyros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gyros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smithson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Smithson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smithson shoots in for a takedown but Gyros shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gyros gets a clinch.
Smithson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smithson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gyros gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Greek Gyros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Smithson.
Gyros jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smithson walks away with a smile on his face. Gyros gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smithson keeps the fight on the outside.
Smithson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gyros as he avoids it easily.
Gyros misses with a low kick.
Smithson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gyros tries to avoid it but Smithson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gyros to the ground. Gyros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gyros shoots for a double leg takedown but Smithson sprawls well. He's pushed Gyros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyros drives through with a takedown into Smithson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gyros thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smithson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithson wants to sweep here but Gyros controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson trying to control the position.
Gyros won't allow Smithson to get back to his feet.
Smithson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gyros tries to kick Smithson off but Smithson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smithson is looking to take a break and control but Gyros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gyros trying to control here.
Gyros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros is looking to control Smithson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gyros avoid being mounted?
Gyros wants to get back to his feet.
Smithson seems to be looking for submissions.
Smithson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gyros is just riding it out for now. Smithson eventually gives up the hold.
Smithson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithson is thwarting Gyros's attempts to control the position.
Smithson wants to work for an arm triangle but Gyros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smithson wants to work for an arm triangle but Gyros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smithson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smithson fails to land the takedown.
Gyros fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smithson to the ground. Gyros is now in Smithson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smithson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gyros defends it easily.
Gyros's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gyros wants to control from the top but Smithson keeps moving.
Gyros slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smithson is looking to regain half guard here but Gyros keeps moving and retains side control.
Smithson can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greek Gyros clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smithson leaves Gyros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gyros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smithson pinned against the cage. Smithson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smithson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gyros is defending well.
Gyros goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smithson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greek Gyros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gyros is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smithson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gyros has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smithson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyros looking for a takedown.
Smithson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gyros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smithson slows the pace down.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros is not content to let Smithson control the position.
Gyros is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smithson connects with a decent elbow.
Smithson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gyros has escaped the position, nice work there.
What's Gyros going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Smithson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Gyros is working to get back to half guard.
Smithson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gyros can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smithson looking for a guillotine from mount but Gyros is having none of it.
Gyros tries to hold on but Smithson postures up.
Smithson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gyros manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gyros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smithson is working for a submission of some sort.
Gyros pushes Smithson off and gets back to his feet.
Smithson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gyros's waist but Gyros gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smithson off to one side.
Gyros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smithson.
Gyros shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyros's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smithson keeping moving, preventing Gyros from controlling successfully.
Smithson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smithson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gyros trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gyros controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gyros wants to control from the top but Smithson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Greg Smithson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smithson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gyros did well to prevent Smithson getting side control.
Gyros is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smithson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smithson's back!
Gyros is hanging on to Smithson's back as he tries to escape.
Gyros is riding his opponent, not letting Smithson buck him off.
Gyros is not going to allow Smithson to sit and survive in this position.
Gyros has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Smithson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smithson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson trying to control the hands but Gyros breaks the grip.
Smithson is covering up but some of the strikes from Gyros are getting through and doing damage.
Smithson trying to control the hands but Gyros breaks the grip.
Smithson tries to break free.
Smithson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gyros.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gyros's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithson trying to control the hands but Gyros won't let him.
Gyros just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
I really don't envy Smithson right now.
Smithson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Smithson is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Gyros really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Smithson.
A lull in the action here.
That's four 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.
Smithson is trying to get back to his feet but Gyros has full control of the position and if anything, Smithson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gyros's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gyros just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gyros keeps control of the position as Smithson tries to break free.
Gyros misses with an elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greek Gyros showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gyros 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Greek Gyros!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Greek Gyros!
Greek Gyros wins by majority decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Greek Gyros waved his t-shirt featuring Das Labor's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Kothciushco has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Leer's chin.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer closes the distance and clinches up with Kothciushco, looking for a takedown. Leer pushes Kothciushco against the cage but Kothciushco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leer shoots in for a takedown but Kothciushco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kothciushco lands a jab to the nose.
Leer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kothciushco counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Leer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kothciushco.
Kothciushco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leer.
Kothciushco throws a fast counter high kick but Leer manages to duck under it in time.
Leer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kothciushco shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco lands a high kick!
Leer shoots in but no luck this time.
Kothciushco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kothciushco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kothciushco counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leer. Leer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kothciushco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leer's calf.
Kothciushco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leer.
Kothciushco has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Leer throws a head kick that misses
and Kothciushco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kothciushco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leer.
Kothciushco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leer wants to clinch but Kothciushco slips to the side
and Kothciushco counters with a nice leg kick.
Kothciushco lands a glancing blow to the side of Leer's head.
Kothciushco connects with a looping right hand.
Leer is rocked!
Kothciushco jabs Leer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Leer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leer seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco lands a big uppercut and Leer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Leer looks OK. Kothciushco waves Leer back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Leer with that takedown attempt.
Kothciushco swats away the attempt to clinch by Leer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kothciushco! But no joy.
Kothciushco lands a big right hand that sends Leer crashing to the mat! Kothciushco stays standing though and waves Leer back to his feet!
Leer has managed to clinch.
Kothciushco lands a nice uppercut.
Leer tries to stall but Kothciushco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kothciushco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kothciushco stalling.
Kothciushco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco controlling the action here for a moment.
Leer is trying to maintain a safe position but Kothciushco gets an underhook and turns Leer into the cage.
Kothciushco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Kothciushco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kothciushco missing with knees to the body.
Leer is trying to break free.
Leer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kothciushco.
A left hand lands to the body for Kothciushco.
Leer is breathing heavily.
Kothciushco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kothciushco works on Leer's body with a couple of short punches.
Kothciushco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kothciushco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kothciushco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kothciushco lands a big right hand that sends Leer crashing to the mat! Kothciushco stays standing though and waves Leer back to his feet!
It looks like Mike Leer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kothciushco knocks out Leer with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kothciushco before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kothciushco picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysztof Kothciushco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zivojin Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fertus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zivojin Miric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Fertus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miric misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Miric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fertus cracks a nice hook into Miric's ribs.
Miric doesn't manage to clinch there - Fertus circles away.
Miric just misses with a punch to the body.
Miric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miric lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miric lands with a shot to the body.
Miric has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) in the buildup to the fight.
Miric throws a right and a left that Fertus avoids nicely.
Fertus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miric throws a looping overhand right but Fertus ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fertus counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miric throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Fertus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miric tries to land a front kick but Fertus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fertus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fertus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miric is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miric, as that shot connected.
Miric walks into a straight right hand from Fertus.
Miric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Miric.
Miric throws a lazy head kick
and Fertus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Miric misses
and Fertus moves into the clinch.
Fertus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fertus. That's going to slow Miric down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miric misses with an uppercut
and Fertus counters with a one-two to the body.
Fertus moves out of range as Miric throws a body kick.
Miric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fertus throws out a counter right but Miric avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fertus.
Fertus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miric.
Fertus moves out of range of the strikes.
Fertus flicks out a counter leg kick but Miric steps away.
Miric throws a head kick but Fertus moves out of range.
Miric connects with the punch.
Miric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fertus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miric throws a head kick that Fertus semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric 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.
Miric takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miric will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fertus lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Miric can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Fertus and Miric drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Fertus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Fertus!
Mike Fertus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gab Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gab Batista and Staph Aureus. Gab Batista is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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264 lbs
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275 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Staph Aureus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista throws a head kick that misses
and Aureus moves into the clinch.
Batista is trying to break free.
Aureus prevents the takedown attempt.
Batista lands with a left to the head.
Aureus swings wildly with an uppercut but Batista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aureus landing knees to the body.
Aureus tries to throw a body punch but Batista avoids it by throwing Aureus back against the cage.
Aureus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aureus has Batista pressed against the cage, preventing Batista from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batista wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batista goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aureus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batista fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gab Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aureus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batista cracks Aureus with an open hand slap.
It looks like Staph Aureus has been cut.
Aureus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Batista is trying to defend but Aureus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Batista wants to improve his position but Aureus is controlling well.
Batista is doing well to control the position and prevent Aureus from advancing to side control.
Batista regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aureus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Batista has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aureus has managed to get both his arms back between Batista's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista is trying to keep Aureus in close.
Batista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aureus throws a big right hand that misses.
Aureus lands a couple of digs.
Aureus stopping the sweep attempt from Batista.
Aureus looking to pass the guard.
Batista working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aureus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Batista is tightening it up a little... Aureus has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Aureus reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Aureus taps out! Nice BJJ there by Batista!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gab Batista!
A victorious Gab Batista thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Staph Aureus spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some you lose some . I'll be back, dont worry about it !'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conchito El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Guapo has chosen Bebot as his entrance music. Feodore Sabre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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253 lbs
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253 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodore Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conchito El Guapo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Guapo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sabre has one foot on El Guapo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sabre shoots in looking for a takedown. El Guapo tries to sprawl out of it but Sabre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. El Guapo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from El Guapo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sabre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Guapo defends it nicely.
Sabre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces El Guapo back to the cage. Sabre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sabre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. El Guapo is trying to defend but Sabre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Guapo is not content to let Sabre control the position.
Sabre prevents El Guapo from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
El Guapo is looking for a sweep. Sabre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sabre is working for a submission of some sort.
El Guapo is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
El Guapo taking some punishment here, with Sabre in his half guard.
Sabre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Guapo is trying to stand back up but Sabre is controlling him
Nice strikes from Sabre there.
El Guapo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sabre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
El Guapo tries to get to full guard but Sabre has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Guapo is trying to stand back up but Sabre is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sabre lands a nice short elbow.
Sabre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
El Guapo is looking to escape.
Sabre stalling.
El Guapo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sabre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sabre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sabre postures up and lands a big shot to El Guapo's brow.
Sabre 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.
Sabre gets to his feet - El Guapo follows without any prompting.
Sabre dives in for a single leg takedown but El Guapo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feodore Sabre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Guapo dodges the punch combination from Sabre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Feodore Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? El Guapo is fending him off so far but Sabre persists. Nope, El Guapo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sabre feints and as El Guapo raises his hands in defense, Sabre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
El Guapo keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
El Guapo wants to get back to his feet but Sabre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sabre is fighting to break El Guapo's control of his arms but El Guapo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sabre with a nice head shot there.
Sabre distracts El Guapo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sabre distracts El Guapo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sabre postures up and lands a big shot to El Guapo's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre scoring with some ground and pound.
Sabre drops back looking for a leg! El Guapo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and El Guapo manages to kick Sabre off! Sabre jumps back into El Guapo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabre tries to free his leg and advance position but El Guapo is retaining full guard.
Sabre prevents El Guapo from getting back to his feet.
El Guapo keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
Sabre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El Guapo's head.
El Guapo keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
El Guapo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sabre's guard.
El Guapo won't allow Sabre to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodore Sabre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Sabre. No joy for El Guapo on that attempt.
Sabre scores with a body shot.
Sabre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Guapo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
El Guapo wants to pass the guard but Sabre is defending well.
Sabre is controlling El Guapo's trapped leg to prevent El Guapo from advancing to side control.
Sabre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Guapo is trying to control. Sabre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sabre gets full guard.
El Guapo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre is trying to keep El Guapo in close.
El Guapo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El Guapo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sabre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El Guapo looking to sit in guard and control but Sabre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
El Guapo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sabre manages to get himself to full guard.
El Guapo won't allow Sabre to sweep him here.
Feodore Sabre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
El Guapo controls from within his opponent's guard.
El Guapo trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Guapo is fighting to break Sabre's control of his arms but Sabre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sabre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sabre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sabre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Guapo can do to turn this around?
Sabre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sabre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
El Guapo wants to improve his position but Sabre is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sabre connects with a nice short shot to El Guapo's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre stops El Guapo from getting back to his feet.
Sabre working El Guapo over with strikes.
El Guapo is refusing to be controlled, as Sabre sits in half guard.
Sabre prevents El Guapo from improving his position.
Sabre working El Guapo over with strikes.
Sabre is thwarting El Guapo's attempts to control the position.
El Guapo 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.
Sabre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if El Guapo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sabre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Sabre seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre drops an elbow to the side of El Guapo's head.
Sabre drops an elbow to the side of El Guapo's head.
Sabre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sabre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sabre works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sabre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
El Guapo taking shots to the head.
Sabre is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. El Guapo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Guapo is trying to stand.
El Guapo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sabre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodore Sabre dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab by El Guapo.
A jab from Sabre does it's job there.
Sabre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
El Guapo has a hand on Sabre's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sabre takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sabre with shots to the head and body - El Guapo looks very uncomfortable down there.
El Guapo is bucking up trying to escape but Sabre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
El Guapo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
El Guapo wants to hold on but Sabre pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Guapo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sabre lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Conchito El Guapo has been cut.
Sabre scoring with strikes but El Guapo is staying in there.
Sabre throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! El Guapo has his hands clasped together but Sabre breaks the hold and El Guapo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sabre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Feodore Sabre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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31
215 lbs
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27
222 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamfist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ra scores with a hook to the body. Hamfist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Hamfist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hamfist.
A right-left combo lands from Hamfist.
Hamfist on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamfist works over Ra's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamfist throws a combination. Ra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ra connects with a looping right hand.
Hamfist tries a low kick but Ra avoids it.
Hamfist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ra.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamfist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamfist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ra.
Hamfist misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist throws a series of punches but Ra avoids them all with ease.
Hamfist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Ra cracks Hamfist with a good jab.
Hamfist gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamfist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamfist throws a shot from downtown. Ra moves away and avoids it.
Ra 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.
Ra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hamfist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ra works Hamfist's body with a nice hook.
Hamfist scores with a one two! Ra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra moves out of range of the body kick.
Ra is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hamfist throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hamfist scrambles back to his feet.
Hamfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ra manages to avoid it.
Ra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hamfist throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Ra as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Ra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ra scores with a jab to the head.
Hamfist misses with the combination.
Ra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hamfist misses with a jab to the body
enabling Ra to counter with a crisp jab.
Ra digs a good hook to Hamfist's body.
Ra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hamfist lands with a nice body punch.
Hamfist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ra is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hamfist with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hamfist.
Hamfist throws a series of punches but Ra avoids them all with ease.
Hamfist walks into a stiff left hand from Ra.
Ra lands an overhand right.
Ra connects with the punch.
Hamfist is rocked!
Hamfist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ra scores with a counter punch that sends Hamfist to the canvas! Ra smells blood - he's punishing Hamfist with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hamfist has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Sun God Ra!
The defeated Mookie Hamfist had this to say: 'I can't wait to lose again!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Packin Action (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Action has chosen Lexicon Devil as his entrance music. Packin Action has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donnie Yen's chin.
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220 lbs
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243 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Packin Action!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Action swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Action lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yen shoots for a double leg takedown but Action sprawls well. He's pushed Yen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Action takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yen drives through and clinches with Action against the cage.
Yen blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Action - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Action prevents Yen from breaking the clinch.
Yen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yen throws a head kick that half lands.
Yen throws a head kick but Action moves out of range.
Yen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Action but Action pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Action jabs at Yen's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Action sizes up Yen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Action tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yen was well out of range. Poor timing from Action.
Yen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Action.
Yen misses with a takedown attempt - Action sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Yen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yen tries to clinch up.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch but Action swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Action misses.
Action lands with a shot to the body.
Action misses with the combination.
Yen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Action misses with the combination.
Action scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Action lands a big uppercut and Yen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yen looks OK. Action waves Yen back to his feet!
Yen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Action counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Packin Action!
Post fight, Packin Action took to the microphone: 'CIRCLE ONE!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigory Gukepshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gukepshev comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man. 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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25
300 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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276 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigory Gukepshev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gukepshev drops Lazarus with a beautiful combination! Lazarus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gukepshev is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kirk Lazarus has been cut.
Lazarus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gukepshev, pushing him back against the cage.
Gukepshev looking to stall.
Lazarus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gukepshev misses with some punches.
Gukepshev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gukepshev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gukepshev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lazarus scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gukepshev misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid body kick from Lazarus.
Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Gukepshev.
A combination from Gukepshev does no damage.
Lazarus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lazarus drives through and clinches with Gukepshev against the cage.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gukepshev avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gukepshev tries to throw a body punch but Lazarus avoids it by throwing Gukepshev back against the cage.
Lazarus crunches a lovely knee into Gukepshev's ribcage.
Gukepshev is breathing heavily.
Lazarus avoiding damage.
Lazarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Gukepshev avoids the damage to the body.
Gukepshev is trying to break the clinch but Lazarus is controlling him.
Lazarus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gukepshev taking a breather.
Lazarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gukepshev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lazarus has Gukepshev pushed against the cage.
Gukepshev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gukepshev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lazarus scores with a leg kick.
Lazarus wants to slow Gukepshev down by chopping away at his legs.
We've been informed that Lazarus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lazarus. That's going to slow Gukepshev down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus throws a body punch but Gukepshev moves out of range.
Gukepshev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gukepshev throws an overhand right that lands on Lazarus's shoulder, as Lazarus tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gukepshev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Lazarus.
Good work by Gukepshev as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazarus thuds a left hand into Gukepshev's body.
Gukepshev checks a leg kick.
Gukepshev throws a body shot but no joy.
Gukepshev loads up on a big right hand but Lazarus slips the punch.
Lazarus flicks out a counter leg kick but Gukepshev steps away.
Lazarus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Gukepshev.
Lazarus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gukepshev.
Gukepshev fails to land with a series of punches.
Lazarus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gukepshev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lazarus.
Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Gukepshev moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gukepshev's sensitive parts.
Lazarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gukepshev.
A nice combination there by Gukepshev.
Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
Gukepshev throws a combination that misses
and Lazarus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gukepshev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lazarus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gukepshev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gukepshev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lazarus.
Gukepshev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lazarus.
Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gukepshev rather than just go for the knockout.
Lazarus lands a leg kick that knocks Gukepshev off balance momentarily.
Gukepshev moves out of range of the body kick.
Gukepshev looks to throw the jab but Lazarus is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lazarus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazarus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gukepshev's calf.
Gukepshev throws the left hand but Lazarus avoids the punch easily.
Lazarus lands a nice hook to Gukepshev's body. Gukepshev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gukepshev is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lazarus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gukepshev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gukepshev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus is looking to score with low kicks.
Gukepshev lands with a nice body punch.
Lazarus throws a low kick but Gukepshev avoids it.
Lazarus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Lazarus misses.
A big left from Gukepshev misses.
Gukepshev backing away here, and Lazarus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gukepshev misses with a straight left.
Lazarus clinches.
Lazarus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gukepshev backwards.
Gukepshev misses with a punch to the body.
Gukepshev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gukepshev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gukepshev connects with a body shot that sends Lazarus's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gukepshev.
Lazarus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gukepshev lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lazarus is looking to close the distance but Gukepshev sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lazarus crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lazarus is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Grigory Gukepshev!
After winning the bout, Grigory Gukepshev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Kirk Lazarus was interviewed post fight and said 'It's a tough loss for sure. I still want to challenge myself. I call out Knight and his big mouth manager Stu next round. He picks first, so if it doesnt happen, he's a coward.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria has chosen Kronos - Bloodtower 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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28
279 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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231 lbs
34 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn misses with a takedown
and Maria counters with a nice body shot.
Maria looks to land a left hand but Safforn moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Safforn.
Maria misses with a looping left.
Safforn misses with a few strikes there.
Maria gets caught flat footed, as Safforn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maria keeping moving, preventing Safforn from controlling successfully.
Safforn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Safforn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safforn throws a strike but Maria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Safforn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maria is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Safforn 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.
Maria controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Maria has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Safforn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Maria is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Safforn.
Safforn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Safforn is looking to improve his position.
Safforn is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn is trying to stand up here but Maria is controlling him well.
Maria keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maria wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Safforn tries for a takedown but Maria circles away easily
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
Safforn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maria.
Maria misses with a hook.
Safforn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Safforn misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn shoots in for a double leg but Maria sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Safforn.
Maria punishes Safforn's body with a nice straight punch.
Safforn shoots in looking for a takedown. Maria tries to sprawl out of it but Safforn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maria blocks a jab.
Safforn dives in and grabs Maria's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maria pushes down on Safforn's head and hops out.
Nice body kick from Safforn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safforn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maria throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Safforn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Safforn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Safforn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Safforn drops his hands momentarily and Maria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maria defending well as Safforn loads up on a big left hand.
Maria lands with a good body shot.
Safforn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
Safforn fails with a takedown attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maria. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Safforn works Maria's body with a nice hook.
Safforn misses with a hook.
Safforn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Safforn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Safforn goes for a double leg but Maria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maria continues to drive forward.
Safforn misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Maria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Safforn - the referee stops the clock and Maria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Safforn. Maria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Safforn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Safforn misses with a low kick as Maria jumps back.
Safforn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maria lands an overhand right.
Safforn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Safforn looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Maria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Safforn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maria moves away.
Safforn misses with a wild combination.
Maria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Safforn swinging wildly here.
Safforn tries to clinch but Maria is having none of it.
Maria lands a slapping body shot.
Safforn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maria sprawls well. Maria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Safforn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safforn closes the distance and pushes Maria back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maria tries to break free but Safforn pushes him back against the cage.
Maria wants to break free but Safforn has control.
Maria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maria throws a right and a left that Safforn avoids nicely.
Safforn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Safforn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Safforn throws an elbow but Maria slips to the side and avoids it well.
Safforn tries to move to mount but Maria blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria is looking for a sweep.
Safforn is looking to take a break and control but Maria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Safforn working the strikes but Maria uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Safforn throws a strike but Maria avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Safforn trying to control but Maria is working from the bottom.
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.
Safforn throws a big elbow that misses.
Safforn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Safforn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Safforn lands a couple of elbows.
Abraham Safforn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maria trying to control the position here.
Safforn postures up in Maria's guard and throws a big left but Maria blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joaquim Maria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Safforn defending well as Maria loads up on a big left hand.
Safforn lands with an overhand left.
Joaquim Maria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Safforn looks to score with a jab to the body but Maria is just out of range.
Safforn misses the jab.
Maria clobbers Safforn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Safforn drives through and clinches with Maria against the cage.
Maria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Safforn feints and as Maria raises his hands in defense, Safforn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Safforn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Safforn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Safforn.
Safforn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maria keeping moving, preventing Safforn from controlling successfully.
Maria looking for a sweep. Not yet Maria, not yet.
Safforn postures up and lands a big shot to Maria's brow.
Safforn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Safforn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Safforn throwing strikes but missing.
Safforn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Safforn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Safforn.
Safforn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maria defending well as Safforn loads up on a big left hand.
Maria cracks Safforn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Safforn misses with a body kick.
No luck for Safforn with that takedown attempt.
Maria keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maria cracks Safforn with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn misses with an uppercut
and Maria counters with a big head kick but Safforn shrugs it off.
Maria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Safforn's head backwards.
Maria misses with a wild body shot.
Safforn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Maria was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Safforn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maria.
Maria scores with a nice strike.
Safforn tries for a takedown but Maria circles away easily
enabling Maria to counter with a crisp jab.
Maria tests Safforn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Safforn tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Maria misses.
Safforn scores with a nice right hand.
Safforn shoots and misses
and Maria counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maria scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safforn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn shoots in looking for a takedown. Maria tries to sprawl out of it but Safforn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Maria finds it's way through Safforn's defenses.
A low kick from Safforn is predictable there
and Maria counters with a left to the body.
Maria connects with a high kick.
Safforn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Safforn swings widly with a right hand
and Maria counters with a stiff right hand.
Maria swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Safforn.
Safforn looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
Safforn blocks a head kick by Maria.
Safforn closes the distance and clinches up with Maria, looking for a takedown. Safforn pushes Maria against the cage but Maria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maria closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
That's time! Safforn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maria thuds a left hand into Safforn's body.
Maria looks to land a right hand but Safforn moved out of range.
Safforn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maria appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Safforn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Safforn drops his hands momentarily and Maria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maria defending well as Safforn loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Safforn
and Maria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abraham Safforn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maria throws an overhand right that lands on Safforn's shoulder, as Safforn tries to avoid the shot.
Safforn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maria.
Maria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maria swats away the attempt to clinch by Safforn.
Maria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maria throws a series of strikes that have Safforn backpedaling.
Safforn dives in and grabs Maria's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maria pushes down on Safforn's head and hops out.
Safforn misses with a few strikes there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maria cracks Safforn with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maria is out of range.
Maria with a jab.
Maria works Safforn's body with a nice hook.
Maria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abraham Safforn's cut is getting worse.
Maria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Safforn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maria lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Maria.
Maria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Safforn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Safforn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Safforn throws out a loose jab but Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Safforn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Safforn does no damage.
Safforn fails with the takedown
enabling Maria to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maria throws a head kick but Safforn moves out of range.
Maria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Safforn.
Nice shot lands for Maria.
Safforn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maria! But no joy.
Safforn is looking to clinch but Maria is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Maria. No joy for Safforn on that attempt.
Maria digs a good hook to Safforn's body.
Abraham Safforn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria scores with a jab. Safforn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Safforn moves in looking to clinch but Maria pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maria! But no joy.
Safforn looks to land a body kick but Maria moved away.
Safforn misses with a right hand
and Maria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maria.
Maria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Safforn throws a leg kick but Maria checks it.
Safforn tries to clinch there but Maria circles away.
Maria works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Safforn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maria to score with a decent uppercut.
Maria misses with a hook.
Safforn slips a jab and a cross from Maria.
Safforn tries to counter with a takedown but Maria is quick to defend against it.
Maria gets tackled into the cage by Safforn. Safforn maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn is trying to maintain a safe position but Maria gets an underhook and turns Safforn into the cage.
Maria content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Safforn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maria blocks an uppercut.
Safforn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maria looking to stall.
Safforn tries to throw a body punch but Maria avoids it by throwing Safforn back against the cage.
Maria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Safforn has Maria pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Safforn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maria tumbling to the mat - Safforn dives into Maria's guard.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Maria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Safforn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maria sprawls well. Maria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Safforn gets slowly back to his feet.
Safforn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Safforn somewhat.
Maria connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Safforn finds it's target.
Maria thuds his right hand into Safforn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maria misses with a head kick.
Maria lands with a hook. Safforn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Safforn misses with an uppercut
and Safforn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Safforn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Safforn somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Safforn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn misses with a body punch
letting Maria counter with a right hand.
Maria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Safforn misses with a looping left.
Maria moves away from the strike by Safforn.
Safforn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Safforn.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maria.
Nice defenses there by Maria.
Safforn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Safforn misses with a straight left.
Safforn throws a hook to the side of Maria's head but Maria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Safforn tries to close the distance and clinch but Maria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maria throws out a counter right but Safforn avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Safforn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Safforn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maria.
Maria swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Safforn takes one to the chin there.
Safforn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maria paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Safforn swinging wildly here.
Joaquim Maria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maria lands a high kick!
A left and a right from Safforn both land. Nice combination.
Maria lands a jab.
Maria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Safforn or perhaps it was just good defense by Maria, which made it look bad.
Maria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Safforn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maria lands with a nice body punch.
Safforn throws a lazy right hand but Maria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Safforn throws out the jab.
Abraham Safforn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Safforn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maria is trying to defend but Safforn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safforn with the ground and pound but Maria uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Safforn is in close to Maria's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Safforn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Safforn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Safforn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Safforn working the ground and pound but Maria is defending the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Maria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maria 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Joaquim Maria!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Joaquim Maria!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Joaquim Maria!
Joaquim Maria wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Joaquim Maria 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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