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HFC 192 Masterminds PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamek comes into the arena with I Am The Sword - Motorhead blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dinozzo's choice of entrance music: Dinozzo the Womanizer. Anthony Dinozzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dinozzo is looking to escape.
Dinozzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dinozzo is in trouble now - Adamek has advanced to mount!
Adamek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinozzo regains half guard.
Adamek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dinozzo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Adamek controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adamek stalling away here and it's allowed Dinozzo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Adamek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adamek tries to free his leg and advance position but Dinozzo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adamek wants to control from the top but Dinozzo keeps moving.
Dinozzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adamek's guard.
Dinozzo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dinozzo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Adamek looking to control.
Adamek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dinozzo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dinozzo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dinozzo is in close to Adamek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dinozzo is one step ahead there.
Adamek is looking for a triangle but Dinozzo pushes his legs off easily.
Dinozzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adamek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Adamek keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dinozzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dinozzo stands up from Adamek's guard - Dinozzo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dinozzo drives through and clinches with Adamek against the cage.
Dinozzo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Adamek is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adamek taking some punishment here, with Dinozzo in his half guard.
Adamek actively working from the bottom here.
Dinozzo lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dinozzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dinozzo gets a double leg takedown into Adamek's guard.
Adamek trying to keep a closed guard but Dinozzo is proving a slippery customer.
Dinozzo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adamek is rocked!
Dinozzo arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Adamek's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anthony Dinozzo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anthony Dinozzo thanked Das Labor for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Strokin. Gracie has chosen My Life as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a jab when Kenardly was well out of range.
Kenardly closes the distance and clinches.
Kenardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kenardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Kenardly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kenardly is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenardly is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenardly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Kenardly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kenardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenardly lands a knee to the body.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie avoiding damage as Kenardly throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Kenardly misses with a knee strike.
Kenardly working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Kenardly trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kenardly working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie wants to break free but Kenardly has control.
Kenardly being controlled against the cage.
Kenardly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kenardly.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kenardly misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kenardly walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenardly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Kenardly keeps it at a distance.
Kenardly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Kenardly.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kenardly checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kenardly scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenardly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Kenardly is looking to clinch.
Kenardly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Kenardly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenardly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenardly misses the shot to the body.
Kenardly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenardly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Kenardly throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Lars Kenardly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenardly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Lars Kenardly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helson Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kenardly is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kenardly is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie has an Americana. Kenardly didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Helson Gracie!
Our winner, Helson Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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241 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos sizes up Chung with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cain Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chung closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chung lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Chung tries to pass.
Chung won't allow Dos Santos to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chung.
Dos Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Chung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chung is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chung tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Chung breaks from Dos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dos Santos is trying to stand but he's just given Chung his back.
Dos Santos is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung lands with a hammerfist to the side of Dos Santos's head.
It looks like Cain Dos Santos has been cut.
Chung is landing with strikes from the back.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chung is looking to control Dos Santos but Dos Santos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dos Santos wants to escape the position.
Chung scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That has opened up Cain Dos Santos's cut even more.
Dos Santos preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chung.
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!
Dos Santos trying to get back to his feet but Chung is in full control for now.
Chung is looking to control Dos Santos but Dos Santos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos showing good submission defense here.
Chung not allowing Dos Santos to control his hands.
Dos Santos fending off the submission attempt from Chung.
Dos Santos tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dos Santos has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Chung has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dos Santos taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Chung doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wang Chung!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Caskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lech Taran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Caskey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kid Caskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lech Taran!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taran tries to close the distance and clinch but Caskey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taran throws a sloppy head kick
and Caskey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taran's knee momentarily.
Taran has Caskey up against the cage in a clinch.
Caskey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caskey lands a big head kick that sends Taran tumbling to the mat! Caskey takes a step backwards and waves Taran back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lech Taran has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taran motions for Caskey to come forward. Taran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caskey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Taran blocks the leg kick.
Caskey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taran closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Taran misses with an elbow strike.
Taran throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caskey avoids it.
Caskey is stalling here.
Taran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caskey avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caskey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caskey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taran moves in looking to clinch but Caskey pushes him off.
Taran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caskey counters with a nice right hand that sends Taran toppling to the canvas! Taran scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Caskey finish him?!
Taran is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caskey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taran is still on wobbly legs! Can Caskey finish him?
Taran wants to stay close but Caskey steps back to make room for something. Taran seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Caskey and Taran drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kid Caskey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Barko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caraan has chosen TubThumping(I get Knockdown) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Barko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cedric Caraan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caraan moves out of range as Barko strikes.
Caraan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barko defends it well.
Barko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caraan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caraan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barko checks a leg kick.
Barko tries to counter with a takedown but Caraan is quick to defend against it.
Barko misses with a body shot.
Barko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caraan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Caraan sprawls well initially but Barko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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. Barko connects with a nice short shot to Caraan's temple.
Barko is trying to work for a kimura but Caraan is defending well.
Barko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Barko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Caraan is bucking up trying to escape but Barko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barko with a couple of short strikes.
Barko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Caraan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barko working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Cedric Caraan has been cut.
A big strike lands for Barko! That's really hurt Caraan and he's turned his back - Barko keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Barko jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Barko!
A victorious Tony Barko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiggle Jiggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiggle comes to the cage accompanied by Story of My Life - One Direction. The key to victory for Jiggle Jiggle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiggle Jiggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiggle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barakus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jiggle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Kj Barakus has been cut.
Jiggle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barakus's hands.
Jiggle scores with a jab.
Barakus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jiggle lands a big right hand that sends Barakus crashing to the mat! Jiggle stays standing though and waves Barakus back to his feet!
Barakus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barakus is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiggle finish him?
A big left from Jiggle misses.
Barakus seems to have recovered his senses.
Barakus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barakus moves in looking to clinch but Jiggle pushes him off.
Jiggle circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Barakus drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jiggle follows Barakus to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiggle Jiggle!
As Jiggle Jiggle got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I can do better'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo DeRosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeRosa misses with a leg kick
and Jankowski counters with a takedown into side control.
DeRosa is not content to let Jankowski control the position.
Jankowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jankowski trying to control the position but DeRosa is working away.
DeRosa is looking to reverse the position.
Jankowski trying to control the action but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
Jankowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jankowski tries to move to mount but DeRosa blocks the move with his legs.
DeRosa wants to control but Jankowski postures up.
Jankowski tries for a kimura but DeRosa is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa struggling a bit here.
Jankowski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but DeRosa is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Jankowski crashes against the mat.
Jankowski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
DeRosa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jankowski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
DeRosa is not content to let Jankowski control the position.
DeRosa is looking to regain half guard here but Jankowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Jankowski working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Jankowski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jankowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeRosa keeps working.
DeRosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Jankowski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
DeRosa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jankowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and DeRosa defends it well.
Jankowski wants to work for an arm triangle but DeRosa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DeRosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jankowski.
Jankowski tries to pass to full mount but DeRosa defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeRosa is trying to maintain the position but Jankowski is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is trying to control. DeRosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeRosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jankowski working over DeRosa with some ground and pound. DeRosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jankowski is just content to waste time from the top position. DeRosa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeRosa trying to keep a closed guard but Jankowski is proving a slippery customer.
DeRosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jankowski.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but DeRosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankowski is in close to DeRosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski preventing the sweep.
Jankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeRosa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jankowski throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as DeRosa holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jankowski fails with the takedown.
Jankowski avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
Leonardo DeRosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. DeRosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jankowski is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Jankowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
DeRosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
DeRosa tries to get to full guard but Jankowski has control of the leg.
Jankowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, DeRosa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jankowski trying to control from half guard but DeRosa is working away.
Jankowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRosa trying to control but Jankowski postures up.
Jankowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeRosa keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa is trying to stand.
DeRosa gets back to full guard.
Jankowski 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeRosa is on top in guard.
Jankowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeRosa's guard.
DeRosa controls Jankowski momentarily but Jankowski frees himself.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeRosa keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Jankowski is looking to work some ground and pound but DeRosa has wrist control.
DeRosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jankowski trying to control but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
DeRosa 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.
Jankowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice body kick from DeRosa.
DeRosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jankowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is nestled in close to DeRosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jankowski looks to land a strike but DeRosa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but DeRosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DeRosa is adopting a defensive guard.
DeRosa wants to stand but Jankowski is controlling the position.
DeRosa is controlling Jankowski's posture.
Jankowski trying to control but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeRosa pulls Jankowski in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeRosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankowski moves away.
Jankowski tries to counter with a takedown but DeRosa is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from DeRosa is predictable there
and Jankowski counters with a shoot takedown. DeRosa fights it but they end up in guard.
DeRosa pulls Jankowski in to control the position.
DeRosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeRosa can do to turn this around?
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but DeRosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeRosa is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeRosa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Jankowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses.
Jankowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
DeRosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jankowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jankowski has his takedown stuffed
and DeRosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jankowski shoots in but no luck this time.
DeRosa clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Jankowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRosa wants to stall.
Jankowski goes for a takedown attempt but DeRosa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. DeRosa is trying to defend but Jankowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa is trying to get back to full guard.
DeRosa wants to control but Jankowski is keeping busy.
Jankowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeRosa is just riding it out for now. Jankowski eventually gives up the hold.
Jankowski trying to control the action but DeRosa is working from the bottom.
Jankowski wants to pass to mount but DeRosa is defending the position.
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.
DeRosa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jankowski.
Jankowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeRosa's head.
DeRosa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
DeRosa is trying to maintain the position but Jankowski is very close to passing his half guard.
DeRosa is doing well to control the position and prevent Jankowski from advancing to side control.
Jankowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jankowski is taking a breather. DeRosa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jankowski is working for a kimura but DeRosa is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski moves into full mount! DeRosa won't be happy about that!
Jankowski unloads with some shots from mount but DeRosa bucks and avoids them well.
DeRosa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jankowski landing shots from mount.
Jankowski lands a nice shot to the head.
DeRosa is rocked!
Poor strikes thrown by Jankowski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
DeRosa is still in real trouble! Can Jankowski finish him?
Jankowski controlling the position easily from mount.
DeRosa seems to have recovered his senses.
DeRosa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jankowski lands a big shot there that rocks DeRosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jankowski prevents DeRosa from getting the reversal.
Jankowski is landing with some decent strikes but DeRosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jankowski tries to control but DeRosa wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankowski throwing strikes here but DeRosa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Leonardo DeRosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Jankowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
DeRosa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jozef Jankowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jankowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as DeRosa is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozef Jankowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jankowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Jankowski!
Jozef Jankowski took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It's my goal to win a title in my MMA career before I retire. I wont stop until that title is around my waste!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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262 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Young. Beautiful body shot.
Keith Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viceroy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Viceroy misses.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Viceroy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Viceroy lands a jab-cross combination.
Young looks to land a left hand but Viceroy moved out of range nicely.
Viceroy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viceroy cracks Young with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Viceroy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Young to stand back up!
Young is rocked!
Viceroy lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Young is looking to close the distance but Viceroy sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Young crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Young is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Lord Viceroy!
Lord Viceroy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that V-Mask Clothing (10%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Uprising. Laane has chosen Sans Pression - Numero 1 as his entrance music. Maciej Dobrzynski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrzynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dobrzynski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laane misses with a wild body shot.
Dobrzynski misses with a double jab
enabling Laane to counter with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Laane scores with a four punch combination!
Dobrzynski misses with the combination.
Dobrzynski lands with a cross.
Laane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobrzynski swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Dobrzynski's head coaches at Rape Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dobrzynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dobrzynski throws a big shot that misses.
Laane clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dobrzynski is defending well for now.
Laane lands with a left to the head.
Dobrzynski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Laane wants to sweep here but Dobrzynski controlling him for the moment.
Laane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dobrzynski is controlling him.
Dobrzynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laane is keeping the position for now.
Laane 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.
Laane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Laane 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski being controlled here momentarily.
Laane looking for a sweep. Not yet Laane, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Laane.
Dobrzynski misses with a takedown
and Laane counters with a right hand to the body.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laane looks to land a combination but Dobrzynski avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobrzynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dobrzynski avoiding damage as Laane throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski scores with a hook to the body.
Laane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laane lands a left hand.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dobrzynski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laane lands with a nice combination. Dobrzynski backs away looking to recover.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Andrus Laane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobrzynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Laane tries to clinch there but Dobrzynski circles away.
Dobrzynski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laane backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrzynski avoids a kick to the body.
Dobrzynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane throws a head kick that Dobrzynski semi-blocks.
Dobrzynski catches Laane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dobrzynski, pushing him back against the cage.
Laane misses with a punch on the inside.
Dobrzynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dobrzynski moves into range and clinches up with Laane.
Laane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dobrzynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laane is defending well for now.
Laane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dobrzynski.
Laane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Laane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dobrzynski swinging wildly here.
Dobrzynski looks to throw a body kick
and Laane counters with a straight right hand.
Dobrzynski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laane's guard.
Laane keeping full guard, as Dobrzynski tries to pass.
Laane wants to sweep here but Dobrzynski controlling him for the moment.
Laane keeping moving, preventing Dobrzynski from controlling successfully.
Laane has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dobrzynski has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrzynski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dobrzynski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobrzynski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Laane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dobrzynski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Laane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dobrzynski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laane trying to hold on to Dobrzynski's head to control him but Dobrzynski postures up.
Laane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dobrzynski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laane wants to improve his position but Dobrzynski is controlling well.
Laane wants to get back to full guard but Dobrzynski has passed into side control.
Dobrzynski throws an elbow but Laane slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laane is trying to control Dobrzynski's posture but Dobrzynski avoids it.
Laane is trying to get back to half guard.
Dobrzynski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laane, who protects the arm well.
Dobrzynski staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dobrzynski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dobrzynski 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.
You can see the frustration on Laane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laane tries to bench press Dobrzynski off him but Dobrzynski keeps the position.
Dobrzynski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Laane tries to bench press Dobrzynski off him but Dobrzynski keeps the position.
Dobrzynski scoring with punches and elbows.
Laane is letting Dobrzynski control him for a moment.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Laane is keeping him busy.
Laane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laane down.
Laane bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Laane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dobrzynski backs up against the cage.
Dobrzynski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dobrzynski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Dobrzynski with that takedown attempt.
Laane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dobrzynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laane blocks a jab.
Laane unleashes a big counter combination but Dobrzynski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dobrzynski loads up on a big right hand but Laane slips the punch.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobrzynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobrzynski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laane as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maciej Dobrzynski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laane tries to bum rush Dobrzynski with a series of wild strikes but Dobrzynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laane throws a right hand that Dobrzynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dobrzynski also avoids with ease.
Dobrzynski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laane defends well and Dobrzynski ends up having to push Laane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Laane connects with a solid leg kick.
Dobrzynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Laane is looking to clinch.
Laane wants to clinch
and Dobrzynski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laane duly obliges.
Laane tries to bum rush Dobrzynski with a series of wild strikes but Dobrzynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laane drives through and clinches with Dobrzynski against the cage.
Dobrzynski cracks Laane with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laane connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dobrzynski is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Dobrzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dobrzynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Laane avoids the damage to the body.
Laane stalls.
Laane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrzynski.
Laane manages to break the clinch.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Dobrzynski.
Laane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dobrzynski.
A cross from Laane lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane looks to land a combination. Dobrzynski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dobrzynski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobrzynski throws a big right hand that misses.
Dobrzynski lands a couple of digs.
Dobrzynski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Laane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobrzynski is one step ahead there.
Laane is controlling Dobrzynski's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dobrzynski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Laane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Laane landing knees to the body.
Laane avoiding damage.
Laane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dobrzynski up against the cage.
Laane receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Laane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane looking to throw knees to the head but Dobrzynski is blocking nicely.
Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dobrzynski throws a body punch but Laane moves out of range.
Laane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dobrzynski tries to counter with a takedown but Laane is quick to defend against it.
Dobrzynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laane.
Laane throws a sloppy head kick and Dobrzynski moves out of range easily.
Laane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Laane scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laane dodges the punch combination from Dobrzynski.
Laane misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Dobrzynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laane is looking to clinch but Dobrzynski is avoiding it.
Laane misses with a body punch
and Dobrzynski counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrus Laane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrus Laane!
Andrus Laane 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.
Maciej Dobrzynski was interviewed post fight and said 'I got fucked up last night last night, and wel... It happens'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin's entrance music is Dangerous by Michael Jackson. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus tries to clinch but Amin moves out of range.
Amin clinches up with Zeus and pushes him back against the cage.
Zeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeus.
Amin manages to break the clinch.
Zeus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zeus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amin lands with an overhand left.
Amin takes a swing at Zeus's ribcage but misses.
Zeus blocks a head kick by Amin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Amin both land. Nice combination.
Zeus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Amin throws a right and a left that Zeus avoids nicely.
Amin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zeus darts in and clinches Amin up against the cage.
Zeus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Amin.
Zeus tries to clinch up.
Amin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zeus doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
Amin throws a shot from downtown. Zeus moves away and avoids it.
Zeus is looking for the big counter here.
Zeus is looking to clinch.
Zeus scores with a hook to the body. Amin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zeus counters with a left to the body.
Amin misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeus throws a series of punches but Amin moves out of range.
Zeus doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries to clinch up but Amin circles away and keeps his distance.
Amin tries to bum rush Zeus with a series of wild strikes but Zeus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeus is just out of range.
Zeus tries to clinch but Amin is having none of it.
Amin misses the shot to the body.
Zeus has managed to clinch.
Amin breaks the clinch.
Zeus doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
Zeus has managed to clinch.
Amin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zeus.
Zeus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amin avoids a wild elbow strike from Zeus.
Zeus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zeus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zeus.
Amin rushes Zeus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeus scores with a shoulder strike.
Amin cracks Zeus with a nice body shot.
Amin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zeus looks winded!
Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amin darts in and clinches Zeus up against the cage.
Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amin fails to land with a series of punches.
Zeus tries to clinch up.
Zeus wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Amin.
Amin throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Christopher Zeus has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zeus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Amin has Zeus up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus pushes off an throws an elbow but Amin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zeus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amin blocks an elbow strike.
Amin lands a damaging elbow.
Amin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zeus up against the cage.
Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Zeus misses.
Zeus tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zeus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi Amin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amin forces Zeus back against the cage and clinches.
Amin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zeus can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Amin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeus avoids it.
Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amin closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Amin.
Amin dodges an elbow strike from Zeus.
Zeus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zeus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zeus has a couple of punches blocked by Amin.
Zeus throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin breaks the clinch.
Zeus wants to clinch up but Amin keeps it at a distance.
Amin tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amin with a body shot.
Amin instigates a clinch.
Amin breaks the clinch.
Idi Amin is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Zeus looks to move away, Amin throws a big counter combo bu Zeus just gets out of the way.
Amin throws out a powerful jab.
Zeus wants to clinch.
Amin looks to land a combination but Zeus avoids it well.
Zeus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amin circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Zeus catches Amin right on the button with a cross.
Idi Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeus throws a body punch but Amin moves out of range.
Amin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Amin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amin has Zeus up against the cage in a clinch.
Zeus misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zeus misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Amin lands a left and a right that send Zeus crashing to the mat, dazed. Amin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zeus is rocked!
Amin punishes Zeus's body with a nice straight punch.
Zeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Amin finish him?
Amin darts in and clinches Zeus up against the cage.
Zeus seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Amin.
Amin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus moves in looking to clinch but Amin pushes him off.
Amin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amin rather than just go for the knockout.
Zeus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeus closes the distance and pushes Amin back into the cage.
Amin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zeus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Amin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zeus can turn it around.
Zeus pushes off an throws an elbow but Amin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zeus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeus.
Amin is struggling to control the position.
Zeus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zeus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Amin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Amin moves into the clinch.
Zeus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Amin avoids the elbow strike from Zeus, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zeus is breathing heavily.
Amin slowing the pace effectively.
Zeus throws an elbow that misses.
Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amin misses with a head kick.
Zeus tries to clinch but Amin is having none of it.
Amin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Amin takes the fight into the clinch.
Amin working Zeus over with knees to the body.
Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zeus, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi Amin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zeus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amin closes the distance and pushes Zeus back into the cage.
Amin breaks from the clinch.
Amin moves into range and clinches up with Zeus.
Come on Amin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amin landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zeus throws an elbow but misses.
Zeus pushes Amin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zeus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amin is stalling here.
Amin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin lands a jab-cross combination.
Zeus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeus avoids the head kick by Amin.
Zeus scores with a hook.
Amin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zeus at a distance.
Amin pushes Zeus up against the cage in a clinch.
Amin blocks the elbow strike.
Amin breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Amin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amin.
Zeus moves in looking to clinch but Amin pushes him off.
Zeus seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Amin shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Zeus is backing up but Amin catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Zeus covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Amin Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Idi Amin!
Idi Amin retains his super heavyweight title!
Idi Amin 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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