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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonni Saastala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dukes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Def Leppard. Saastala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nyrkill� naamaan - Look at your ugly mug from mirror. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Dukes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonni Saastala!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saastala misses with a jab to the body
and Dukes moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Dukes.
Saastala is trying to pull guard but Dukes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dukes 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.
A right handed body shot lands from Dukes.
Dukes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saastala jumps guard but Dukes stands there with Saastala around his waist. Saastala gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saastala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dukes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dukes lands a shoulder strike.
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dukes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saastalas head.
Saastala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saastala prevents a body shot from Dukes.
Dukes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dukes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dukes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saastala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saastala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dukes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frank Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonni Saastala.
A left hand lands to the body for Dukes.
Dukes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saastala blocks the elbow strike.
Dukes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saastala backwards.
Dukes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dukes can't find room to land a body shot as Saastala controls the action.
Dukes lands a damaging elbow.
Dukes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dukes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dukes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saastala avoids a wild elbow strike from Dukes.
Dukes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saastala blocks an uppercut.
Dukes blocks an uppercut.
Dukes can't find room to land a body shot as Saastala controls the action.
Dukes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saastala tries to land a knee to the head but Dukes blocks with his arms.
Dukes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dukes is leaning against Saastala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dukes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saastala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saastala has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dukes uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saastala looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dukes is defending well. Saastala quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dukes has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Saastala celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonni Saastala!
Post fight, Jonni Saastala stared into the camera and said 'Great fight, Bok.. FOR ME! But for real, thanks for the fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Diddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Diddler 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Diddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddler moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Diddler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diddler.
Diddler is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Diddler can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Diddler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero cracks Diddler with a nice body shot.
Diddler is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero stops a takedown attempt from Diddler.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diddler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diddler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diddler misses with a punch to the body.
Diddler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Diddler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diddler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romero's brow.
Diddler blocks a body shot from Romero.
Diddler is trying to break the clinch but Romero is controlling him.
Romero pushes Diddler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddler jumps guard but Romero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Diddler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddler struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Diddler tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Romero.
A short left from Romero.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Romero delivers a nice body kick.
Diddler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Romero.
Diddler is rocked!
Diddler takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Oh Diddler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero throws a chopping leg kick but Diddler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diddler seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero scores with a body shot.
We've been informed that Romero 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.
Romero lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diddler's sensitive parts.
Romero fakes the leg kick and cracks Diddler in the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Romero. Diddler shrugs it off though.
Diddler is breathing heavily.
Diddler shoots in but Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diddler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diddler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diddler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romero.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero cracks Diddler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diddler darts in looking for a takedown but Romero gets double underhooks and turns Diddler into the cage.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diddler is looking to clinch.
Diddler swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Aquiles Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diddler fails with the takedown
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Diddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a body shot.
Romero lands a slapping body shot.
Romero lands a big head kick that sends Diddler tumbling to the mat! Romero takes a step backwards and waves Diddler back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kid Diddler has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero is looking to land body kicks.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Diddler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romero defends well and Diddler ends up having to push Romero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diddler checks a low kick from Romero.
Romero lands with a right and another and another! Diddler is in big trouble! Romero lands again and this time it's lights out for Diddler! A quality knockout there for Romero.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aquiles Romero!
Aquiles Romero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Sedated. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dominiguez's choice of entrance music: Intro - The xx. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Dominiguez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez misses with the combination.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dominiguez clinches up against the cage.
Dominiguez successfully pulls guard.
Dominiguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Dominiguez had control of the position.
Murphy won't allow Dominiguez to sweep him here.
Murphy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dominiguez is proving hard to escape from.
Dominiguez is controlling Murphy's posture.
Murphy tries to stand but Dominiguez is controlling from the bottom.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominiguez.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Dominiguez.
Murphy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eric Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dominiguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dominiguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dominiguez on the ground.
Dominiguez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four 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.
Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dominiguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dominiguez moves into the clinch.
Dominiguez stalls.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.
Dominiguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominiguez misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez slows down the pace here.
Murphy tries to break free but Dominiguez pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Dominiguez keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominiguez has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Dominiguez keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Murphy tries to circle away but Dominiguez has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from Dominiguez, against the cage.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominiguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominiguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dominiguez can turn it around.
Dominiguez stalling the fight.
Dominiguez avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominiguez has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dominiguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murphy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominiguez is trying to trip Murphy. He has hold of a leg but Murphy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dominiguez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Dominiguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Dominiguez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dominiguez dives into side control.
Dominiguez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dominiguez misses with the ground and pound.
Murphy is letting Dominiguez control him for a moment.
Dominiguez is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dominiguez.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dominiguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dominiguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominiguez throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominiguez throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Dominiguez counters with a straight right hand.
Dominiguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dominiguez throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dominiguez scores with a nice head shot.
Dominiguez swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominiguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Dominiguez misses with a straight left.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dominiguez dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Dominiguez wants to counter with a clinch but Murphy pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dominiguez somewhat.
Dominiguez stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Dominiguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominiguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Dominiguez tries to counter with a clinch but Murphy shakes him off and moves away.
Oscar Dominiguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy is looking to wear down Dominiguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dominiguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dominiguez trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Dominiguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Murphy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Eric Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominiguez stands and throws Murphy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dominiguez controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Dominiguez drags him back down.
Dominiguez wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dominiguez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Dominiguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominiguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Dominiguez!
Oscar Dominiguez very nearly forgot to thank Valhalla Fight Wear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arden Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermit scores with a push kick.
Kermit lands a big head kick that sends Betancourt tumbling to the mat! Kermit takes a step backwards and waves Betancourt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Arden Betancourt has been cut.
Kermit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Betancourt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kermit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kermit.
Kermit lands a big head kick that sends Betancourt tumbling to the mat! Kermit takes a step backwards and waves Betancourt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betancourt walks straight into a right hand from Kermit - that's dropped him! Kermit jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Betancourt from any more punishment! Betancourt complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Constantine Kermit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Kindmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekka Kindmark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pekka Kindmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kindmark works the jab nicely.
Damhuis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kindmark lands with an uppercut that bounces Damhuis off the cage and back into range.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Manolito Damhuis has been cut.
Kindmark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damhuis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kindmark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kindmark blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kindmark. That snapped Damhuis's head back.
Damhuis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kindmark cracks Damhuis with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Damhuis tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kindmark pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Damhuis is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Kindmark!
An out of breath Pekka Kindmark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Argos Vasilakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilakis comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack!. Killer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Opeth / Hope Leaves. Argos Vasilakis 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Argos Vasilakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Killer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vasilakis checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Killer. That snapped Vasilakis's head back.
Vasilakis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Killer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vasilakis's knee momentarily.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick and Vasilakis moves out of range easily.
Killer misses with a looping right.
Killer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Killer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasilakis. Vasilakis obviously looking to wear him down.
Killer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Killer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Killer sizes up Vasilakis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Vasilakis.
Killer tried to score with a low kick but Vasilakis checks it.
Vasilakis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Killer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilakis staying out of range there.
Vasilakis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killer.
Vasilakis throws a wild body kick that Killer sees coming a mile off.
The Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Killer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Killer throws out a leg kick but Vasilakis moves out of range and Killer only half commits.
A head kick by Killer misses
and Vasilakis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vasilakis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Killer feints a counter leg kick.
Killer tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasilakis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Killer sprawls and moves away.
Killer misses with an uppercut
and Vasilakis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vasilakis.
Vasilakis working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Killer stalling against the cage.
Vasilakis lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilakis struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
A short right from Vasilakis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Killer.
A shot in the inside from Killer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilakis taking a breather.
Vasilakis is trying to stall.
Vasilakis pushes Killer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Killer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Vasilakis.
Vasilakis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vasilakis struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Killer cracks Vasilakis with a nice body shot.
Vasilakis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilakis tries to clinch but Killer moves away
and Killer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Killer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasilakis blocks a head kick by Killer.
Vasilakis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasilakis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasilakis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Killer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Killer throws a leg kick but Vasilakis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Killer throws out a powerful jab.
Killer throws the kick towards the body but Vasilakis avoids it.
Killer misses with a body shot.
Vasilakis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasilakis tries to clinch there but Killer circles away.
Killer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Vasilakis.
Killer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasilakis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Killer misses with a body shot
and Vasilakis counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Killer.
Killer has Vasilakis pushed against the cage.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Vasilakis manages to break the clinch.
Killer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasilakis lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Killer.
Killer takes a swing at Vasilakis's ribcage but misses.
As Killer tries to get set, Vasilakis tries to push him back and clinch up but Killer manages to avoid the attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
The Killer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Killer throws a head kick but Vasilakis moves out of range.
Vasilakis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vasilakis walks into a stiff left hand from Killer.
The Killer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasilakis drives through and clinches with Killer against the cage.
Vasilakis has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Vasilakis tries to score a body lock takedown but Killer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasilakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer blocks a head kick by Vasilakis.
Killer avoids the head kick by Vasilakis.
Killer throws a solid leg kick but Vasilakis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Killer.
Good work by Killer as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Vasilakis as he checks the leg kick.
Vasilakis tries to counter by clinching up but Killer breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Vasilakis.
Killer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasilakis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Killer.
Vasilakis doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.
Vasilakis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Killer counters with a good low kick that Vasilakis was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Vasilakis.
Argos Vasilakis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Killer.
Sloppy strikes from Killer. Those never looked like landing.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick and Vasilakis moves out of range easily.
Vasilakis wants to land a leg kick but Killer is out of range.
Jab from Killer.
Vasilakis scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasilakis staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Vasilakis misses its intended target.
Vasilakis has a takedown stuffed.
Killer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argos Vasilakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Killer misses.
Killer looks to land a left hand but Vasilakis moved out of range nicely.
Killer throws a leg kick but Vasilakis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Killer tries to get set, Vasilakis tries to push him back and clinch up but Killer manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Killer avoids the head kick by Vasilakis.
Killer flicks out a counter leg kick but Vasilakis steps away.
Killer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasilakis. That did some damage!
Killer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasilakis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killer. Killer obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilakis wants to clinch but Killer slips to the side
and Killer counters with an inside leg kick.
Vasilakis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasilakis drives through and clinches with Killer against the cage.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Killer trying to stall but Vasilakis improves his position.
Killer taking a breather.
Killer is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Vasilakis has denied him.
Vasilakis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasilakis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasilakis misses with some punches.
Vasilakis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Killer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vasilakis tries to throw a body punch but Killer avoids it by throwing Vasilakis back against the cage.
Vasilakis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
Vasilakis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Killer being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer trying to stall but Vasilakis improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Killer.
Vasilakis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasilakis.
The referee calls for Killer to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasilakis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer blocking some punches.
Vasilakis is trying to maintain a safe position but Killer gets an underhook and turns Vasilakis into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Vasilakis.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
Vasilakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Killer blocks the low kick.
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 Argos Vasilakis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Killer misses with a low kick.
Killer looks for the body kick but Vasilakis saw that one coming.
Vasilakis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Killer sprawls and moves away.
Vasilakis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Killer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Killer misses with a head kick.
Vasilakis checks a leg kick.
Killer sizes up Vasilakis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Killer sizes up Vasilakis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Killer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Killer misses.
Vasilakis throws a sloppy head kick and Killer moves out of range easily.
Vasilakis needs to keep his hands up - Killer had a free shot at his head there.
Killer throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Killer misses.
Crunch! Vasilakis slams his shin into Killer's torso.
Killer misses with a body kick.
Vasilakis feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Vasilakis.
Killer lands the left hand.
Vasilakis blocks a leg kick.
Killer stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasilakis. Vasilakis gets slowly back to his feet.
Killer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Killer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasilakis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Killer.
Vasilakis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilakis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Killer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Killer is looking to slow Vasilakis down with leg kicks.
Vasilakis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Killer connects with a leg kick. Vasilakis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Killer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasilakis's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilakis takes one to the chin there.
Killer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Killer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vasilakis counters with a series of strikes. Killer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as Vasilakis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Killer scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vasilakis is defended easily by Killer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilakis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Killer blocks a head kick by Vasilakis.
Killer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Killer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vasilakis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Killer throws out a leg kick but Vasilakis moves out of range and Killer only half commits.
Vasilakis tries to clinch but Killer moves out of range.
Vasilakis drops his hands momentarily and Killer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Killer throws a low kick, looking for Vasilakis's leg but Vasilakis calmly moves out of range.
Vasilakis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vasilakis moves out of range of the leg kick from Killer.
Vasilakis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Killer sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Killer.
Vasilakis moves into range and clinches up with Killer.
Killer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasilakis tries to break free but Killer pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Killer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Argos Vasilakis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Killer tries to stall but Vasilakis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasilakis misses with some punches.
Vasilakis blocks a body shot from Killer.
Vasilakis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasilakis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasilakis lands a hook that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilakis keeps control of Killer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasilakis has Killer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vasilakis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Killer tumbling to the mat - Vasilakis dives into Killer's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Killer 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Killer!
The Killer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Rotolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy H�naljmirigy - R�gj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lawlor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlito Rotolo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawlor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawlor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rotolo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lawlor looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawlor, not yet.
Rotolo postures up and lands a big shot to Lawlor's brow.
Lawlor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rotolo.
Lawlor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rotolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawlor is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotolo preventing the sweep.
Lawlor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotolo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rotolo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawlor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rotolo preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotolo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lawlor dives on top into guard.
Lawlor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rotolo's head.
Lawlor looking to pass the guard.
Lawlor advances to half guard.
Lawlor is pressing down on Rotolo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rotolo is holding on for now.
Rotolo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lawlor is stalling here. Rotolo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lawlor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rotolo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lawlor is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Rotolo.
Rotolo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rotolo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawlor, who protects the arm well.
Rotolo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawlor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rotolo throws a strike aimed at the side of Lawlor's head but Lawlor avoids it well.
Lawlor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lawlor wants to get back to full guard.
Rotolo passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lawlor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lawlor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lawlor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rotolo working the ground and pound but Lawlor is defending the strikes.
Rotolo is putting a hurting on Lawlor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lawlor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rotolo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lawlor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rotolo 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.
Lawlor manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rotolo's best efforts.
Rotolo trying to advance position but Lawlor counters by regaining guard.
Rotolo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lawlor is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawlor regains half guard.
Lawlor gets full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Rotolo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lawlor works the jab nicely.
Lawlor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotolo is defended easily by Lawlor.
Lawlor tries to counter with a takedown but Rotolo is quick to defend against it.
Lawlor leaves Rotolo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rotolo looks for a takedown but Lawlor sprawls well.
John Lawlor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlito Rotolo.
Rotolo throws a right and a left that Lawlor avoids nicely.
Lawlor 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.
Lawlor landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotolo controlling Lawlor's posture.
Lawlor passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor wants to pass the guard but Rotolo is defending well.
Lawlor uses his free foot to push down on Rotolo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rotolo.
Lawlor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rotolo has worked his arm free - good work by Rotolo!
Lawlor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawlor swings around for an armbar but Rotolo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lawlor's guard.
Rotolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawlor is retaining full guard.
Rotolo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawlor looking to control.
Lawlor keeping full guard, as Rotolo tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawlor is on top in guard.
Lawlor throws a strike but Rotolo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotolo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawlor looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawlor, not yet.
Rotolo with a nice head shot there.
Rotolo is pushing down on Lawlor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lawlor is fighting to maintain full guard but Rotolo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lawlor is pressing down on Rotolo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotolo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawlor looking to control.
Rotolo throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotolo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawlor has wrist control.
Rotolo throws a strike but Lawlor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawlor's guard.
Rotolo trying to control but Lawlor is working from the bottom.
Rotolo stands up over Lawlor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rotolo cracks Lawlor with a solid left hand.
Lawlor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rotolo looking to sit in guard and control but Lawlor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rotolo 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotolo pulls Lawlor in to control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lawlor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rotolo.
Lawlor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotolo.
Rotolo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawlor tries to avoid it but Rotolo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawlor to the ground. Lawlor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawlor throws a wild body kick that Rotolo sees coming a mile off.
Rotolo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawlor's waist but Lawlor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rotolo off to one side.
John Lawlor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlito Rotolo.
Lawlor looks to land a body kick but Rotolo moved away.
Lawlor lands with a good body shot.
Lawlor misses with the body kick
so Rotolo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lawlor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rotolo escapes and throws Lawlor's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rotolo wants to take a breather but Lawlor manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rotolo.
Lawlor keeping moving, preventing Rotolo from controlling successfully.
Rotolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lawlor is looking to advance position but Rotolo won't allow it.
Lawlor seems to be looking for submissions.
Lawlor trying to control from half guard but Rotolo is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor misses with a head shot. Rotolo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lawlor wants to pass the guard but Rotolo is keeping the position.
Lawlor is working hard here to advance position.
Lawlor throws a strike but Rotolo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rotolo preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotolo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawlor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawlor trying to control the position.
Rotolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawlor is retaining full guard.
Rotolo is still trying to improve position.
Lawlor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawlor trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lawlor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawlor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor is looking for a kimura here.
Lawlor is trying to control the action in half guard but Rotolo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawlor seems to be working for a kimura but Rotolo defends the submission attempt.
Lawlor prevents Rotolo from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlito Rotolo.
I think Rotolo 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Nemesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Stephensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nemesis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Im The Nemesis!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Nemesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Stephensson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephensson lands with a kick to the temple. Nemesis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like The Nemesis has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Nemesis blocks the low kick.
Stephensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Stephensson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stephensson 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.
Nemesis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nemesis ducks under a wild hook from Stephensson.
Nemesis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nyrkkipaja in the buildup to the fight.
Good leg kick by Nemesis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stephensson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nemesis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nemesis scores with a spinning back kick!
Stephensson misses with a low kick.
Nemesis throws a head kick that Stephensson semi-blocks.
Stephensson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemesis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nemesis blocks a head kick by Stephensson.
Nemesis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nemesis is looking to score with low kicks.
Stephensson feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nemesis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nemesis tried to score with a low kick but Stephensson checks it.
Nemesis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stephensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stephensson forces Nemesis back against the cage and clinches.
Stephensson throws a head punch that misses.
Nemesis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nemesis thuds a left hand into Stephensson's body.
Stephensson looks to throw the jab but Nemesis is out of range.
Nemesis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stephensson pushes Nemesis up against the cage in a clinch.
Stephensson misses with the head strike.
A short right from Nemesis on the inside.
Nemesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemesis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Nemesis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stephensson. That's going to slow Nemesis down.
Nemesis cracks the inside of Stephensson's front leg.
Nemesis throws a wild body kick that Stephensson sees coming a mile off.
Nemesis avoids the head kick by Stephensson.
Stephensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nemesis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stephensson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nemesis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nemesis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stephensson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stephensson wants to slow Nemesis down by chopping away at his legs.
Stephensson scores with a nice right hand.
Nemesis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nemesis throws a head kick but Stephensson moves out of range.
Stephensson misses with a low kick.
Nemesis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stephensson looks to clinch
and Nemesis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stephensson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nemesis tried to counter with a leg kick but Stephensson avoided it.
Nice body kick there by Nemesis.
Jab by Nemesis.
Nemesis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nemesis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nemesis fakes the leg kick and cracks Stephensson in the body.
Nemesis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stephensson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nemesis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nemesis misses with a kick to the body.
Nemesis throws a low kick, looking for Stephensson's leg but Stephensson calmly moves out of range.
Stephensson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nemesis wants to land a leg kick but Stephensson is out of range.
Stephensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nemesis throws the kick towards the body but Stephensson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stephensson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nemesis is out of range and Stephensson settles back down.
Nemesis is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nemesis.
Nemesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nemesis.
Marty Stephensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemesis sizes up Stephensson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stephensson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stephensson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stephensson tries to clinch up but Nemesis circles away and keeps his distance.
Nemesis cracks Stephensson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Stephensson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nemesis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Stephensson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Nemesis!
The Nemesis took some time post fight to say the following; 'That was a fun little scuffle... Hey man hold you broken chin up and take a look at the bright side of things: atleast now you know your place, boy.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hoodlum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Hanolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hoodlum had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hoodlum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jutta Hanolla!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanolla throws a shot from downtown. Hoodlum moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Hoodlum tenderised Hanolla's leg. Hanolla is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoodlum lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoodlum throws a head kick but Hanolla moves out of range.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoodlum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hoodlum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoodlum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanolla.
Hanolla tries to clinch up
and Hoodlum counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanolla scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoodlum.
Hanolla avoids the head kick by Hoodlum.
Hoodlum throws a head kick but Hanolla moves out of range.
Hanolla lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodlum moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoodlum pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoodlum.
Hoodlum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoodlum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanolla lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoodlum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanolla.
Hoodlum is rocked!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oh Hoodlum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanolla creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hoodlum with a big uppercut! Hoodlum tries to clinch up but Hanolla pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hoodlum to the mat! Hoodlum covers up and Hanolla unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jutta Hanolla!
Our winner, Jutta Hanolla, 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.
In defeat, The Hoodlum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im gon stab this fool.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine has chosen Judas Priest / Killing Machine as his entrance music. Patrick Brody has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Brody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Machine!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brody throws a leg kick but Machine moved away.
Brody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brody has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card Training in the buildup to the fight.
Brody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machine flicks out a counter leg kick but Brody steps away.
Machine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brody.
Machine lands a body shot.
Brody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brody misses with a lunging right hand
and Machine counters with a nice uppercut.
Brody just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machine! But no joy.
Brody looks to throw a body kick
and Machine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brody thows a leg kick but Machine checks it
and Machine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Brody.
Brody misses the shot to the body.
Machine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine misses with a kick to the body.
Brody shoots in but Machine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brody was well out of range. Poor timing from Machine.
Brody drops down looking for a counter takedown but Machine sprawls and moves away.
Brody looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machine is fending him off so far but Brody persists. Nope, Machine circles away and we're back to standing.
Brody backing away here, and Machine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brody lands a jab to Machine's midsection.
Machine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brody.
Brody scores with a takedown into Machine's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brody slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brody is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Machine is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody wants to control but Machine is keeping him busy.
Brody looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brody swings around for an armbar but Machine sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brody's guard.
Brody is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Machine frees his head nicely. Oh but Brody has switched to an armbar! Machine is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Patrick Brody!
Patrick Brody retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Patrick Brody thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The Machine spoke after the fight, saying '*crackling sounds* Can-not com-ply ...'.
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