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HFC 201 Angle Mort PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orion Contras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Edward Durden 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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Contras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Durden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contras closes this distance looking for a takedown but Durden circles away.
And Durden tries to counter it with a takedown but Contras pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Contras gets a clinch.
Durden tries for a takedown but Contras manages to get underhooks.
Durden is fighting off a takedown attempt but Contras is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Durden to the mat. Durden regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Durden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Contras trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden working for a triangle but Contras defends it easily.
Contras 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.
Durden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Durden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Contras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Contras is stalling in the full guard.
Durden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durden thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Durden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Contras defends it easily.
Durden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Contras passes into side control.
Contras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durden keeps working.
Durden can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden manages to get back to half guard.
Durden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Contras pulls his head out easily.
Contras trying to control the pace.
Contras stalling away here and it's allowed Durden to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Durden wants to sweep but no luck.
Durden looking for a guillotine here but Contras defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Contras is posturing up here but Durden has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Contras tries to roll out but it's too tight and Contras has to tap! Slick submission there by Durden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edward Durden!
After winning the bout, Edward Durden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Catch Em By Surprise. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zhelin Li was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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164 lbs
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Li slips under a jab from Brandon.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Li has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Brandon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Li no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Li is controlling Brandon's posture.
Brandon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brandon is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Li is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandon.
Brandon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li has control of Brandon's left arm, preventing Brandon from doing any damage.
Li keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully.
Li pulls Brandon in close to prevent any damage.
Brandon is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Li has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Brandon is looking to defend but Li has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Brandon! Li pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Brandon taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zhelin Li!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viper Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don Trip-Feelin like mike kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Viper Prince will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viper Prince!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prince unleashes a big counter combination but Christ bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Christ is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Christ closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Prince quickly recovers to half guard.
Christ has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Prince defend it? Christ steps over the head and cranks it - Prince is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Christ!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Christ!
A victorious George Christ thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Viper Prince spoke after the fight, saying 'Guess the gods chose it to be the other guys night.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T- Pain. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Krush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krush staying out of range there.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krush tries a head kick but it misses.
Todd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krush. Krush obviously looking to wear him down.
Krush moves out of range of the strikes.
Krush slips under a jab from Todd.
Krush throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Krush slips under a jab from Todd.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krush circles away quickly and effectively.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Krush is just out of range.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Krush lands a nice leg kick that just misses Todd's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Todd works over Krush's head and body with a nice combination.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Krush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krush fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krush fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Todd checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Krush quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Todd throws a right hand that Krush ducks under and follows up with a left that Krush also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Todd.
Krush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krush drops Todd with a beautiful combination! Todd stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Krush is looking for the KO!
Todd is rocked!
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Todd misses.
Todd is still on wobbly legs! Can Krush finish him?
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Todd seems to have recovered his senses.
Krush misses with a low kick as Todd jumps back.
Krush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Krush misses with a leg kick
and Todd counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Krush does no damage.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a body punch but Krush moves out of range.
Krush appears to be looking for a big counter.
Todd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Krush counters with a left and a right that stings Todd.
Krush throws out a leg kick but Todd moves out of range and Krush only half commits.
Krush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Todd is out of range.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Krush throws a leg kick but Todd moved away.
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krush tries a head kick but it misses.
Todd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krush pushes Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Krush can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Todd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krush breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Todd finds it's target.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
Krush walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krush is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd tests Krush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Krush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Todd throws a pinpoint strike between Krush's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Krush crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Todd scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Comanche Todd!
After the big win, Comanche Todd made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors V-Mask Clothing (10%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcilazo comes to the cage accompanied by Know Yourself. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Garcilazo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko misses with a head kick.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcilazo circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcilazo is looking to counter punch.
Garcilazo throws a sloppy head kick and Klitschko moves out of range easily.
Garcilazo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klitschko tries to avoid it but Garcilazo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klitschko to the ground. Klitschko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klitschko throws out a counter right but Garcilazo avoids it with no problem.
Klitschko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Garcilazo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
A short uppercut from Klitschko.
Garcilazo misses with a punch on the inside.
Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcilazo.
Garcilazo misses with a left hand
and Klitschko counters with a three punch combo that has Garcilazo backing up. Garcilazo nods at Klitschko to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Klitschko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcilazo.
Klitschko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcilazo drives through and clinches with Klitschko against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcilazo working aggressively here.
Klitschko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcilazo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klitschko backwards.
Klitschko blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Garcilazo on the inside.
We've been informed that Klitschko 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.
Klitschko blocks an uppercut.
Klitschko blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcilazo.
Garcilazo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klitschko's elbow.
A short uppercut from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klitschko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcilazo struggles to land a body shot inside as Klitschko controls his hands.
Garcilazo wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcilazo misses with a body punch.
A short right from Klitschko.
Klitschko scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klitschko blocks an uppercut.
Garcilazo has Klitschko pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch but Garcilazo keeps him there for the moment.
Klitschko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcilazo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws a head punch that misses.
Garcilazo can't find room to land a body shot as Klitschko controls the action.
Klitschko lands with a short shot to the head.
Klitschko lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcilazo backwards.
Klitschko wants to break free but Garcilazo has control.
Garcilazo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klitschko gets underhooks to prevent Garcilazo's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Garcilazo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko taking a breather.
Garcilazo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcilazo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klitschko is pushing Garcilazo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garcilazo misses with a punch on the inside.
Klitschko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcilazo backwards.
Klitschko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klitschko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Klitschko breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Klitschko. Beautiful body shot.
Garcilazo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcilazo tries a body shot but Klitschko blocks it.
Klitschko controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcilazo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klitschko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch but Garcilazo keeps him there for the moment.
Klitschko lands with a short shot to the head.
Klitschko misses with a punch on the inside.
Klitschko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcilazo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klitschko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klitschko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcilazo avoids it.
Garcilazo blocking some punches.
Garcilazo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Klitschko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo can't get the takedown.
Klitschko prevents the takedown attempt.
Klitschko wants to break free but Garcilazo has control.
Klitschko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Martin Garcilazo has been cut.
Klitschko lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko blocking some punches.
Klitschko prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
Garcilazo tries to work over Klitschko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcilazo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klitschko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcilazo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcilazo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcilazo pushes Klitschko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo is leaning against Klitschko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klitschko swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcilazo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Garcilazo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcilazo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcilazo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcilazo throws a quick counter head kick but Klitschko was just out of range.
Klitschko scores with a shot to the body.
Klitschko lands a two punch combo.
A left lands for Klitschko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcilazo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcilazo takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcilazo.
Nice body punch from Klitschko.
Klitschko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klitschko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcilazo throws a sloppy head kick and Klitschko moves out of range easily.
Klitschko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcilazo has closed the distance and engaged Klitschko in a clinch.
Klitschko tries to work over Garcilazo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin Garcilazo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcilazo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcilazo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klitschko backwards.
Garcilazo swings wildly with an uppercut but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Klitschko.
Klitschko 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.
Garcilazo moves in looking to clinch but Klitschko pushes him off.
Martin Garcilazo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcilazo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Garcilazo.
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!
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Garcilazo avoids them all with ease.
Garcilazo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klitschko circles away.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klitschko!
Klitschko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klitschko cracks a nice hook into Garcilazo's ribs.
Garcilazo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klitschko with a nice cross.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko digs a good hook to Garcilazo's body.
Klitschko connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Garcilazo! He's out on his feet! Klitschko rushes in and drops Garcilazo with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Yegor Klitschko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanerva comes to the cage accompanied by Sultans of Swing. Will Do is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Do!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva misses with an uppercut.
Do cracks Kanerva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanerva circles away quickly and effectively.
Do avoids the head kick by Kanerva.
A nice side step and Do releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kanerva throws a front kick aimed at Do's knee but Do avoids it well.
Do is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do jabs Kanerva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Do misses with the combination.
Kanerva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanerva.
Do misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do slips under a jab from Kanerva.
Do moves out of range as Kanerva throws a body kick.
Do throws a series of punches but Kanerva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva avoids the body shot from Do.
As Do looks to move away, Kanerva throws a big counter combo bu Do just gets out of the way.
Do misses with a two punch combination.
Kanerva throws the kick towards the body but Do avoids it.
Do swinging wildly here.
Do misses with a hook
and Kanerva counters with an inside leg kick.
Do takes a swing at Kanerva's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Kanerva misses
and Do holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Do wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanerva won't allow it.
Kanerva trying to stall but Do improves his position.
Do pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Do looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Do uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kanerva.
Do looks to land a left hand but Kanerva moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kanerva 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 Do has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kanerva back to the cage. Do follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Do slips a jab from Kanerva.
Do has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanerva.
Do throws a counter combo.
Kanerva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Do's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanerva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanerva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do dips to his left and cracks Kanerva with an uppercut!
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Kanerva's shoulder, as Kanerva tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanerva misses the target.
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Do is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Do swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Kanerva misses its target.
Kanerva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Kanerva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanerva throws a hook but Do blocks it.
Kanerva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do feints the counter takedown.
Kanerva throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Do's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva dodges the punch combination from Do.
Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do misses with the combination.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kanerva.
Kanerva 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.
Kanerva swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Do tries to counter by closing the distance.
Do checks the leg kick nicely there.
Do throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanerva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kanerva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Do has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanerva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice cross by Kanerva.
Kanerva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kanerva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Do drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kanerva defends it well.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Do.
Kanerva throws a combination that misses
and Do counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Do throws an overhand right that drops Kanerva like a sack of potatoes! Do dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Do!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brotiz Bruttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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243 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brotiz Bruttz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruttz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chung's guard.
Bruttz won't allow Chung to sweep him here.
Chung keeping moving, preventing Bruttz from controlling successfully.
Bruttz won't allow Chung to sweep him here.
Bruttz stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Chung throws up his legs and catches Bruttz in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bruttz tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Chung! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wang Chung!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Uprising. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
28 - 17 - 1 |
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218 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
28 - 17 - 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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrzynski throws a looping overhand right but Landry ducks down to avoid it.
Landry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Landry misses with a body kick.
Landry jabs at Dobrzynski's body.
Nice defenses there by Dobrzynski.
Landry throws a lazy head kick
and Dobrzynski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Landry won't be happy with that.
Dobrzynski landing strikes.
Dobrzynski controlling the position.
Landry taking a bit of punishment here - Dobrzynski scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Landry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dobrzynski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Landry will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Landry can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Landry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Landry gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Landry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dobrzynski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landry defending well though.
Dobrzynski seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Dobrzynski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landry defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Landry is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Dobrzynski has latched onto it... Big trouble! Dobrzynski pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Landry is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Dobrzynski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maciej Dobrzynski!
Maciej Dobrzynski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Caskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen Cisco Kid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenzo Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz stuns Caskey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caskey tries to score with a low kick but Ortiz moves his leg out of the way.
Ortiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ortiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caskey.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
Caskey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caskey was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Caskey is predictable there
and Caskey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caskey was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ortiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ortiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caskey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Ortiz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortiz lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caskey misses with a head kick.
Lorenzo Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz works Caskey's body with a nice hook.
Ortiz lands with a good body shot.
Ortiz clinches with his opponent.
Ortiz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caskey moves forwards but Ortiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ortiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ortiz thumps Caskey with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ortiz.
Caskey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caskey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Caskey scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Caskey under the eye.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caskey.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Caskey.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ortiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caskey rather than just go for the knockout.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caskey's hands.
Caskey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ortiz lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Caskey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ortiz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. Caskey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caskey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caskey throws the kick towards the body but Ortiz avoids it.
Caskey ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.
Ortiz clobbers Caskey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caskey throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caskey - that will leave a mark!
Caskey connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz tries to clinch but Caskey is having none of it.
Caskey thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ortiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caskey, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz being controlled against the cage.
Caskey tries to break free but Ortiz pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Caskey tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Caskey is trying to stall.
Ortiz tries to work over Caskey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caskey avoiding damage.
Caskey blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Caskey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
Caskey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortiz.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caskey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caskey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caskey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
And Caskey counters with a quick kick to the body but Ortiz blocks it.
Caskey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caskey is looking to chop away at Ortiz's legs.
It seemed like Ortiz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
Ortiz takes a swing at Caskey's ribcage but misses.
Caskey tried to counter with a leg kick but Ortiz avoided it.
Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caskey.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Caskey's ribs.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz connects with a single shot there.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caskey drops his hands momentarily and Ortiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caskey momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Caskey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ortiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortiz works Caskey's body with a nice hook.
Caskey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ortiz.
Caskey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caskey's hands.
Caskey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caskey.
Caskey throws a body kick that misses.
Ortiz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ortiz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caskey tries to land a body kick
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Caskey is rocked!
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Caskey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz motions for Caskey to come forward. Ortiz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caskey seems to have got his legs back now.
A head kick misses from Caskey.
Ortiz cracks Caskey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caskey throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz cracks Caskey with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ortiz has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Caskey to stand back up!
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!
Ortiz connects with a body shot that sends Caskey's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ortiz checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caskey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caskey stalling.
Ortiz is leaning against Caskey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ortiz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caskey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caskey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooh!!! Ortiz has knocked Caskey down with a huge combo! Ortiz steps away and waves a wobbly Caskey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Kid Caskey has been cut.
Caskey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz cracks Caskey with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Caskey falls to his knees and Ortiz doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Ortiz!
Lorenzo Ortiz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Oppelaar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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35
200 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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35
192 lbs
24 - 19 - 1 |
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Great low kicks
Very strong |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barakus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barakus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oppelaar working a defensive guard here.
Barakus cracks Oppelaar with a solid left hand.
Barakus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barakus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oppelaar's head.
Barakus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barakus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barakus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oppelaar with a jab.
It looks like Kj Barakus has been cut.
Oppelaar throws a right hand that Barakus ducks under and follows up with a left that Barakus also avoids with ease.
Barakus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar throws a lazy head kick
and Barakus counters with a single leg into guard. Oppelaar didn't expect that.
Oppelaar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barakus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Oppelaar.
Oppelaar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barakus's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oppelaar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barakus forces his way into half guard.
Barakus throwing shots but Oppelaar is blocking nicely.
Oppelaar is pressing down on Barakus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oppelaar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oppelaar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oppelaar is still trying to improve position.
Barakus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oppelaar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Barakus.
Barakus pulls Oppelaar in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppelaar lands a couple of digs.
Oppelaar distracts Barakus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barakus trying to keep a closed guard but Oppelaar is proving a slippery customer.
Oppelaar throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oppelaar postures up in Barakus's guard and throws a big left but Barakus blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Barakus keeps moving.
Oppelaar throws an elbow that misses. Barakus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oppelaar's guard. Nice move by Barakus!
Oppelaar keeping moving, preventing Barakus from controlling successfully.
Oppelaar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barakus trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barakus's guard.
Barakus working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oppelaar looking to sit in guard and control but Barakus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barakus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oppelaar has his foot on Barakus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barakus works his way back into a safe position though.
Oppelaar working for a triangle but Barakus defends it easily.
Barakus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barakus trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oppelaar is trying to keep Barakus in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oppelaar is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kj Barakus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kj Barakus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barakus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barakus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oppelaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Oppelaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barakus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oppelaar.
Barakus tries to counter with a takedown but Oppelaar is quick to defend against it.
Oppelaar drops Barakus with a left and a right! Oh, Barakus is hurt - Oppelaar dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppelaar throws an elbow but Barakus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Check out the look on Oppelaar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oppelaar lands some shots froms side control.
Oppelaar tries to score with some ground and pound. Barakus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Oppelaar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barakus parries the strikes from Oppelaar easily there. Oppelaar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barakus to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus wants to control but Oppelaar postures up.
The strikes coming from Oppelaar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Oppelaar crashes against the mat.
Barakus is not content to let Oppelaar control the position.
The strikes coming from Oppelaar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dennis Oppelaar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oppelaar throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Barakus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Oppelaar winds up and cracks Barakus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is not content to let Oppelaar control the position.
Oppelaar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oppelaar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oppelaar working over Barakus with some ground and pound. Barakus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barakus trying to control here.
Oppelaar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oppelaar working over Barakus with some ground and pound. Barakus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oppelaar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barakus keeping control of the position.
Oppelaar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barakus's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar throwing shots but Barakus is blocking nicely.
Oppelaar thows a huge punch but Barakus dodges it nicely.
Oppelaar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barakus defending well though.
Oppelaar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oppelaar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Barakus is refusing to be controlled, as Oppelaar sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oppelaar lands with a hook. Barakus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kj Barakus's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar misses with a few strikes there.
Barakus shoots in looking for a takedown but Oppelaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barakus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oppelaar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oppelaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Oppelaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oppelaar misses with the combination.
Dennis Oppelaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oppelaar connects with a right that clearly hurt Barakus. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Oppelaar proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Barakus collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Oppelaar!
A relieved looking Dennis Oppelaar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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