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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Era Ojdanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerich has chosen SUPER TRASH YYAYY as his entrance music. Varshik Gerich 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Era Ojdanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerich lands a two punch combo.
Gerich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ojdanic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Ojdanic misses the target.
Gerich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ojdanic throws a lazy right hand but Gerich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ojdanic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gerich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gerich.
Ojdanic goes for a double leg but Gerich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gerich continues to drive forward.
A head kick misses from Gerich.
Gerich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ojdanic shoots in and drives through. Gerich sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Era Ojdanic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ojdanic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ojdanic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Gerich lands but Ojdanic takes it in his stride.
Ojdanic is rocked!
Varshik Gerich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Look low, kick high! Gerich uses the oldest trick in the book to send Ojdanic tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gerich is absolutely delighted - when Ojdanic wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Varshik Gerich!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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135 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall tries a low kick but Banner avoids it.
Banner is looking to counter the offense by Coxall and move into the clinch.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Coxall counters with a right hand to the body.
Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Alex Coxall has been cut.
Banner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banner circles away quickly and effectively.
Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coxall thuds his right hand into Banner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coxall throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Coxall throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banner on the side of the head.
Banner's corner calls for a 1-2. Banner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Coxall 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.
Coxall throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
A jab lands there for Coxall.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Coxall moves away and avoids it.
Banner throws a right hand that Coxall ducks under and follows up with a left that Coxall also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Coxall misses.
Coxall tries to score with a low kick but Banner moves his leg out of the way.
Banner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Coxall.
Coxall lands a high kick!
Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Coxall moves out of range easily.
Coxall cracks Banner with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Coxall throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Coxall walks into a stiff left hand from Banner.
Banner throws a right hand that Coxall ducks under and follows up with a left that Coxall also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coxall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coxall takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Coxall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banner blocks a head kick by Coxall.
A swing and a miss from Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall slips a jab and a cross from Banner.
Coxall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coxall. Coxall obviously looking to wear him down.
Coxall misses with a looping left.
Banner swings for the body but Coxall moves out of range.
Coxall cracks Banner with a good jab.
Coxall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coxall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
Coxall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Coxall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coxall misses with a leg kick
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coxall is rocked!
Banner takes one on the button.
Coxall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coxall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banner's head backwards.
Banner throws the left hand but Coxall avoids the punch easily.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall connects with a right hand. Banner shakes it off.
Banner misses with the combination.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coxall throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Coxall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coxall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coxall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Coxall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banner.
Coxall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banner. That did some damage!
Banner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coxall connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
Coxall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coxall slips a jab and a cross from Banner.
Coxall tries a quick counter leg kick but Banner is wise to it.
Coxall thuds his right hand into Banner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Coxall moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banner misses with a combination
and Coxall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banner thinking.
Coxall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Coxall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banner in his tracks.
Coxall moves away from the strike by Banner.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Coxall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner throws a head kick that half lands.
Coxall scores with a hook.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banner misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Coxall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Banner misses.
Coxall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner lands a big head kick that sends Coxall tumbling to the mat! Banner takes a step backwards and waves Coxall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Coxall is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coxall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banner misses with an uppercut
and Coxall counters with an inside leg kick.
Banner drops Coxall with a beautiful combination! Coxall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Banner is looking for the KO!
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!
Coxall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coxall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coxall tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner tries to counter with a takedown but Coxall is quick to defend against it.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coxall. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner misses with a hook.
Coxall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banner lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body kick there by Banner.
Banner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Coxall sprawling to the canvas! Coxall rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Banner finish him?!
Coxall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruce Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coxall connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Coxall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coxall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coxall.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coxall wants to counter the offense by Banner and move into the clinch position.
Coxall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coxall lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Bruce Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coxall on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Coxall. That snapped Banner's head back.
Coxall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banner on the side of the head.
Coxall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coxall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coxall lands a lovely overhand right.
Coxall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coxall seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coxall to score with a decent uppercut.
Banner is rocked!
Banner misses with a hook.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner cracks Coxall with a good jab.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
Banner throws a chopping leg kick but Coxall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coxall scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coxall looks to land a combination but Banner avoids it well.
A head kick by Banner misses
and Coxall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Banner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Coxall ducks down to avoid it.
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coxall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Coxall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banner in his tracks.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coxall circles away quickly and effectively.
Coxall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner 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.
Coxall lands with a kick to the temple. Banner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Banner misses with a combination
and Coxall counters with an outside leg kick.
Coxall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banner. That did some damage!
Coxall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Coxall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Coxall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coxall.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coxall.
That kick from Coxall tenderised Banner's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coxall counters with a good low kick that Banner was not able to check.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Coxall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Coxall moves away and avoids it.
Banner misses with a double jab.
Banner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Coxall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Banner. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coxall lands a head kick. Banner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Banner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coxall works Banner's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Banner.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coxall.
Coxall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Coxall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Coxall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banner at a distance.
Coxall throws a leg kick which misses Banner's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
Banner misses the jab.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Coxall saw that one coming.
Coxall follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner throws a series of punches but Coxall moves out of range.
Banner throws a wild body kick that Coxall sees coming a mile off.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coxall.
A solid body kick from Coxall.
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 Bruce Banner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Coxall's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coxall!
Coxall misses with a body shot.
Coxall scoring well with a low kick there.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Banner.
Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick from Coxall.
Donk. Coxall catches Banner right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Coxall finds it's way through Banner's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Banner. Those never looked like landing.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Coxall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Banner throws a series of punches but Coxall moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coxall circles away quickly and effectively.
Banner looks to land a combination but Coxall avoids it well.
Coxall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coxall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Banner avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coxall. That's going to slow Banner down.
Coxall misses with a head kick.
Banner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coxall throws a head kick that half lands.
Coxall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Coxall lands with a right hand.
Coxall dips to his left and cracks Banner with an uppercut!
A combination from Coxall does no damage.
Coxall takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner looks to land a combination but Coxall avoids it well.
Coxall blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Coxall.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coxall.
Coxall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coxall tries a head kick but it misses.
Coxall throws a shot to the body.
Banner misses with the combination.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banner throws a combination that misses
and Coxall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coxall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coxall counters with a stiff right hand.
Coxall throws a one two combo.
Coxall jabs at Banner's body.
Banner misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner scores with a hook.
Coxall blocks a head kick by Banner.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Banner throws a jab when Coxall was well out of range.
Coxall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner's sensitive parts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coxall!
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Banner checks a leg kick.
Coxall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coxall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Banner misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Coxall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banner throws a right hand that Coxall ducks under and follows up with a left that Coxall also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banner misses with a double jab
and Coxall counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Coxall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coxall.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banner misses with a double jab.
Coxall throws a fast counter high kick but Banner manages to duck under it in time.
A jab from Coxall finds it's way through Banner's defenses.
Coxall jabs at Banner's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner misses with a straight right.
Coxall lands a nice shot that snaps Banner's head back.
Coxall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banner scores with the left hand. Coxall knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coxall 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Coxall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Polo lands with a nice body punch.
Polo scores with a spinning back kick!
Madison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Madison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Polo.
Polo closes the distance and clinches.
Polo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Polo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Madison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polo is defended easily by Madison.
Madison gets caught napping as Polo dives in and scores a takedown. Madison manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polo defends well.
Polo pushes down on Madison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Madison looking for submissions off his back.
Polo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Polo looking to control but Madison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Polo lands a big elbow.
Madison is trying to reverse the position but instead Polo has taken his back - oops!
Madison tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Polo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Madison knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Madison for a finish.
You can see the frustration on Madison's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Polo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Well, with Polo on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Madison is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Madison fending off the submission attempt from Polo.
Polo keeps control of the position as Madison tries to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo keeps control of the position as Madison tries to break free.
Polo doesn't have the hooks in and Madison manages to turn into his guard.
Madison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Polo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Polo has escaped and now he's on top!
Madison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Polo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Polo wants to pass the guard but Madison is keeping the position.
Polo is looking to stand up but Madison won't let him.
Madison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Polo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Madison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Polo has managed to get both his arms back between Madison's legs - danger averted.
Madison looking for a guillotine here but Polo defends easily.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
Polo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Madison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Polo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Madison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Polo avoids it really well and circles away.
Joe Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madison is fending him off so far but Polo persists. Nope, Madison circles away and we're back to standing.
Madison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Madison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Madison drops back, looking for a kneebar! Polo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Polo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Polo!
Polo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Madison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Madison is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Polo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is trying to get back to full guard.
Madison wants to get back to full guard but Polo has mounted him!
Polo lands a big elbow.
Polo controlling the pace for now.
Polo has hold of Madison's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Madison manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Madison can't escape the position.
Polo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polo controlling from the full mount.
Polo with a couple of short strikes.
Madison is looking to get to half guard.
Polo with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Madison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Polo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Polo passes into half guard.
Madison looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Madison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Polo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Polo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Madison is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukowski comes to the cage accompanied by Donatan, Gural, Sheller, Kaczor, Ry23, Rafi - Słowiańska krew. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lankari's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
145 lbs
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38
142 lbs
19 - 28 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski connects with a leg kick. Lankari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lankari misses with a takedown
and Bukowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lankari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bukowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lankari shoots for a double leg takedown but Bukowski sprawls well. He's pushed Lankari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bukowski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lankari just manages to avoid it.
Piotr Bukowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Lankari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bukowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lankari has a takedown stuffed.
Bukowski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Boom Boom Room in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski misses with a body shot.
Lankari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bukowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bukowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Lankari as he checks the leg kick.
Lankari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bukowski.
Piotr Bukowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Lankari tries to counter it with a takedown but Bukowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bukowski clinches up with Lankari and pushes him back against the cage.
Bukowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bukowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Lankari is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bukowski to keep the fight standing.
Bukowski misses with the head strike.
Bukowski scores with a hook to the body.
Bukowski tries to throw a body punch but Lankari avoids it by throwing Bukowski back against the cage.
Lankari wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari tries for a takedown but Bukowski manages to get underhooks.
Lankari blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bukowski throws an elbow but misses.
Lankari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bukowski smiles and moves away.
Lankari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bukowski's waist but Bukowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lankari off to one side.
Bukowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lankari takes one on the button.
Lankari fails with a takedown attempt.
Lankari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari shoots for a double leg takedown but Bukowski sprawls well. He's pushed Lankari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Piotr Bukowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankari fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Bukowski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bukowski.
Bukowski stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Bukowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lankari.
Lankari shoots in and gets a takedown into Bukowski's guard.
Bukowski has control of Lankari's left arm, preventing Lankari from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari stands up and waves to Bukowski to follow him.
Lankari moves away from the strike by Bukowski.
Bukowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lankari.
Lankari fails with the takedown.
Lankari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bukowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lankari somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lankari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bukowski counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Bukowski dominated that 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.
Lankari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bukowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lankari somewhat.
Bukowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lankari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lankari checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lankari is defended easily by Bukowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari staying out of range there.
Lankari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bukowski defends well and Lankari ends up having to push Bukowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Piotr Bukowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Bukowski throws a series of punches but Lankari moves out of range.
Lankari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A good leg kick by Bukowski.
Nice sprawl there from Bukowski as Lankari shoots in.
Bukowski throws a chopping leg kick but Lankari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lankari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bukowski but Bukowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lankari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bukowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bukowski scores with the left hand. Lankari knows he should have avoided that one.
Lankari drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukowski is trying to keep Lankari in close.
Lankari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bukowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lankari throwing strikes but missing.
Lankari gets to his feet. Bukowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lankari shoots in looking for a takedown. Bukowski tries to sprawl out of it but Lankari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bukowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bukowski swings for the body but Lankari moves out of range.
Lankari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bukowski did well to prevent Lankari getting side control.
Bukowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bukowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lankari.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari passes to full mount!
BOOM! Lankari connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lankari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bukowski because Lankari loaded up on that one.
Lankari is trying to control here but Bukowski has managed to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lankari prevents Bukowski from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lankari is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Bukowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lankari shoots for a double leg takedown but Bukowski sprawls well. He's pushed Lankari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankari can do to turn this around?
Bukowski throws a chopping leg kick but Lankari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lankari with a poor takedown
and Bukowski counters with a straight right hand.
Bukowski tries to clinch but Lankari is having none of it.
Lankari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bukowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lankari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Piotr Bukowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bukowski's waist but Bukowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lankari off to one side.
A head kick misses from Bukowski.
Bukowski throws a head kick that misses.
Lankari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bukowski defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bukowski as he jumps to the side.
Bukowski throws a body kick that misses.
Lankari tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lankari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Bukowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lankari with the counter takedown but Bukowski avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lankari.
Lankari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bukowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Lankari has clasped his hands together around Bukowski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski regains half guard, as Lankari was trying to land strikes.
Lankari stalling away here and it's allowed Bukowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lankari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lankari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bukowski's head.
Bukowski is controlling Lankari's posture.
Lankari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bukowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bukowski keeping full guard, as Lankari tries to pass.
Bukowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lankari.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lankari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bukowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bukowski throws a wild body kick that Lankari sees coming a mile off.
Bukowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Lankari, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lankari shoots for a takedown but Bukowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bukowski is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bukowski throws a lazy right hand but Lankari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lankari or perhaps it was just good defense by Bukowski, which made it look bad.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown but Bukowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hans Lankari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Lankari blocks the low kick.
Lankari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bukowski swivels and escapes.
Hans Lankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Bukowski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lankari looks for a takedown but Bukowski sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Bukowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bukowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Bukowski!
As Piotr Bukowski got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Had the signature shirt on. No one thought I could do it, but I'm here tycoon world. Can you see me now?'.
Hans Lankari was interviewed post fight and said 'No excuses here. Congrats.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vintage Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Party Me Llama. Eulalio Gonzalez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vintage Vodka's chin.
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175 lbs
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vintage Vodka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vodka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Vodka ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Vodka throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vodka.
It appears Vodka was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fighters circling - Vodka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vodka punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Vodka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Vodka ducked under it nicely.
Vodka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vodka throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vodka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vodka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vintage Vodka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vodka avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Vodka throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Vodka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Vodka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.
Vodka lands with a shot to the body.
Vodka falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vodka scores with a jab to the head.
Vodka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vodka tries a head kick but it misses.
As Vodka backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but Vodka manages to avoid it all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Vodka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vodka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vodka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vodka throws a body kick that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Vodka slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Vodka strikes.
Vodka tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vodka misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Vodka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vodka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Vodka shakes it off.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vodka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Vodka pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Vodka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vintage Vodka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eulalio Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Vodka holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vodka.
Vodka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Vodka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Vodka is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Vodka tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vodka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Vodka throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Vodka misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vodka's knee momentarily.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Vodka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vodka lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vodka misses with an uppercut.
Vodka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vodka throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Vodka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Vodka.
Vodka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vintage Vodka dominated that round.
That's time! Vodka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vodka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Vodka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Vodka.
Vodka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vodka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Vodka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Vodka slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Vodka throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vodka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Vodka moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! Vodka slams his shin into Gonzalez's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Vodka.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vodka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Vodka connects with the punch.
Vodka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vodka moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Vodka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Vodka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vodka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Vodka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vodka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vodka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vodka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vodka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vodka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Vodka.
Gonzalez throws a counter combo.
Eulalio Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vodka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vodka throws a head kick that Gonzalez semi-blocks.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Vodka digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vodka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vodka throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vodka checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Vodka moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Vodka moved away.
Vodka looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vodka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vodka checks it well.
Vodka throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vodka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Vodka misses.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Vodka avoids it with no problem.
Vodka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonzalez if he has to take too many more of those.
Vodka catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vintage Vodka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vodka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vodka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Vodka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. Vodka tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vodka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vodka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vintage Vodka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Vodka.
Vodka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vodka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzalez.
Vodka throws a good cross that connects.
Vodka misses the shot to the body.
Vodka sets himself, and Gonzalez steps forward looking for the clinch! Vodka avoids it this time.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vodka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vodka misses the jab.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Vodka avoids it with no problem.
Vodka takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Vodka avoids it with no problem.
Vodka works Gonzalez's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vodka dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Vodka tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Vodka sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Vodka moved out of range nicely.
Vodka is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vodka throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Vodka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vintage Vodka is winning the standup battle so far.
Vodka lands a jab.
Vodka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Vodka misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Vodka.
Gonzalez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vodka misses.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Vodka.
Vodka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vodka - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vodka. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Vodka.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Vodka.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vodka. That did some damage!
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vodka. That did some damage!
Vodka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vodka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vodka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Vodka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vodka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Vodka ducked under it nicely.
Vodka throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Good work by Vodka as he checks the leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Vodka misses with a body shot.
Vodka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vodka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Vodka was well out of range.
Vodka misses with a head kick.
Vodka throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Vodka is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez scores with a kick to the body.
Oh Vodka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Vodka crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eulalio Gonzalez!
Eulalio Gonzalez got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude has chosen Gunslinger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phoenix.
Rude scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rude cracks the inside of Phoenix's front leg.
Phoenix fails with the takedown
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rude gets caught flat footed, as Phoenix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rude looking for a sweep. Not yet Rude, not yet.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
Rude is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rude has a closed guard, preventing Phoenix from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
Phoenix is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Phoenix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rude defends it nicely.
Rude looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rude tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rude pinned against the cage. Rude gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Phoenix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rude with a hook.
Phoenix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rude but Rude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Rude. No joy for Phoenix on that attempt.
Phoenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries for a takedown but Rude circles away easily
and Rude counters with a straight right hand.
Rude throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phoenix on the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with a takedown attempt - Rude sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rude throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phoenix.
Rude throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Phoenix was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rude tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phoenix wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix working away.
Rude is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rude struggling a bit here.
Phoenix tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rude's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phoenix looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rude is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Rude will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phoenix is defended easily by Rude.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rude scores with a jab.
Rude throws a right and a left that Phoenix avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rude.
Phoenix misses with a takedown attempt - Rude sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix tries for a takedown but Rude circles away easily
and Rude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Phoenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rude attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Rude is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown but Rude shows good takedown defense.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown but Rude shows good takedown defense.
Rude throws a front kick aimed at Phoenix's knee but Phoenix avoids it well.
Phoenix wants to clinch.
Rude feints and then cracks Phoenix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phoenix down.
Phoenix dives in for a single leg takedown but Rude sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Phoenix changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rude tries to avoid it but Phoenix manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rude to the ground. Rude escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phoenix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dominic Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix closes the distance and clinches up with Rude, looking for a takedown. Phoenix pushes Rude against the cage but Rude circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rude moves into the clinch.
Rude misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix is trying to pull guard but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rude walks away with a smile on his face. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Phoenix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phoenix is rocked!
Paul Phoenix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rude ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rude throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Phoenix gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Rude points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Phoenix wakes up just in time to hear Rude thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Rude!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dominic Rude made sure he mentioned The Dark Side, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. Jim Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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281 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Collins!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Collins.
It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Collins moves out of range of the body kick.
Collins connects with an inside leg kick.
Collins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Collins connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Collins misses.
Kelly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Collins moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Collins misses with a punch to the body.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Collins.
Collins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins misses with some punches.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins stalling.
Collins scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Collins blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Collins tries to tie him up.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Collins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Collins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Collins into the cage.
Collins managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Collins controls the action.
Collins lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collins is trying to stall.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Collins 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.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Collins back against the cage.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Collins tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Kelly.
It looks like Kyle Collins has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Collins.
Collins tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Collins back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Collins.
Collins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Collins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Collins 's eye.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Collins avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Collins 's eye.
Collins dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collins is defending well for now.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
That has opened up Kyle Collins's cut even more.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Collins looks winded!
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Collins shrugs off.
Collins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Collins misses the jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kelly! Collins is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Kelly!
In his post fight interview, Jim Kelly started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chigurh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chigurh has chosen Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go (Korean Style) 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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167 lbs
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25
166 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Chigurh!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chigurh.
A big left from Chigurh misses.
Johansson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Chigurh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Chigurh.
A punch lands to the side of Johansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christian Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigurh tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Chigurh wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Johansson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chigurh checks it well.
Johansson takes a swing at Chigurh's ribcage but misses.
Johansson throws a shot to the body.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chigurh unleashes a big counter combination but Johansson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chigurh closes the distance and clinches.
Chigurh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigurh's elbow.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Chigurh controls the action.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigurh uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Chigurh prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Chigurh avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Chigurh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johansson.
Chigurh tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Chigurh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson is looking to chop away at Chigurh's legs.
Chigurh misses with a double jab.
Johansson cracks Chigurh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chigurh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johansson's waist but Johansson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chigurh off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigurh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansson.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Chigurh is out of range.
Chigurh takes the fight into the clinch.
Chigurh tries to break free but Johansson pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
A right hand to the body from Johansson.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Chigurh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chigurh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Chigurh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chigurh fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chigurh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christian Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Chigurh.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chigurh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chigurh works over Johansson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson throws out a leg kick but Chigurh moves out of range and Johansson only half commits.
Chigurh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson takes a swing at Chigurh's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Chigurh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chigurh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christian Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chigurh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Chigurh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johansson thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson misses with a leg kick
and Chigurh counters with a nice uppercut.
Chigurh misses with a hook to the body
and Chigurh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chigurh.
Chigurh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chigurh.
Chigurh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Johansson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johansson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chigurh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chigurh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chigurh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chigurh dives in for a single leg takedown but Johansson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chigurh throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
Johansson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Johansson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johansson scores with a jab to the body.
Chigurh is looking to clinch.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johansson is rocked!
Chigurh drops Johansson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Chigurh follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Chigurh!
Anton Chigurh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold comes to the cage accompanied by Goldust theme. Kyle Yikes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamie Gold's chin.
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191 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
37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yikes misses.
Gold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yikes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yikes lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Gold is looking to close the distance but Yikes sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Gold crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Gold is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kyle Yikes!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sandstorm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohchooto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cronos.
Cronos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ohchooto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cronos scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Ohchooto finds it's way through Cronos's defenses.
Ohchooto looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
Ohchooto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ohchooto misses with a knee strike.
Cronos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cronos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ohchooto on the side of the head.
Cronos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ohchooto finds it's way round the side to connect with Cronos's head.
Ohchooto takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Cronos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ohchooto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronos connects with a single shot there.
Cronos connects with a single shot there.
Ohchooto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ohchooto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cronos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cronos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cronos throws a big counter combination but Ohchooto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ohchooto throws a hook to the side of Cronos's head but Cronos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a solid leg kick but Cronos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ohchooto.
Ohchooto moves forwards but Cronos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cronos lands a big head kick that sends Ohchooto tumbling to the mat! Cronos takes a step backwards and waves Ohchooto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ohchooto is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos throws a body punch but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto is still on wobbly legs! Can Cronos finish him?
Cronos lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ohchooto falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Cronos!
Jose Cronos is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Jose Cronos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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