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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umbra Uxxarest!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Vasara misses.
Uxxarest ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vasara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uxxarest counters with a straight right hand.
Uxxarest just misses with a punch to the body.
Uxxarest scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Uxxarest ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Uxxarest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vasara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uxxarest fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Vasara does it's job there.
Uxxarest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uxxarest looks to throw the jab but Vasara is out of range.
Good leg kick by Uxxarest there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Uxxarest moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Uxxarest's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the liver by Uxxarest. Beautiful body shot.
Uxxarest works Vasara's body with a nice hook.
Uxxarest lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest throws a combination. Vasara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Uxxarest moves into range and clinches up with Vasara.
Uxxarest throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasaras head.
Uxxarest throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasara.
Uxxarest tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uxxarest lands a shot to the body.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Uxxarest.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uxxarest.
Vasara is looking to break free of the clinch but Uxxarest has double underhooks.
Vasara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uxxarest breaks from the clinch.
Uxxarest moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Uxxarest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uxxarest is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vasara is defending well.
Vasara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasara is trying to force a seperation but Uxxarest has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uxxarest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Uxxarest.
Vasara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Uxxarest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uxxarest lands with a light punch inside.
Uxxarest is working Vasara over against the cage.
Vasara trying to land knees to the body.
Uxxarest is working Vasara over against the cage.
Vasara blocking some punches.
Vasara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Uxxarest lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Uxxarest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uxxarest avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Uxxarest.
Come on Vasara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vasara looking to stall.
Uxxarest is working Vasara over against the cage.
Uxxarest has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vasara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uxxarest can turn it around.
Vasara is breathing heavily.
Vasara is looking to control Uxxarest's arms but Uxxarest gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vasara has his back to the cage.
Uxxarest working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vasara manages to break the clinch.
Vasara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Uxxarest.
Vasara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uxxarest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uxxarest pushes Vasara away with a front kick.
Vasara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vasara is rocked!
Uxxarest cracks Vasara with a left hook right on the temple and Vasara goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Uxxarest lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Vasara is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Umbra Uxxarest!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimizu has chosen Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me 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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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
55 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuya Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel throws a sloppy head kick and Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Shimizu misses with a two punch combination.
Shimizu misses with a double jab
and Martel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Shimizu missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martel throws a wild body kick that Shimizu sees coming a mile off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shimizu 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.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Martel as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Martel misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel swings for the body but Shimizu moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Shimizu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martel misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Shimizu.
Shimizu blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Martel misses with a head kick.
Martel misses with a right hand
and Shimizu counters with an inside leg kick.
Shimizu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martel is fending him off so far but Shimizu persists. Nope, Martel circles away and we're back to standing.
Shimizu thuds a left hand into Martel's body.
Shimizu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Martel blocks the leg kick.
Shimizu throws a hook but Martel avoids it easily.
Shimizu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martel takes one to the chin there.
Martel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shimizu to score with a decent uppercut.
Martel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shimizu to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Shimizu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel looks to land a body kick but Shimizu moved away.
Shimizu slips a straight right by Martel.
Martel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martel tests Shimizu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shimizu is out of range and Martel settles back down.
Martel lands a jab.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Shimizu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shimizu throws out a powerful jab.
Martel lands a leg kick that knocks Shimizu off balance momentarily.
Shimizu throws a hook to the side of Martel's head but Martel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shimizu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martel misses the jab.
Shimizu throws a leg kick but Martel sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Shimizu.
It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.
Shimizu scores with a hook.
Martel is rocked!
Shimizu scores with a sloppy right hand. Martel should have avoided that one.
Oh Martel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu unleashes a big counter combination but Martel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martel walks into a jab.
A low kick from Martel is predictable there
and Shimizu counters by gaining double undehooks. He picks up Martel and carries him across to his own corner. OH, that's a monster slam and Martel is out cold! A brutal end to the fight and credit to Shimizu for not following up with any more shots. He recognised that Martel was out. Good sportsmanship.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Yuya Shimizu!
After winning the bout, Yuya Shimizu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Charles Martel had this to say: 'My opponent was the better man tonight but that doesn't mean there's no after party. Come on down to the Spearmint Rhino, first lap dance is on me!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Callaghan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Fluke's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Callaghan's head.
Fluke lands an overhand right.
Callaghan closes the distance and clinches.
Callaghan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaghan misses with a punch on the inside.
Fluke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fluke slips under a jab from Callaghan.
Fluke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fluke 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.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Callaghan ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke avoids the head kick by Callaghan.
A head kick by Fluke misses
and Callaghan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fluke. Callaghan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke misses with a kick to the body
and Callaghan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callaghan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Callaghan slips under a jab.
Callaghan lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Callaghan - that will leave a mark!
Callaghan throws a big shot that misses.
Callaghan cracks Fluke with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke lands with a cross.
Fluke thuds his right hand into Callaghan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fluke just misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan punishes Fluke's body with a nice straight punch.
Fluke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Callaghan scores with a head kick.
Fluke is rocked!
Callaghan moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Callaghan.
Fluke lands a shoulder strike.
Callaghan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fluke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fluke connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Callaghan dips to his left and cracks Fluke with an uppercut!
Fluke is still on wobbly legs! Can Callaghan finish him?
Fluke throws an overhand right that lands on Callaghan's shoulder, as Callaghan tries to avoid the shot.
Callaghan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fluke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
BOOM! Callaghan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fluke. Fluke tries to recover but Callaghan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fluke lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Marc Mormeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz has chosen 50 cent P.I.M.P as his entrance music. Rafael Santa Cruz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean-Marc Mormeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormeck throws a body shot but no joy.
Mormeck takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mormeck 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.
Mormeck checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jean-Marc Mormeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mormeck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santa Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mormeck half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santa Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mormeck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mormeck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormeck moves away.
Mormeck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mormeck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santa Cruz's sensitive parts.
Mormeck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santa Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mormeck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santa Cruz, as that shot connected.
Santa Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santa Cruz wants to control but Mormeck is keeping him busy.
Mormeck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santa Cruz uses his free foot to push down on Mormeck's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mormeck.
Santa Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Mormeck is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mormeck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santa Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mormeck looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santa Cruz working Mormeck over with strikes here.
Santa Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santa Cruz working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Santa Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Mormeck has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Santa Cruz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mormeck tries to break free.
Santa Cruz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mormeck is looking for a way out.
Mormeck tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mormeck is trying desperately to improve position.
Mormeck is working hard here to advance position.
Santa Cruz wants to control but instead Mormeck manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santa Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santa Cruz's back!
Santa Cruz wants to escape the position.
Mormeck avoiding Santa Cruz 's attempts to control his hands.
Mormeck is riding his opponent, not letting Santa Cruz buck him off.
Mormeck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Santa Cruz for as long as he can get away with.
Mormeck is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Santa Cruz is defending well though. Mormeck let's go of the attempt for now.
Mormeck has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Santa Cruz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck throwing damaging strikes from the back! Santa Cruz could be in trouble here!
Mormeck looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Santa Cruz is controlling Mormeck 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Santa Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santa Cruz wants to control from the top but Mormeck keeps moving.
Santa Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mormeck keeping full guard, as Santa Cruz tries to pass.
Mormeck 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.
Mormeck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santa Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Mormeck has his foot on Santa Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santa Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Santa Cruz is posturing up here but Mormeck has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Santa Cruz tries to roll out but it's too tight and Santa Cruz has to tap! Slick submission there by Mormeck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean-Marc Mormeck!
A less than humble Jean-Marc Mormeck misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Rafael Santa Cruz was interviewed post fight and said 'That bullshit, I'm going to appeal that decision it sucks balls, fuck it!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi oCrazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idi oCrazy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higashikuni motions for oCrazy to come forward. Higashikuni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
oCrazy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higashikuni.
Higashikuni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt oCrazy.
oCrazy misses with a low kick.
A big right from oCrazy misses.
Higashikuni feints and then cracks oCrazy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow oCrazy down.
A low kick from Higashikuni misses
letting oCrazy counter with a right hand.
It looks like Katsu Higashikuni has been cut.
Higashikuni thows a leg kick but oCrazy checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Higashikuni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt oCrazy.
Higashikuni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katsu Higashikuni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Higashikuni. Beautiful body shot.
oCrazy staying out of range there.
Higashikuni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higashikuni with a jab.
oCrazy throws a sloppy head kick and Higashikuni moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
oCrazy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Higashikuni throws out a loose jab but oCrazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
oCrazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Higashikuni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Higashikuni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Higashikuni.
And oCrazy responds with a good body kick, but Higashikuni manages to step out the way in time.
oCrazy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Higashikuni if he has to take too many more of those.
oCrazy connects with a right hand. Higashikuni shakes it off.
oCrazy lands a glancing blow to the side of Higashikuni's head.
Higashikuni is rocked!
Higashikuni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but oCrazy is out of range.
oCrazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higashikuni connects with a leg kick. oCrazy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Higashikuni misses with an uppercut. oCrazy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni scores with a hook to the body. oCrazy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Higashikuni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higashikuni ducks under a wild hook from oCrazy.
Idi oCrazy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
oCrazy staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by oCrazy.
Higashikuni throws a shot to the body.
oCrazy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Higashikuni. Higashikuni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Higashikuni feints and then cracks oCrazy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow oCrazy down.
oCrazy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
oCrazy connects with the punch.
Oh Higashikuni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Higashikuni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Higashikuni seems to have got his legs back now.
Good standup being displayed there by oCrazy as he connects with a hook.
oCrazy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
oCrazy checks a leg kick nicely.
oCrazy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as oCrazy checks a leg kick.
oCrazy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
oCrazy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from oCrazy misses.
oCrazy circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Higashikuni drops to the canvas, hurt badly! oCrazy follows Higashikuni to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Idi oCrazy!
A victorious Idi oCrazy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gutz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Everyday. Manhoef has chosen The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital as his entrance music. Melvin Manhoef is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manhoef delivers a nice body kick.
Manhoef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gutz dives in for a single leg takedown but Manhoef sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manhoef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Manhoef is out of range.
Manhoef looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manhoef looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Gutz scores with a sloppy right hand. Manhoef should have avoided that one.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Manhoef throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutz.
A big left from Gutz misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manhoef! But no joy.
Gutz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Gutz's front leg.
Manhoef clinches with his opponent.
Gutz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gutz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gutz is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Gutz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gutz.
Gutz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gutz.
Manhoef works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
Gutz manages to break the clinch.
Gutz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Manhoef's head but Manhoef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gutz connects with the punch.
Manhoef slips a jab from Gutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manhoef's sensitive parts.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Manhoef's head but Manhoef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gutz lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz throwing strikes from guard but Manhoef blocks nicely.
Gutz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz postures up in Manhoef's guard and throws a big left but Manhoef blocks it.
Gutz throws an elbow that misses. Manhoef uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gutz's guard. Nice move by Manhoef!
Manhoef slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manhoef manages to get himself to full guard.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Manhoef keeps moving.
Gutz won't allow Manhoef to sweep him here.
Gutz landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Manhoef keeps moving.
Manhoef tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutz throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Manhoef keeps moving.
Gutz 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.
Manhoef avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manhoef is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gutz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gutz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manhoef is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manhoef shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manhoef attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gutz moves out of range as Manhoef throws a body kick.
Manhoef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
Gutz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gutz wants to slow Manhoef down by chopping away at his legs.
Manhoef looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gutz instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gutz.
Manhoef has Gutz pressed against the cage.
Manhoef tries to throw a body punch but Gutz avoids it by throwing Manhoef back against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gutz looking for a takedown.
Manhoef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef moves away from the strike by Gutz.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Gutz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Gutz throws out a powerful jab.
A left and a right from Gutz both land. Nice combination.
Manhoef misses with a kick to the body.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Manhoef is pulling down on Gutz's head. It's preventing any offense from Gutz, at least for the moment.
Gutz looking to sit in guard and control but Manhoef gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gutz looking for a sweep. Not yet Gutz, not yet.
Manhoef trying to control but Gutz is working from the bottom.
Manhoef pushes down on Gutz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gutz trying to control but Manhoef postures up.
That's eight 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.
Manhoef is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gutz wants to control but Manhoef is keeping busy.
Gutz has his hands clasped together around Manhoef's back. He's all about the action.
Gutz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manhoef is working away from the top position though.
Gutz tries to roll over but Manhoef keeps him under control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to pass to full mount but Gutz defends it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gutz has a hand on Manhoef's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Manhoef takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Manhoef tries to push Gutz's head away but Gutz is holding on tight.
Manhoef looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvado comes to the cage accompanied by Redbone - Come and Get Your Love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wildstein's choice of entrance music: Do It Right. 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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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, JD Wildstein!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wildstein.
Wildstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wildstein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wildstein throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado throws a solid leg kick but Wildstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvado.
Wildstein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado moves into the clinch.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Wildstein avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
Wildstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Alvado.
Wildstein works on Alvado's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvado manages to break the clinch.
Alvado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wildstein manages to avoid it.
Wildstein explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wildstein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wildstein checks a leg kick.
Wildstein throws a counter combo.
Alvado scores with a nice right hand.
Wildstein lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvado.
Wildstein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvado checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wildstein 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 Alvado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Wildstein feints the counter takedown.
Alvado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wildstein checks a leg kick.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Wildstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvado's calf.
Wildstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Wildstein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wildstein misses with a body shot.
Wildstein scores with a kick to the body.
Wildstein takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Wildstein's corner calls for a 1-2. Wildstein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvado scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wildstein takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wildstein lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado tries to clinch up
and Wildstein counters with an inside leg kick.
Wildstein misses the shot to the body.
Wildstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Wildstein ducks down to avoid it.
Wildstein misses with a looping left.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Wildstein scores with a nice right hand.
Wildstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wildstein throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Wildstein slips under a jab from Alvado.
Good work by Wildstein as he checks the leg kick.
Wildstein throws a fast counter high kick but Alvado manages to duck under it in time.
Wildstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wildstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Wildstein has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wildstein jabs Alvado right on the nose. Alvado blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvado in the body.
Alvado throws a nice looking combination but Wildstein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wildstein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wildstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wildstein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wildstein.
Some bone on bone action there as Wildstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wildstein tries to counter with a clinch but Alvado shakes him off and moves away.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wildstein avoids a kick to the body.
Wildstein throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wildstein misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wildstein swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a good, hard body kick but Wildstein shrugs it off.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wildstein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado connects with a jab.
Wildstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Wildstein responds with a good body kick, but Alvado manages to step out the way in time.
Wildstein lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wildstein throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Wildstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvado.
Wildstein cracks Alvado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wildstein thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wildstein is out of range and Alvado settles back down.
Alvado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wildstein!
Wildstein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Wildstein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvado had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alvado cracks Wildstein with an open hand slap.
Wildstein is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado lands a nice hook to Wildstein's body. Wildstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wildstein.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Wildstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Wildstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Wildstein blocks the body kick.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Wildstein.
Alvado 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.
Wildstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wildstein, right into the meat.
Wildstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvado circles away.
Wildstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Wildstein lands a head shot.
Wildstein cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Wildstein misses its intended target.
Wildstein throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wildstein looks for a takedown but Alvado sprawls well.
Wildstein misses with a wild body shot.
Wildstein moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wildstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wildstein shoots in and drives through. Alvado sprawls well.
Pablo Alvado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Wildstein.
Wildstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Wildstein tries to get set, Alvado tries to push him back and clinch up but Wildstein manages to avoid the attempt.
Wildstein stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wildstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Wildstein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvado's head backwards.
Alvado lands a glancing blow to the side of Wildstein's head.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wildstein can pounce on him.
Alvado throws a head kick that Wildstein semi-blocks.
Alvado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alvado.
Wildstein is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wildstein. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Wildstein's head but Wildstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wildstein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wildstein is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Wildstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wildstein seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wildstein misses with a straight left.
Wildstein thuds his right hand into Alvado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wildstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wildstein instigates a clinch.
Wildstein is leaning against Alvado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Wildstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wildstein is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wildstein misses with a punch to the body.
Wildstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wildstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wildstein can't find room to land a body shot as Alvado controls the action.
Nice body punch from Wildstein - that landed with a thud.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Wildstein.
Alvado tries to stall but Wildstein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvado lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wildstein lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wildstein.
Wildstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wildstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvado takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wildstein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wildstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wildstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvado cracks the inside of Wildstein's front leg.
Wildstein scores with the left hand. Alvado knows he should have avoided that one.
Wildstein misses with a shot to the body
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Jab, jab by Wildstein - just one landing.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Wildstein saw that one coming.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Wildstein ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick from Wildstein lands but Alvado takes it in his stride.
Wildstein with a jab.
Wildstein 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.
Wildstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
Wildstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Wildstein misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado doesn't manage to clinch there - Wildstein circles away.
Alvado lands a leg kick that knocks Wildstein off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wildstein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
JD Wildstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wildstein 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JD Wildstein!
JD Wildstein thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilafat Urskilz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dennis Oppelaar's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar cracks Urskilz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oppelaar tries to bum rush Urskilz with a series of wild strikes but Urskilz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dennis Oppelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urskilz works Oppelaar's body with a nice hook.
Urskilz throws a leg kick but Oppelaar moved away.
Urskilz throws an overhand right that lands on Oppelaar's shoulder, as Oppelaar tries to avoid the shot.
Urskilz slips a jab and a cross from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Oppelaar.
Urskilz wants to counter the offense by Oppelaar and move into the clinch position.
Oppelaar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Dennis Oppelaar has been cut.
Oppelaar missing with a left hand there. Urskilz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oppelaar tries to keep at a distance but Urskilz has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urskilz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Urskilz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oppelaar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oppelaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urskilz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oppelaar throws a looping overhand right but Urskilz ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Oppelaar misses.
Urskilz wants to counter the offense by Oppelaar and move into the clinch position.
Oppelaar throws a looping overhand right but Urskilz ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Urskilz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urskilz ducks under a wild hook from Oppelaar.
Urskilz 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.
A punch combination from Oppelaar misses.
No joy there for Oppelaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Urskilz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urskilz lands the left hand.
Oppelaar misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Oppelaar misses.
Urskilz moves into range and clinches up with Oppelaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppelaar digs a right hand underneath Urskilz's ribcage. Urskilz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Urskilz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urskilz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Oppelaar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Urskilz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Urskilz digs a right hand underneath Oppelaar's ribcage. Oppelaar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar prevents a body shot from Urskilz.
Oppelaar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oppelaar tries to circle away but Urskilz has him pinned against the cage.
Urskilz throws a punch but it's blocked by Oppelaar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Urskilz.
Urskilz lands a hook that snaps the head of Oppelaar backwards.
Urskilz tries a body shot but Oppelaar blocks it.
Urskilz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Oppelaar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Urskilz can turn it around.
Urskilz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oppelaar taking a breather.
Oppelaar working hard to break the clinch.
Oppelaar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Urskilz.
Oppelaar works the jab nicely.
Urskilz avoids the head kick by Oppelaar.
Urskilz cracks the inside of Oppelaar's front leg.
Oppelaar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urskilz to score with a decent uppercut.
Oppelaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Urskilz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Urskilz. Beautiful body shot.
Urskilz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ilafat Urskilz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oppelaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Oppelaar is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Urskilz.
Urskilz pounces like a tiger and cracks Oppelaar with a vicious hook! Oppelaar is down but not out! Urskilz follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ilafat Urskilz!
During a confident post fight interview, Ilafat Urskilz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corrida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shadowhunter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Socha!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socha throws a jab but it's blocked by Corrida.
Socha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Corrida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corrida tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Socha as Corrida shoots in.
Socha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Socha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Socha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corrida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Socha.
Nice defenses there by Corrida.
Corrida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Socha's waist but Socha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corrida off to one side.
Socha unleashes a big counter combination but Corrida bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Corrida tries for a takedown but Socha circles away easily
and Socha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Corrida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Corrida or perhaps it was just good defense by Socha, which made it look bad.
Corrida misses with a body punch
and Socha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Socha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Corrida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Socha scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Socha scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrida misses with a takedown attempt - Socha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Socha blocks a jab.
Socha feints a counter leg kick.
Corrida misses with a takedown attempt - Socha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Socha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corrida doesn't seem phased though.
Socha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Socha throws a right hand that Corrida ducks under and follows up with a left that Corrida also avoids with ease.
Corrida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Socha manages to circle out of the way.
Corrida looks for a takedown but Socha sprawls well.
Corrida checks a leg kick nicely.
Socha scores with a jab. Corrida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corrida dives in and grabs Socha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Socha pushes down on Corrida's head and hops out.
Corrida moves out of range of the body kick.
Corrida misses with a takedown attempt - Socha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Corrida sets himself, and Socha steps forward looking for the clinch! Corrida avoids it this time.
Socha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Corrida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Socha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida slips a jab and a cross from Socha.
Socha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corrida tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corrida dives in for a single leg takedown but Socha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Socha loads up on a big right hand but Corrida slips the punch.
Corrida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corrida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Socha counter with a right hand.
Corrida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corrida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Socha blocks a leg kick.
Socha is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Corrida lands with a right hand.
It looks like Corrida has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Socha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Socha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corrida will feel that in the morning.
Corrida takes one to the chin there.
Socha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida is looking to clinch.
Socha feints a counter leg kick.
Socha cracks the inside of Corrida's front leg.
Corrida misses with a low kick.
Corrida checks a leg kick.
Corrida lands a head shot.
Corrida checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Socha checks a leg kick.
Corrida stuns Socha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Karl Socha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corrida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Socha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Socha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Corrida.
Corrida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Corrida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Socha's sensitive parts.
That kick from Corrida tenderised Socha's leg. Socha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Socha moves out of range of the strikes.
Corrida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Socha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Socha misses with an uppercut. Corrida saw that one coming.
Socha scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corrida lands a nice shot that snaps Socha's head back.
Socha just misses with a punch to the body.
Socha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corrida blocks a head kick by Socha.
Corrida misses with a hook.
Corrida tries to clinch but Socha is having none of it.
Socha moves away from the strike by Corrida.
Socha moves out of range as Corrida throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Socha! But no joy.
Corrida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Socha looks to score with a jab to the body but Corrida is just out of range.
Corrida throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Socha was covering up waiting for the punch and Corrida finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Corrida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corrida 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Corrida looking to pass the guard.
Corrida preventing the sweep.
Socha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Corrida trying to control the position from guard on top but Socha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corrida throwing strikes but missing.
Socha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Socha keeping moving, preventing Corrida from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Socha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Corrida misses with a hook. Socha ducked under it nicely.
Corrida rushes Socha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Socha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Socha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corrida backwards.
Corrida is trying to pull guard but Socha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Corrida.
Corrida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corrida has a couple of punches blocked by Socha.
Socha lands a damaging elbow.
Corrida working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Socha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Corrida's brow.
Socha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corrida.
Corrida tries to pull guard but Socha holds him up against the cage and eventually Corrida drops back down to his feet.
Socha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corrida backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Socha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Corrida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corrida is trying to pull guard but Socha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Socha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corrida is breathing heavily.
Socha throws a punch but it's blocked by Corrida.
Corrida misses with a punch to the body.
Corrida jumps guard but Socha stands there with Corrida around his waist. Corrida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Socha struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrida controls his hands.
Socha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Socha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Socha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corrida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Socha swings wildly with an uppercut but Corrida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socha misses with the head strike.
Socha blocking some punches.
Corrida lands a right hand.
Corrida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Socha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Corrida can't find room to land a body shot as Socha controls the action.
Corrida is trying to pull guard but Socha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Socha blocking some punches.
Socha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Corrida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Socha lands a nice uppercut.
Corrida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Socha lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corrida struggles to land a body shot inside as Socha controls his hands.
Corrida misses with the head strike.
Socha taking a breather.
Socha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Socha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corrida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corrida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Socha tries to work over Corrida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corrida has hold of one of Socha's legs. Socha is fighting the takedown attempt but Corrida gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Corrida trying to control the position from guard on top but Socha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Socha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Socha wants to sweep here but Corrida controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Corrida sitting in guard here, content to control.
Socha trying to control the position here.
Corrida trying to control but Socha is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Socha.
I think Socha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Socha!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Socha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gregorovitsj might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pink Panther Theme. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jamison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jamison cracks Gregorovitsj with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison is trying to get an arm triangle but Gregorovitsj is defending well.
Gregorovitsj is looking to reverse the position.
Gregorovitsj regains half guard, as Jamison was trying to land strikes.
Gregorovitsj tries to get to full guard but Jamison has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gregorovitsj's coaches at THC playhouse have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gregorovitsj makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gregorovitsj.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Gregorovitsj keeps moving.
Jamison tries to free his leg and advance position but Gregorovitsj is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gregorovitsj looking to control.
Jamison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jamison postures up in Gregorovitsj's guard and throws a big left but Gregorovitsj blocks it.
Jamison is in close to Gregorovitsj's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jamison trying to control but Gregorovitsj is working from the bottom.
Jamison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gregorovitsj's guard.
Jamison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jamison is working away from the top position though.
Jamison trying to mount his opponent but Gregorovitsj defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jamison moves forwards but Gregorovitsj connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boris Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Jamison is predictable there
and Gregorovitsj counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gregorovitsj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice hook to Jamison's body. Jamison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jamison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gregorovitsj looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jamison working the head and body with strikes.
Jamison creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jamison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jamison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamison lands an elbow.
Jamison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gregorovitsj has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gregorovitsj tries to improve position but can't.
Jamison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gregorovitsj tries to buck Jamison off but Jamison is having none of it.
Jamison lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jamison working the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj tries to buck Jamison off but Jamison is having none of it.
Jamison throwing strikes but Gregorovitsj manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gregorovitsj is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregorovitsj trying to control the position but Jamison is working away.
Jamison prevents Gregorovitsj from moving into mount.
Gregorovitsj wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
Gregorovitsj has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jamison!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj prevents Jamison from getting the reversal.
Gregorovitsj looking to control but Jamison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gregorovitsj looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gregorovitsj tries to control but Jamison wriggling away.
Jamison is looking to get to half guard.
Jamison regains half guard.
Jamison wants to control but Gregorovitsj is keeping busy.
Jamison looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
Gregorovitsj is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gregorovitsj is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jamison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gregorovitsj got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jamison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gregorovitsj has managed to get both his arms back between Jamison's legs - danger averted.
Gregorovitsj slips nicely into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jamison is not content to let Gregorovitsj control the position.
Gregorovitsj is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jamison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gregorovitsj works his way into full mount!
Gregorovitsj avoids the attempt from Jamison to control.
Jamison working to try and regain half guard.
Gregorovitsj tries to control but Jamison wriggling away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is desperately trying to improve his position but Gregorovitsj has a good base and remains in mount.
Gregorovitsj sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jamison can't escape the position.
Gregorovitsj wants to control the pace but Jamison is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregorovitsj controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jamison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jamison!
John Jamison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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