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Highland Games 73 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominance Zelditeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Nimmaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Nimmaki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominance Zelditeez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Nimmaki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelditeez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nimmaki is trying to defend but Zelditeez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nimmaki won't allow Zelditeez to pass to mount.
Nimmaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zelditeez .
Zelditeez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nimmaki wants to control but Zelditeez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelditeez is just content to waste time from the top position. Nimmaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zelditeez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nimmaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zelditeez trying to control but Nimmaki is working from the bottom.
Zelditeez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nimmaki keeping full guard, as Zelditeez tries to pass.
Zelditeez looking to sit in guard and control but Nimmaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nimmaki stopping the sweep attempt from Zelditeez .
Nimmaki wanted to stand there but Zelditeez had control of the position.
Zelditeez is pulling down on Nimmaki's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zelditeez is controlling Nimmaki's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zelditeez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zelditeez throws an elbow but Nimmaki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nimmaki being controlled for a moment.
Nimmaki prevents Zelditeez from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Zelditeez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zelditeez trying to control the position but Nimmaki is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nimmaki wants to get back to his feet.
Nimmaki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zelditeez .
Nimmaki trying to remain calm as Zelditeez controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nimmaki prevents Zelditeez from moving into mount.
Zelditeez tries to move to full mount but Nimmaki actually manages to regain half guard.
Zelditeez is stalling here. Nimmaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zelditeez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nimmaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zelditeez tries to improve position but can't.
Zelditeez is trying to control Nimmaki's posture but Nimmaki avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zelditeez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominance Zelditeez dominated that round.
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 momentary lapse in concentration from Nimmaki enables Zelditeez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nimmaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zelditeez looking to sit in guard and control but Nimmaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zelditeez is on top in guard.
Zelditeez pushing down on Nimmaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zelditeez trying to control from half guard but Nimmaki is working away.
Zelditeez tries to pass to full mount but Nimmaki defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zelditeez is trying to control the action in half guard but Nimmaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zelditeez throwing shots but Nimmaki is blocking nicely.
Zelditeez drops an elbow to the side of Nimmaki's head.
Dominance Zelditeez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zelditeez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Zelditeez wants to pass the guard but Nimmaki is keeping the position.
Zelditeez trying to control but Nimmaki is working from the bottom.
Zelditeez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nimmaki is keeping the position for now.
Zelditeez advances to half guard.
Zelditeez throws a strike but Nimmaki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimmaki keeping moving, preventing Zelditeez from controlling successfully.
Zelditeez content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Juha Nimmaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zelditeez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nimmaki keeping full guard, as Zelditeez tries to pass.
Zelditeez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zelditeez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zelditeez is looking to take a break and control but Nimmaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimmaki prevents Zelditeez from improving position.
Zelditeez wants to control but Nimmaki is keeping him busy.
Zelditeez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nimmaki's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zelditeez is looking to take a break and control but Nimmaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominance Zelditeez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zelditeez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nimmaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zelditeez .
Zelditeez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nimmaki can do to turn this around?
Zelditeez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zelditeez is working hard here to advance position.
Zelditeez looking to sit in guard and control but Nimmaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zelditeez holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelditeez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zelditeez controlling Nimmaki's posture.
Nimmaki tries to stand but Zelditeez is controlling from the bottom.
Zelditeez is pulling down on Nimmaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Nimmaki, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zelditeez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zelditeez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nimmaki is avoiding damage well.
Zelditeez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zelditeez trying to control the action but Nimmaki is working from the bottom.
Zelditeez grinds an elbow into Nimmaki's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nimmaki is trying to escape the position but Zelditeez is controlling the position.
Zelditeez scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nimmaki defending against the ground and pound.
Zelditeez tries to advance to mount but Nimmaki denies him.
Zelditeez taking a break here but Nimmaki is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nimmaki taking some punishment here, with Zelditeez in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zelditeez wants to pass to mount but Nimmaki is defending the position.
Juha Nimmaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominance Zelditeez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zelditeez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominance Zelditeez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zelditeez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominance Zelditeez !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ney Schincariol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapu Gatmaitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ney Schincariol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ney Schincariol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lapu Gatmaitan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatmaitan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schincariol avoids it really well and circles away.
Schincariol avoids the head kick by Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan throws a head kick but Schincariol moves out of range.
Gatmaitan shoots in for a takedown but Schincariol shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatmaitan doesn't manage to clinch there - Schincariol circles away.
Gatmaitan tries to clinch up.
As Gatmaitan looks to move away, Schincariol throws a big counter combo bu Gatmaitan just gets out of the way.
Gatmaitan throws a head kick that misses.
As Gatmaitan tries to get set, Schincariol tries to push him back and clinch up but Gatmaitan manages to avoid the attempt.
Gatmaitan looks winded!
Schincariol slips a jab from Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan tries to keep at a distance but Schincariol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schincariol pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schincariol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Schincariol working for a triangle but Gatmaitan defends it easily.
Schincariol pulls Gatmaitan in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatmaitan wants to pass the guard but Schincariol is keeping the position.
Gatmaitan lying in Schincariol's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Schincariol decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Gatmaitan taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ney Schincariol!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terakado Tessai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Askren had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terakado Tessai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Tessai. Those never looked like landing.
Askren tries to counter with a takedown but Tessai is quick to defend against it.
Tessai throws the left hand but Askren avoids the punch easily.
Tessai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Askren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Askren is looking to advance position but Tessai won't allow it.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Askren performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tessai trying to control here.
We've been hearing that Askren has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Askren seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Askren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tessai for as long as he can get away with.
Askren has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Askren trying to control the action but Tessai is working from the bottom.
Well, if Askren is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tessai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is trying to control. Tessai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Askren.
Tessai is letting Askren control him for a moment.
Tessai can't do much from the bottom here.
Askren controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tessai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Askren controls the position.
Askren trying to control the position but Tessai is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Askren.
Tessai trying to remain calm as Askren controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askren cracks Tessai with a big elbow.
Askren throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Askren scores with the left hand. Tessai knows he should have avoided that one.
Askren throws a looping overhand right but Tessai ducks down to avoid it.
Askren misses with a takedown
and Tessai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Askren throws a low kick, looking for Tessai's leg but Tessai calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Askren 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 Tessai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tessai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tessai throws out a counter right but Askren avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
Tessai ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Askren showed some decent athleticism there.
Askren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Askren uses his free foot to push down on Tessai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tessai.
Askren controlling from mount.
Tessai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tessai's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Askren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tessai is looking to escape.
Askren working Tessai over with strikes here.
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!
Askren lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tessai is rocked!
Askren is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tessai goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Askren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Askren!
Jon Askren decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thresh Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bratt Nardello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thresh Whiteman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thresh Whiteman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bratt Nardello!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nardello throws a body punch but Whiteman moves out of range.
Nardello has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nardello looks to land a combination but Whiteman avoids it well.
Nardello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whiteman under the eye.
Nardello slips under a jab.
Donk. Nardello catches Whiteman right on the button with a cross.
Nardello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whiteman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whiteman clinches with his opponent.
Nardello is trying to push Whiteman away but Whiteman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whiteman stalling.
Whiteman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Whiteman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Whiteman crunches a lovely knee into Nardello's ribcage.
Whiteman lands a good knee to the midsection. Nardello won't want to take too many of those.
Nardello is trying to break the clinch but Whiteman has him pressed against the cage.
Whiteman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nardello lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nardello looks winded!
Nardello takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whiteman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whiteman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nardello takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Bratt Nardello has been cut.
Whiteman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whiteman lands an elbow inside that Nardello shrugs off.
Whiteman lands an elbow inside that Nardello shrugs off.
Whiteman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nardello's defenses.
The referee calls for Whiteman to work.
Whiteman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whiteman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whiteman scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman lands a damaging elbow.
Whiteman lands a knee to the head.
Whiteman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whiteman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whiteman lands a damaging elbow.
Whiteman lands an elbow just above Nardello 's eye.
That has opened up Bratt Nardello's cut even more.
Whiteman lands an elbow inside that Nardello shrugs off.
Nardello takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whiteman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Whiteman.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Bratt Nardello's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Whiteman has Nardello pressed against the cage. He pushes Nardello back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Whiteman throws a beautiful elbow that sends Nardello crashing to the floor! Whiteman piles on the pressure with more strikes! Nardello is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thresh Whiteman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apaga Mas Não Bate. 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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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
Rojas with the counter takedown but Benvenuti avoids it easily.
Rojas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benvenuti just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benvenuti's waist but Benvenuti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rojas off to one side.
Benvenuti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rojas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Benvenuti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benvenuti throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
A jab from Benvenuti does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch but Benvenuti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benvenuti tries to counter by clinching up but Rojas breaks away and moves out of range.
Benvenuti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodrigo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas tries to clinch but Benvenuti is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rojas or perhaps it was just good defense by Benvenuti, which made it look bad.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benvenuti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benvenuti lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Benvenuti as Rojas shoots in.
Massimo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Rojas.
Rojas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rojas shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti thuds a left hand into Rojas's body.
We've been told by Benvenuti's head coaches at Canadian Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benvenuti throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Benvenuti. No joy for Rojas on that attempt.
A shot to the liver by Benvenuti. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benvenuti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rojas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benvenuti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benvenuti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rojas's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands a jab to Rojas's midsection.
Rojas looks winded!
Benvenuti has closed the distance and engaged Rojas in a clinch.
Rojas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Benvenuti.
Rojas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benvenuti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Benvenuti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Benvenuti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Benvenuti forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benvenuti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benvenuti is pushing Rojas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
Rojas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benvenuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benvenuti to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benvenuti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Benvenuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas tries to pull guard but Benvenuti won't allow it.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but Benvenuti turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benvenuti is stalling here.
Rojas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benvenuti pushes off an throws an elbow but Rojas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Benvenuti.
A right handed body shot lands from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benvenuti.
The crowd cheers as Benvenuti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojas doesn't seem phased though.
Benvenuti lands a right hook to the body.
Benvenuti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rojas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benvenuti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rojas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rojas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benvenuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benvenuti drops Rojas with a beautiful combination! Rojas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Benvenuti is looking for the KO!
Rojas is rocked!
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!
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Benvenuti finish him?
Massimo Benvenuti is winning the standup battle so far.
Benvenuti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benvenuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around?
Benvenuti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rojas seems to have recovered his senses.
Benvenuti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benvenuti clinches up against the cage.
Benvenuti controlling the action here for a moment.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Benvenuti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojas is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands an uppercut.
Rojas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rojas looking to stall.
Rojas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benvenuti works on Rojas's body with a couple of short punches.
Benvenuti lands a shot to the body.
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benvenuti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benvenuti works Rojas's body with a nice hook.
Benvenuti scores with a body shot.
Benvenuti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benvenuti sets himself, and Rojas steps forward looking for the clinch! Benvenuti avoids it this time.
Rojas walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Rojas limp body while Benvenuti jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Massimo Benvenuti!
In his post fight interview, Massimo Benvenuti 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor MuayThai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massa Hurmaaja 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Razor MuayThai!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MuayThai pinned against the cage. MuayThai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hurmaaja tries for a takedown but MuayThai circles away easily
and MuayThai counters with a nice kick to the body.
MuayThai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MuayThai thuds a left hand into Hurmaaja's body.
Hurmaaja looks for a takedown but MuayThai sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja avoids the body shot from MuayThai.
MuayThai tries to land a front kick but Hurmaaja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hurmaaja shoots and misses
and MuayThai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurmaaja thinking.
MuayThai lands a front kick.
Hurmaaja is breathing heavily.
MuayThai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurmaaja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MuayThai scores with a head kick. Hurmaaja tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
MuayThai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hurmaaja rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MuayThai lands a nice hook to Hurmaaja's body. Hurmaaja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MuayThai digs a good body shot into Hurmaaja's ribs.
MuayThai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Massa Hurmaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurmaaja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MuayThai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MuayThai tries a head kick but it misses.
MuayThai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MuayThai connects with a body shot.
MuayThai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurmaaja at a distance.
MuayThai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hurmaajas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Razor MuayThai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurmaaja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MuayThai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hurmaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MuayThai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for MuayThai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurmaaja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by MuayThai. Beautiful body shot.
MuayThai scores with a shot to the body.
MuayThai digs a good body shot into Hurmaaja's ribs.
MuayThai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MuayThai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuayThai thows a body kick. Hurmaaja tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body punch from MuayThai.
Hurmaaja fails with the takedown
letting MuayThai counter with a right hand.
MuayThai scores with the left hand. Hurmaaja knows he should have avoided that one.
MuayThai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MuayThai connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Hurmaaja tumbling to the canvas! MuayThai pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Hurmaaja was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Razor MuayThai!
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