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CFC 18: Fury vs Day 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Lanister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benton MacKaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Lanister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benton MacKaye!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanister lunges at MacKaye with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacKaye's hand.
A slow jab from Lanister misses its intended target.
Lanister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lanister slips a straight right by MacKaye.
Lanister was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
MacKaye tries to work over Lanister's front leg with a kick but Lanister checks it.
MacKaye misses with a hook.
MacKaye misses with a few strikes there.
Lanister cracks MacKaye with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacKaye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lanister throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacKaye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
MacKaye shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lanister as he jumps to the side.
Lanister dips to his left and cracks MacKaye with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacKaye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacKaye moves out of range as Lanister strikes.
MacKaye is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKaye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lanister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
MacKaye misses with an uppercut
and Lanister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lanister throws a good cross that connects.
MacKaye staying out of range there.
Lanister missing with a left hand there. MacKaye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Lanister.
MacKaye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lanister moves away.
Walter Lanister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacKaye misses with a combination
and Lanister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacKaye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lanister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lanister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lanister digs a good body shot into MacKaye's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lanister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Lanister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanister scores with a sloppy right hand. MacKaye should have avoided that one.
Lanister looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
MacKaye throws out a loose jab but Lanister uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacKaye looks to score with a jab to the body but Lanister is just out of range.
Lanister is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Lanister misses.
MacKaye clinches with his opponent.
MacKaye trying to control the position but instead, Lanister has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacKaye into the cage.
Lanister blocks an uppercut.
MacKaye stalling in the clinch but Lanister improves position.
Lanister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacKaye just misses with a punch to the body.
MacKaye fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter Lanister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benton MacKaye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKaye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walter Lanister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanister lands a nice shot that snaps MacKaye's head back.
Lanister fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lanister.
Lanister fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacKaye moves out of range of the strikes.
MacKaye looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lanister is fending him off so far but MacKaye persists. Nope, Lanister circles away and we're back to standing.
Lanister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacKaye doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Lanister.
MacKaye has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
MacKaye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
MacKaye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Lanister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lanister.
MacKaye tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lanister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MacKaye somewhat.
A jab from Lanister does it's job there.
Lanister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lanister lands a nice shot that snaps MacKaye's head back.
Lanister 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.
MacKaye is rocked!
MacKaye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Lanister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacKaye blocks a jab.
A left lands for Lanister.
Lanister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacKaye.
MacKaye tries to clinch up.
Lanister throws a looping overhand right but MacKaye ducks down to avoid it.
Lanister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacKaye can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Lanister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lanister.
Nice uppercut lands for Lanister. That snapped MacKaye's head back.
Lanister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacKaye.
MacKaye feints the counter takedown.
Lanister scores with a crisp jab that stopped MacKaye in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanister scores with a crisp jab that stopped MacKaye in his tracks.
MacKaye throws a right and a left that Lanister avoids nicely.
MacKaye moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lanister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacKaye throws a looping overhand right but Lanister ducks down to avoid it.
Lanister throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKaye shoots in but Lanister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lanister misses the target.
MacKaye misses with a wild combination.
MacKaye throws a nice looking combination but Lanister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lanister looks to throw the jab but MacKaye is out of range.
Nice body punch from Lanister.
MacKaye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lanister lands with a nice body punch.
MacKaye swinging wildly here.
MacKaye is breathing heavily.
MacKaye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lanister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacKaye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lanister stuffs the takedown attempt from MacKaye. MacKaye gets slowly back to his feet.
Walter Lanister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benton MacKaye.
Lanister throws a hook but MacKaye blocks it.
MacKaye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lanister.
Lanister with a hook.
It looks like Benton MacKaye has been cut.
MacKaye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanister jabs MacKaye right on the nose. MacKaye blinks but takes it well.
Lanister looks to land a right hand but MacKaye moved out of range.
MacKaye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
MacKaye slips under a jab.
MacKaye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacKaye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lanister misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanister wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacKaye tries to clinch up but Lanister circles away and keeps his distance.
Lanister throwing a counter right hand but MacKaye manages to avoid it.
Lanister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacKaye on the side of the head.
Lanister connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed MacKaye momentarily.
Lanister lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacKaye at a distance.
MacKaye throws a right and a left that Lanister avoids nicely.
Lanister throws the left hand but MacKaye avoids the punch easily.
Lanister 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.
Lanister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacKaye.
MacKaye throws an off balance right hand
and Lanister counters with a right hand to the body.
MacKaye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacKaye throws a low kick but Lanister moves out of range easily.
MacKaye blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The crowd cheers as Lanister lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacKaye doesn't seem phased though.
MacKaye swings for the body but Lanister moves out of range.
Lanister stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lanister wants it to stay on the feet.
MacKaye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacKaye there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Lanister.
MacKaye closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lanister scores with a jab to the head.
MacKaye is still on wobbly legs! Can Lanister finish him?
MacKaye is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lanister! MacKaye is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Lanister!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vergoslav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Suleijmani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vergoslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qasem Suleijmani!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleijmani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vergoslav slips a jab from Suleijmani.
Vergoslav is looking to counter the offense by Suleijmani and move into the clinch.
Suleijmani lands with a shot to the body.
Vergoslav dodges the punch combination from Suleijmani.
Vergoslav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suleijmani drops Vergoslav with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vergoslav looks back up at him and smiles so Suleijmani waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Igor Vergoslav has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OH! Vergoslav has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Suleijmani smells blood and charges in for the finish! Suleijmani unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Vergoslav sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Qasem Suleijmani!
Qasem Suleijmani 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 Airton Silverio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Muqtadir Hariri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverio comes to the cage accompanied by Cranberries - Zombie. Hariri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feruza Jumaniyozova - Yalla Habibi . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Airton Silverio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Muqtadir Hariri!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverio connects with a crisp jab.
Silverio doesn't manage to clinch there - Hariri circles away.
Hariri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silverio is looking to clinch.
Hariri with a jab.
Silverio blocks a head kick by Hariri.
Silverio lands a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Silverio as Hariri shoots in.
Silverio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silverio moves out of range of the body kick from Hariri.
Hariri closes the distance and pushes Silverio back into the cage.
Hariri has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silverio uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Hariri keeps moving.
Silverio is pushing down on Hariri's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hariri is fighting to maintain full guard but Silverio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hariri punching from the bottom.
Silverio is looking to advance position but Hariri won't allow it.
Hariri trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silverio manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverio working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hariri wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hariri tries to improve his position but Silverio has taken his back! Silverio has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hariri tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Silverio pushes Hariri away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Airton Silverio!
An out of breath Airton Silverio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Edgar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Washington's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Washington!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
Edgar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Washington under the eye.
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edgar throws a big shot that misses.
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
We've been hearing reports that Edgar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Washington goes for a double leg but Edgar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Edgar continues to drive forward.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Edgar.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Washington did well to prevent Edgar getting side control.
Edgar trying to control from half guard but Washington is working away.
Still in half guard, Edgar seems content to control.
Washington is trying to maintain the position but Edgar is very close to passing his half guard.
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!
Washington regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Edgar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edgar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Edgar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Washington for as long as he can get away with.
Edgar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edgar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Washington manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Washington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edgar's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edgar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edgar wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Edgar blocks nicely.
Washington is fighting to break Edgar's control of his arms but Edgar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Edgar 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.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Edgar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edgar tries to get out of the position.
Edgar has Washington pulled in close to control his posture.
Washington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Edgar misses its intended target.
It seemed like Washington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Nice uppercut lands for Edgar. That snapped Washington's head back.
Edgar throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Washington as he connects with a hook.
Edgar throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Washington shoots in but Edgar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Edgar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Edgar misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Washington.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Washington.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Edgar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Washington's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice defenses there by Washington.
Edgar takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Washington throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington wants to counter the offense by Edgar and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edgar.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edgar as he avoids it easily.
Joseph Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Washington.
Washington lands a jab to the nose.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Edgar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Edgar swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Washington staying out of range there.
Edgar blocks a jab.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Edgar missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Washington shoots for a takedown but Edgar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Washington fails with a takedown attempt.
Washington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Edgar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edgar postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar lands a couple of elbows.
Joseph Edgar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Washington looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Edgar passes into side control.
Washington is breathing heavily.
The referee asks Edgar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Edgar prefers to stall for the moment though.
Edgar working the ground and pound from side control.
Washington is not content to let Edgar control the position.
Edgar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Washington!
Edgar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Edgar unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Washington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edgar breaks from Washington's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Washington is rocked!
Edgar lands a big shot there that rocks Washington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Washington is still in real trouble! Can Edgar finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big strike lands for Edgar! That's really hurt Washington and he's turned his back - Edgar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Edgar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Edgar!
A very excited looking Joseph Edgar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair Brain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brain has chosen 300 Violin as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Thorvaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Altair Brain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorvaldson throws a looping overhand right but Brain ducks down to avoid it.
Thorvaldson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brain.
Thorvaldson misses with an uppercut.
Thorvaldson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorvaldson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Thorvaldson misses
and Brain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brain defending well as Thorvaldson loads up on a big left hand.
Brain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson misses with a combination
and Brain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thorvaldson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Brain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Brain.
Thorvaldson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brain looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorvaldson is just out of range.
It looked like Thorvaldson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Thorvaldson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain clobbers Thorvaldson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorvaldson misses with a hook. Brain ducked under it nicely.
Brain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thorvaldson's head.
Good exchange - Brain coming out on top.
Thorvaldson misses with a two punch combination.
Brain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brain scores with a hook.
Brain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brain lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Brain.
Thorvaldson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brain throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Brain misses.
Brain ducks under a wild hook from Thorvaldson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorvaldson throws an off balance right hand
and Brain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thorvaldson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thorvaldson throws a combination that misses
and Brain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brain looks to land a combination but Thorvaldson avoids it well.
Brain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thorvaldson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorvaldson is breathing heavily.
Thorvaldson misses with the combination.
Thorvaldson misses the shot to the body.
Brain throws a body punch but Thorvaldson moves out of range.
Brain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thorvaldson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thorvaldson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorvaldson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brain is looking for the big counter here.
Brain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ragnar Thorvaldson has been cut.
Brain digs a good body shot into Thorvaldson's ribs.
Brain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thorvaldson's head.
Brain throws a shot to the body.
Brain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thorvaldson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brain lands a nice hook to Thorvaldson's body. Thorvaldson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorvaldson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thorvaldson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thorvaldson swings widly with a right hand
and Brain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorvaldson is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brain.
Thorvaldson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Brain - just one landing.
Oh Thorvaldson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brain counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle, before Brain throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Thorvaldson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brain lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Altair Brain!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Zakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suzuki Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Viktor Zakhar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Viktor Zakhar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Zakhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzuki Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakhar throws a low kick but Lesnar moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zakhar.
Zakhar swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
Zakhar cracks Lesnar with an open hand slap.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zakhar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lesnar controls the position.
Zakhar gets back to half guard.
Zakhar is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lesnar stalling.
Zakhar regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zakhar is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zakhar is looking to advance position but Lesnar has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Zakhar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lesnar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar breaks from Zakhar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zakhar is trying desperately to improve position.
Lesnar controlling from mount.
Zakhar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Zakhar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar content just to control the position here.
Zakhar is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lesnar raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling the position easily from mount.
Zakhar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lesnar won't let Zakhar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zakhar is working to get back to half guard.
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zakhar looks a forlorn figure.
Zakhar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Zakhar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lesnar lands with some strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lesnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lesnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zakhar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
Lesnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zakhar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lesnar controlling the position easily from mount.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zakhar is rocked!
Lesnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Zakhar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Zakhar! More shots from Lesnar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suzuki Lesnar!
Suzuki Lesnar got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Penny Eichmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Penny Eichmann has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Penny Eichmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kendrick King!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eichmann misses with a head kick.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eichmann trying to control here.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eichmann defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is looking for a kimura but Eichmann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eichmann actively working from the bottom here.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Eichmann knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King wants to pass the guard but Eichmann is defending well.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Eichmann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to 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.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eichmann defends it well.
King is thwarting Eichmann's attempts to control the position.
King uses his free foot to push down on Eichmann's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Eichmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eichmann is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eichmann is in all sorts of trouble here.
King punching from mount but Eichmann doing a good job of avoiding damage.
King working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
King controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eichmann has given up his back here. Will King look for the submission or keep pounding away?
King missing with strikes from the back.
King working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Eichmann is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and King has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Eichmann taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kendrick King!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucky Day will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Day!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands with a straight right. Fury didn't see that one coming.
Day throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fury counters with a nice double leg into side control. Day won't be happy with that.
Fury is putting a hurting on Day here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fury looks up at the clock and then as Day takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fury smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Day is looking for a sweep.
Fury cracks Day with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Day struggling a bit here.
Day is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Day takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Fury.
Fury is trying to control the action in half guard but Day is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fury lands with a punch from half guard.
Fury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is looking for a sweep. Fury is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Day is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fury's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fury's back!
Fury tries to break free.
Fury won't enjoy being in this position. Day looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Fury is tapping - it's over boys! Day picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucky Day!
Lucky Day is the new bantamweight champion!
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