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~T~ ITFL Round 1.1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard has chosen Godsmack - I Stand Alone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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168 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard misses with a body shot.
Adelhard gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Adelhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard being controlled here momentarily.
Adelhard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adelhard's guard. Nice move by Brown!
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Adelhard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Adelhard working a defensive guard but Brown manages to pass into side control anyway.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard is looking to reverse the position.
Brown trying to control the action but Adelhard is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adelhard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown lands with a straight right. Adelhard didn't see that one coming.
Adelhard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a jab when Adelhard was well out of range.
Adelhard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adelhard has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Adelhard counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adelhard doesn't seem phased though.
Adelhard clinches with his opponent.
Adelhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adelhard breaks from the clinch.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adelhard's sensitive parts.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Adelhard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adelhard slips a straight right by Brown.
Adelhard thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adelhard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Adelhard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard being controlled here momentarily.
Adelhard passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Adelhard trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Adelhard is looking to pass Brown's guard but actually Brown recovers to full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown controlling Adelhard's posture.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown has Adelhard pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adelhard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adelhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Adelhard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown is looking to clinch but Adelhard is avoiding it.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adelhard. That did some damage!
Adelhard digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Adelhard misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adelhard.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adelhard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adelhard gets slowly back to his feet.
Adelhard misses with a straight right.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adelhard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Adelhard moved out of range.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Adelhard misses the target.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown is trying to keep Adelhard in close.
Brown pulls Adelhard in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looking to pass the guard.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adelhard.
Adelhard pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Adelhard has control of the leg.
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!
Brown keeping hold of Adelhard's head, controlling as best he can.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Adelhard is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Adelhard control the position.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bernhard Adelhard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Adelhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adelhard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adelhard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Adelhard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Adelhard's shoulder, as Adelhard tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Adelhard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown slips under a jab from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adelhard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown checks a low kick from Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
Adelhard's corner calls for a 1-2. Adelhard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Adelhard motions for Brown to come forward. Adelhard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adelhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adelhard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adelhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adelhard.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard slips under a jab.
Adelhard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Adelhard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adelhard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adelhard moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard blocking some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adelhard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Adelhard scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown gets through Adelhard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adelhard tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Adelhard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard lands a left hand.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
Adelhard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adelhard.
Adelhard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adelhard slips under a jab.
Adelhard moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
A good leg kick by Adelhard.
Brown looks to land a combination but Adelhard avoids it well.
Adelhard throws out a powerful jab.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adelhard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adelhard.
Adelhard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Adelhard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brown is trying to keep an underhook but Adelhard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Adelhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adelhard in particular looking to stall.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Adelhard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bernhard Adelhard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown wants to control but Adelhard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adelhard.
Adelhard passes to side control.
Adelhard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adelhard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Adelhard unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Brown is controlling an arm, preventing Adelhard from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Adelhard throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bosco Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adelhard working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.
Adelhard trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Adelhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adelhard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard made sure to mention his sponsor, Instinct in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul Wani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wani comes to the cage accompanied by *South* Sudan. Artie DeVanzo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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216 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 Montreal, John Paul Wani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wani avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeVanzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeVanzo! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Wani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wani looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wani.
Wani misses with a looping left.
Wani misses with a low kick as DeVanzo jumps back.
DeVanzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wani looks to throw a body kick
and DeVanzo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wani's knee momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that DeVanzo 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.
Wani throws out a loose jab but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wani misses the target.
Wani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeVanzo looks for the body kick but Wani saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo thumps Wani with a low kick.
Wani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeVanzo's head backwards.
Wani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wani looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
Wani backing away here, and DeVanzo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeVanzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wani feints a jab promting DeVanzo to slip. Wani then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. DeVanzo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wani misses with a hook.
DeVanzo avoids a kick to the body.
DeVanzo counters with a body kick.
Wani misses with a body kick.
DeVanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeVanzo thuds his right hand into Wani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Wani.
DeVanzo misses with a body kick.
John Paul Wani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeVanzo tries to land a front kick but Wani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wani misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wani with a nice cross.
DeVanzo throws a solid leg kick but Wani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at DeVanzo.
Wani misses with a looping left.
DeVanzo feints a counter leg kick.
Wani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wani misses with a hook.
DeVanzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeVanzo tests Wani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wani misses with a lunging right hand
and DeVanzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
DeVanzo throws out a counter right but Wani avoids it with no problem.
DeVanzo scores with a head kick. Wani tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wani misses with a low kick.
DeVanzo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wani connects with a solid leg kick.
DeVanzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wani.
Wani throws a body punch but DeVanzo moves out of range.
DeVanzo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to DeVanzo's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wani looks to land a right hand but DeVanzo moved out of range.
Wani avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Wani does no damage.
DeVanzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wani throws a head kick that misses.
DeVanzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Wani misses.
DeVanzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeVanzo thuds a left hand into Wani's body.
DeVanzo throws a head kick that misses.
Wani avoids a kick to the body.
Wani throws a body shot but no joy.
Wani misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by DeVanzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Wani, which made it look bad.
DeVanzo scores with a spinning back kick!
DeVanzo lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Wani does it's job there.
Wani moves out of range as DeVanzo throws a body kick.
Wani misses with a looping right.
DeVanzo scoring well with a low kick there.
DeVanzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wani moves away from the strike by DeVanzo.
A telegraphed right hand from Wani misses the target.
DeVanzo unleashes a big counter combination but Wani bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
DeVanzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wani under the eye.
Wani tries to sprawl but DeVanzo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artie DeVanzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wani scores with a body shot.
DeVanzo cracks Wani with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeVanzo shoots in and drives through. Wani sprawls well.
DeVanzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wani's calf.
Wani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
DeVanzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Wani finds it's target.
Wani lands with a shot to the body.
Wani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeVanzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DeVanzo misses with a looping right.
Wani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John Paul Wani is winning the standup battle so far.
Wani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVanzo jabs Wani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo blocks the body kick.
Wani throws a sloppy head kick
so DeVanzo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
DeVanzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
DeVanzo wants to pass the guard but Wani is keeping the position.
Wani looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeVanzo is one step ahead there.
Wani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DeVanzo.
Wani pulls DeVanzo in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wani is on top in guard.
DeVanzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
DeVanzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wani stopping the sweep attempt from DeVanzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wani trying to control the position from guard on top but DeVanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeVanzo has his foot on Wani's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wani works his way back into a safe position though.
DeVanzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DeVanzo is looking for a triangle but Wani pushes his legs off easily.
Wani tries to free his leg and advance position but DeVanzo is retaining full guard.
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.
DeVanzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wani defends well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
DeVanzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
DeVanzo tries to move into range but Wani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wani clobbers DeVanzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wani napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wani manages to work his way to half guard, despite DeVanzo's best efforts.
DeVanzo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
DeVanzo landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artie DeVanzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
DeVanzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Wani throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DeVanzo counters with a nice body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wani.
Wani misses with a few strikes there.
Wani tries to work over DeVanzo's front leg with a kick but DeVanzo checks it.
Wani throws a low kick but DeVanzo avoids it.
DeVanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wani.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeVanzo. Wani does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by DeVanzo. Beautiful body shot.
Wani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wani blocks a leg kick.
DeVanzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DeVanzo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wani did well to prevent DeVanzo getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVanzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wani tries to kick DeVanzo off but DeVanzo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
DeVanzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wani tries to get to full guard but DeVanzo has control of the leg.
DeVanzo trying to mount his opponent but Wani defends it.
DeVanzo stalling away here and it's allowed Wani to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
DeVanzo landing with the ground and pound.
John Paul Wani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artie DeVanzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
DeVanzo wants to control from the top but Wani keeps moving.
DeVanzo being controlled here momentarily.
DeVanzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Wani has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wani keeping moving, preventing DeVanzo from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wani scores with a hook to the body. DeVanzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
DeVanzo scoring well with a low kick there.
DeVanzo cracks the inside of Wani's front leg.
DeVanzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Wani misses.
DeVanzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
DeVanzo misses with a head kick.
DeVanzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wanis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
DeVanzo thumps Wani with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeVanzo. Wani does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeVanzo blocks a low kick nicely.
DeVanzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wani momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wani misses with a hook.
Wani takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
DeVanzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wani's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeVanzo under the eye.
DeVanzo is rocked!
DeVanzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wani.
DeVanzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wani finish him?
DeVanzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeVanzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Wani fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks DeVanzo square on the jaw! Damn, DeVanzo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Paul Wani!
John Paul Wani decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Artie DeVanzo was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legstrong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oshi - God Hour. The crowd seem to be enjoying Louis's choice of entrance music: Awesome God. Lance Legstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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240 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Legstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Louis missing with a left hand there. Legstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louis.
Legstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Louis moved out of range.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
A big left from Legstrong misses.
Louis misses with an uppercut
and Legstrong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Louis wants to get back to his feet.
Legstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
Legstrong prevents Louis from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Louis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Legstrong seems content to control.
Louis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legstrong is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Legstrong is looking for a kimura but Louis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Legstrong to get the leverage.
Louis is trying to stand back up but Legstrong is controlling him
Legstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Legstrong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louis. Louis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Legstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses.
Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis cracks Legstrong with a good jab.
Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Louis.
Legstrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Louis's head.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Louis but Louis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Louis misses.
Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
Legstrong throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis misses with a body kick.
Joe Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Legstrong.
Legstrong shoots in and bounces Louis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Legstrong is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.
Legstrong looking to pass the guard.
Louis wants to stand and escape but Legstrong is having none of it.
Legstrong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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.
Legstrong stops Louis from getting back to his feet.
Louis wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Legstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Louis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Legstrong prevents Louis from improving his position.
Legstrong is looking for a kimura but Louis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Legstrong to get the leverage.
Louis is trying to control but Legstrong passes into side control!
Louis tries to buck Legstrong off but Legstrong is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Louis saw that one coming.
Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legstrong scores with a nice strike.
Legstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Louis misses.
Louis defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Louis moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Legstrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Louis counters with a left to the body.
Louis wants to slow Legstrong down by chopping away at his legs.
Legstrong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Louis!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Louis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Legstrong's guard! Nice work there by Louis!
Louis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Legstrong is trying to keep Louis in close.
Louis passes Legstrong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Legstrong trying to hold on to Louis's head to control him but Louis postures up.
Ground and pound from Louis.
Louis is stalling here. Legstrong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Louis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Legstrong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Louis stops Legstrong from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Louis wants to get back to his feet.
Louis is looking to reverse the position.
Louis is trying to get back to his feet.
Legstrong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Louis wants to get back to his feet but Legstrong drags him back down.
Legstrong gets to mount! Louis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Legstrong takes Louis's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis trying to control the hands but Legstrong breaks the grip.
Legstrong looking to break Louis's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Louis remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Legstrong will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Legstrong keeps control of the position as Louis tries to break free.
Louis staying busy and making it hard for Legstrong to control.
Louis is in bad spot here.
Louis showing good submission defense here.
Louis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Legstrong has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Louis! Can he survive? No! He's out! Legstrong gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lance Legstrong!
Lance Legstrong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca has chosen Filthy Luca Greeting as his entrance music. Taisto Perälä could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Luca's chin.
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175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perälä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luca throws a body shot but no joy.
Luca throws a series of punches but Perälä avoids them all with ease.
Perälä checks a leg kick nicely.
Luca tries to land a body kick
enabling Perälä to counter with a crisp jab.
Luca throws a wild body kick that Perälä sees coming a mile off.
Perälä seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Luca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perälä lands a nice looking body shot.
Luca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perälä finds it's way round the side to connect with Luca's head.
Luca misses with a looping left.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perälä uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luca.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luca looks for the body kick but Perälä saw that one coming.
Perälä throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luca, as that shot connected.
Perälä ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca throws a low kick but Perälä avoids it.
Perälä turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perälä misses with a wild body shot.
Perälä buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Luca blocks the leg kick.
Perälä dodges the punch combination from Luca.
An inside leg kick lands from Perälä.
Perälä slips a straight right by Luca.
Luca takes a swing at Perälä's ribcage but misses.
Perälä feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Luca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perälä checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Perälä misses.
Luca wants to counter the offense by Perälä and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luca wants to slow Perälä down by chopping away at his legs.
Luca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
Luca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luca looks to land a right hand but Perälä moved out of range.
Luca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Johnny Luca has been cut.
Luca looks to throw the jab but Perälä is out of range.
Perälä throws a body punch but Luca moves out of range.
Luca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Luca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Perälä checks a leg kick nicely.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Luca moved away.
Luca throws a head kick but Perälä moves out of range.
Luca throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Perälä slips a jab and a cross from Luca.
Perälä lands a two punch combo.
Luca has Perälä up against the cage in a clinch.
Perälä lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perälä lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Luca is looking to control Perälä's arms but Perälä gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luca has his back to the cage.
Perälä misses with a body punch.
Perälä misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Perälä - that landed with a thud.
Perälä lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perälä drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luca gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perälä creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perälä up against the cage.
Perälä avoids a wild elbow strike from Luca.
Luca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perälä's elbow.
Luca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perälä is keeping busy.
Perälä misses with a punch on the inside.
Luca misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Perälä.
Perälä lands a nice shot to the body.
Perälä lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Perälä's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taisto Perälä will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Perälä.
Luca checks a leg kick nicely.
Perälä scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luca doesn't seem bothered though.
Perälä listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perälä throws a big shot that misses.
Luca scores with a jab. Perälä acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Perälä catches Luca right on the button with a cross.
Perälä ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luca with a hook.
Luca tries to clinch but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä throwing a counter right hand but Luca manages to avoid it.
Perälä cracks Luca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Luca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä throws a leg kick which misses Luca's front leg but catches the back leg as Luca tries to avoid it.
Luca misses with a two punch combination.
Perälä swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luca moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luca throws a poor cross that misses
and Perälä counters with a nice kick to the body.
Luca punishes Perälä's body with a nice straight punch.
Perälä lands a lovely overhand right.
Taisto Perälä is winning the standup battle so far.
Perälä catches Luca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perälä stuns Luca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perälä 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.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luca moves away.
Luca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luca moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luca misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä's corner calls for a 1-2. Perälä obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perälä misses with a body kick.
Luca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perälä looks to score with a jab to the body but Luca is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. Luca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perälä chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luca throws the kick towards the body but Perälä avoids it.
Luca throws a sloppy head kick and Perälä moves out of range easily.
Luca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perälä is able to avoid easily.
Luca throws a lazy head kick
and Perälä counters with a stiff right hand.
Perälä fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luca on the side of the head.
Perälä buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Perälä does no damage.
Perälä blocks a head kick by Luca.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Perälä swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Luca is breathing heavily.
Luca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Perälä's corner calls for a 1-2. Perälä obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Luca is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä lands a nice hook to Luca's body. Luca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luca clinches up against the cage.
Luca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Perälä uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perälä lands a nice uppercut.
Luca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luca.
Luca blocks a body shot from Perälä.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Perälä.
Perälä gets through Luca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perälä tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luca's elbow.
Luca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perälä is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luca can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luca.
Perälä has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Perälä dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Perälä.
Perälä tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perälä looking to slow down the pace here.
Perälä lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luca backwards.
Taisto Perälä has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perälä misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perälä scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perälä pulls guard.
Perälä had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luca defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perälä looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Perälä's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perälä tests Luca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perälä scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luca doesn't seem bothered though.
Perälä throws a body punch but Luca moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Luca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perälä keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head 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!
Perälä lands with a nice body kick.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca ducks right into an uppercut from Perälä.
Perälä takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perälä lunges at Luca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luca's hand.
Luca is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Perälä feints and then cracks Luca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luca down.
Luca seems to have recovered his senses.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä sends Luca crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Perälä is motioning to the referee to let Luca up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Johnny Luca's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luca! But no joy.
Perälä misses with a low kick as Luca jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Luca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luca looks for the body kick but Perälä saw that one coming.
Luca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perälä connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Luca to the canvas! Luca doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Perälä keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Perälä!
Taisto Perälä 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Odoacer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odoacer comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance of the Gladiator. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavius Odoacer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odoacer scores with a takedown into Hong's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Odoacer.
Odoacer throws a big right hand that misses.
Odoacer trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Odoacer throws a big elbow that misses.
Odoacer looking to sit in guard and control but Hong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hong postures up in Odoacer's guard and throws a big left but Odoacer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Odoacer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hong looking to pass the guard.
Odoacer looking to control.
Hong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Odoacer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hong manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Hong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Odoacer is one step ahead there.
Odoacer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Odoacer trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Odoacer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Odoacer passes into half guard.
Odoacer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Odoacer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Odoacer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer seems to be looking for submissions.
Hong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Odoacer is working away from the top position though.
Odoacer is just content to waste time from the top position. Hong takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hong can't keep his opponent in guard - Odoacer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Odoacer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Odoacer throwing shots but Hong is blocking nicely.
Odoacer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hong's head.
Hong is staying active underneath Odoacer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Odoacer working the head and body with strikes.
Odoacer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hong to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is controlling Odoacer's posture.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Odoacer from controlling successfully.
Odoacer landing some decent shots from guard.
Odoacer trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Odoacer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Odoacer throws an elbow that misses. Hong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Odoacer's guard. Nice move by Hong!
Odoacer is pulling down on Hong's head to control his posture.
Odoacer wants to control the position but Hong says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four 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.
Hong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Odoacer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Odoacer wants to sweep but Hong has passed to side control!
Hong is looking to take a break and control but Odoacer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Odoacer is looking to regain half guard here but Hong keeps moving and retains side control.
Hong cracks Odoacer with a big elbow.
Odoacer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odoacer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Odoacer is not content to let Hong control the position.
Odoacer regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Odoacer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Odoacer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Antoni Kristofer Hong has been cut.
Hong misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Odoacer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odoacer loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Odoacer shoots in for a takedown but Hong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hong walks into a left hand.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odoacer throws out the jab.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Odoacer's shoulder, as Odoacer tries to avoid the shot.
Odoacer feinted with a counter takedown.
Hong looks to land a combination but Odoacer avoids it well.
Odoacer attempts a counter takedown but Hong avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Odoacer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Odoacer avoids it.
Odoacer throws out a powerful jab.
Hong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Odoacer sprawls well. Odoacer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hong gets slowly back to his feet.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Odoacer checks the leg kick.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Odoacer counters with a nice uppercut.
Flavius Odoacer is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Odoacer.
Hong drives through with a takedown into Odoacer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Odoacer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hong's guard.
Odoacer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Odoacer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Odoacer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Odoacer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odoacer throws an elbow that misses. Hong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Odoacer's guard. Nice move by Hong!
Hong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer trying to control the position.
Hong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Odoacer's head.
Hong won't allow Odoacer to sweep him here.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Odoacer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odoacer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong stopping the sweep attempt from Odoacer.
Odoacer controlling the position.
Hong trying to control but Odoacer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer is trying to control the position but Hong postures up.
Odoacer has momentary wrist control but Hong slips an elbow through the middle.
Odoacer wants to sweep but no luck.
Hong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hong works over Odoacer with some ground and pound from guard.
Odoacer is looking to sweep but instead, Hong has passed into half guard.
Hong is keen to just control but Odoacer is a slippery customer.
Flavius Odoacer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odoacer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong throws a low kick but Odoacer moves out of range easily.
Odoacer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong thumps Odoacer with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Odoacer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Odoacer misses with a hook.
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Odoacer's defenses.
Odoacer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hong to the ground. Odoacer is now in Hong's guard.
Hong is pulling down on Odoacer's head to control his posture.
Odoacer trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Odoacer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antoni Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Odoacer shoots in but Hong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Odoacer with a nice cross.
That has opened up Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut even more.
Odoacer cracks Hong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Odoacer as he jumps to the side.
Odoacer shoots in for a takedown but Hong shows good takedown defense.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Odoacer is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odoacer has his takedown stuffed
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flavius Odoacer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odoacer. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odoacer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hong to the mat! Hong manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hong is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoacer trying to control the position.
Hong controlling from the top position.
Hong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Odoacer's head.
Hong is looking to work some ground and pound but Odoacer has wrist control.
Hong stopping the sweep attempt from Odoacer.
Odoacer is working hard here to advance position.
Hong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hong trying to control but Odoacer is working from the bottom.
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.
Hong throws a big elbow that misses.
Hong preventing the sweep.
Hong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Odoacer controls Hong momentarily but Hong frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hong throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hong connects with the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hong.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong missing with a left hand there. Odoacer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odoacer moves out of range of the body kick.
Odoacer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Odoacer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odoacer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Odoacer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odoacer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong with a jab.
Hong drops Odoacer with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hong follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Kristofer Hong!
Antoni Kristofer Hong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Flavius Odoacer spoke after the fight, saying 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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24
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo scores with a jab. Rambo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rambo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo tries to bum rush Rambo with a series of wild strikes but Rambo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nomo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rambo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nomo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rambo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nomo is retaining full guard.
Nomo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rambo defends it easily.
Nomo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rambo.
We've been hearing good reports from Rambo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo wants to pass the guard but Nomo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo trying to control but Nomo is working from the bottom.
Rambo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nomo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rambo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rambo holds on and takes a little breather.
Nomo content to stall in guard here.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nomo wants to pass the guard but Rambo is keeping the position.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nomo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rambo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rambo, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
Nomo postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Nomo.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Rambo saw that one coming.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Nomo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rambo slips under a jab.
Nomo missing with a left hand there. Rambo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rambo.
Nomo feints a jab promting Rambo to slip. Nomo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rambo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Rambo.
Nomo slips a jab from Rambo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rambo. Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Rambo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rambo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rambo avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Nice jab there from Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rambo tries for a takedown but Nomo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rambo 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.
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!
Rambo wants to control from the top but Nomo keeps moving.
Rambo stands up over Nomo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nomo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rambo won't allow Nomo to sweep him here.
Nomo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rambo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nomo escapes and throws Rambo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Rambo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rambo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nomo misses with a leg kick
and Rambo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nomo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rambo connects with a couple of short punches.
Nomo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rambo passes Nomo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nomo is staying active underneath Rambo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nomo is trying to maintain the position but Rambo is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo wants to improve his position but Rambo is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo trying to control from the bottom.
Nomo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nomo trying to control the position here.
Sambo Rambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rambo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rambo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rambo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nomo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is not content to let Rambo control the position.
Nomo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rambo trying to control from half guard but Nomo is working away.
Nice strikes from Rambo there.
Rambo prevents Nomo from improving his position.
Nomo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is pressing down on Rambo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rambo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nomo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rambo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rambo with a nice head shot there.
Rambo postures up.
Nomo looking for a guillotine here but Rambo defends easily.
Nomo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rambo chips away with some ground and pound.
Nomo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nomo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rambo is one step ahead there.
Nomo looking to control.
Rambo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nomo is retaining full guard.
Nomo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rambo controls the pace.
Rambo throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rambo distracts Nomo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rambo throwing strikes from guard but Nomo blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Rambo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rambo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nomo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rambo is out of range.
Nomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rambo moves away.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Rambo.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
Nomo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch combination from Rambo misses.
Nomo misses the shot to the body.
Rambo attempts a counter takedown but Nomo avoids it well and moves away.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nomo as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo jabs Rambo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nomo throws out a loose jab but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo lands with a right hand.
Rambo misses with a hook to the body
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rambo throws out the jab.
Nomo misses with a body kick.
Nomo lands with a right hand.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Rambo.
Rambo checks a leg kick nicely.
Nomo scores with a nice head shot.
Rambo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Rambo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rambo moves out of range as Nomo strikes.
Nomo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rambo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rambo is rocked!
Nomo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nomo throws a body punch but Rambo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rambo.
Rambo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo misses with a looping left.
Nomo throws a leg kick but Rambo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rambo throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Rambo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rambo.
You can see the frustration on Nomo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nomo regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is trying to maintain the position but Rambo is very close to passing his half guard.
Rambo trying to advance position but Nomo counters by regaining guard.
Nomo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Nomo keeps moving.
Rambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four 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.
Nomo has control of Rambo's left arm, preventing Rambo from doing any damage.
Nomo has his foot on Rambo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rambo works his way back into a safe position though.
Nomo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rambo is aware though and is defending well.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Rambo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nomo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rambo is one step ahead there.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Nomo keeps moving.
Rambo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shintaro Nomo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nomo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imperitum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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25
145 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulmann throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cabrera was covering up waiting for the punch and Schulmann finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Schulmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schulmann stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Schulmann from controlling successfully.
Schulmann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulmann trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schulmann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schulmann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schulmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cabrera keeping full guard, as Schulmann tries to pass.
Cabrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schulmann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schulmann manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cabrera looking to control.
Schulmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabrera wants to sweep but no luck.
Cabrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schulmann.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schulmann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Schulmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cabrera pushes Schulmann away with a front kick.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Schulmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schulmann gets caught flat footed, as Cabrera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schulmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabrera stopping the sweep attempt from Schulmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schulmann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schulmann is trying to control the position but Cabrera postures up.
Schulmann keeping full guard, as Cabrera tries to pass.
Schulmann looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cabrera passes into side control.
Cabrera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schulmann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schulmann is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schulmann is positioning himself well to prevent Cabrera advancing to mount.
Schulmann trying to hold on to Cabrera's head to control him but Cabrera postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ground and pound from Cabrera.
Schulmann is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulmann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabrera is working away from the top position though.
Schulmann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cabrera is keen to just control but Schulmann is a slippery customer.
Schulmann wants to get back to full guard.
Schulmann is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabrera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Schulmann is defending well.
Schulmann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Helix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Schulmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Schulmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schulmann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cabrera scores with a nice head shot.
Schulmann cracks Cabrera with an open hand slap.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera slips a jab from Schulmann.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Schulmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schulmann to the ground. Cabrera is now in Schulmann's guard.
Schulmann is looking for a triangle but Cabrera pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera postures up and lands a big shot to Schulmann's brow.
Cabrera connects with a couple of short punches.
Schulmann is trying to control the position but Cabrera postures up.
Schulmann throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cabrera escapes and throws Schulmann's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulmann can do to turn this around?
Cabrera gets to mount! Schulmann was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cabrera lands a heavy elbow.
Cabrera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schulmann is rocked!
Cabrera punishing his opponent with strikes.
Schulmann is still in real trouble! Can Cabrera finish him?
Schulmann wants to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Schulmann badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Cabrera around the waist but Cabrera pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Cabrera is the winner by TKO! Cabrera jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helix Cabrera!
After the fight, Helix Cabrera was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein has chosen Wilder Wein as his entrance music. Wilder Wein has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruslan Mstislav Volkov's chin.
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187 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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wein throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov misses with a low kick as Wein jumps back.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov is looking to slow Wein down with leg kicks.
Wein takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov is looking to counter punch.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Volkov with a body shot.
Wein misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volkov needs to keep his hands up - Wein had a free shot at his head there.
Wein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by Volkov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Wein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
Volkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
A telegraphed right hand from Wein misses the target.
A left lands for Wein.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Volkov.
Volkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Wein moved out of range nicely.
Wein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Volkov counters with a solid body kick.
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov slips a jab and a cross from Wein.
Wein digs a good body shot into Volkov's ribs.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Volkov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Volkov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov.
Volkov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wein.
Volkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Volkov pushes Wein away with a front kick.
Volkov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov slips a straight right by Wein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov 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.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Wein avoids them all with ease.
Wein stuns Volkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilder Wein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Wein blocks the low kick.
Volkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wein cracks Volkov with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Wein misses its intended target.
Wein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov throws a jab when Wein was well out of range.
Wein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Wein misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a leg kick
and Wein counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Volkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wein in his tracks.
Wein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Volkov throws a head kick but Wein moves out of range.
Wein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volkov cracks the inside of Wein's front leg.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wein desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ruslan Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wein checks a low kick from Volkov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Wein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Wein.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Wein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov cracks Wein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein slips under a jab from Volkov.
Wein looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov thumps Wein with a low kick.
Volkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Wein.
Wein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkov misses with a hook to the body
and Wein counters with a straight right hand.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Volkov is looking to land body kicks.
Wein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volkov lands with a nice body punch.
Wein swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wein finds it's way round the side to connect with Volkov's head.
Wein throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
Wein throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
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!
Wein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volkov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Wein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Wein off balance momentarily.
Volkov throws an off balance right hand
and Wein counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
Wein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov throws a front kick that sends Wein stumbling back into the cage.
Wein misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Volkov finds it's target.
Wein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wein misses the shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Volkov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Volkov goes for a double leg but Wein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wein continues to drive forward.
Volkov looks to land a body kick but Wein moved away.
A jab from Wein misses.
Oooooh!!! Wein has knocked Volkov down with a huge combo! Wein steps away and waves a wobbly Volkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Volkov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wein.
Volkov throwing a counter right hand but Wein manages to avoid it.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wein with a hook.
Volkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Wein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Volkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wein to counter with a crisp jab.
Wein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wein cracks Volkov with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Volkov falls to his knees and Wein doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilder Wein!
A relieved looking Wilder Wein thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi has chosen Fehu - Wardruna as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fabian Hoi enters the cage!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoi scores with a leg kick.
Yates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoi. That's going to slow Yates down.
No luck for Yates with that takedown attempt.
Yates blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yates walks into a jab.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
We've been hearing reports that Yates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Yates blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Yates backing away here, and Hoi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yates lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi thows a leg kick but Yates checks it
and Yates counters with a low kick, right behind Hoi 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoi checks it well.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoi lands a head kick!
Yates throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Hoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yates. That did some damage!
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
Hoi's coach down at Bjorn's Elite Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hoi scores with a jab to the body.
Hoi lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Yates gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
Yates throws a big counter combination but Hoi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yates moves away from the strike by Hoi.
Yates half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Hoi scores with a body shot.
Hoi ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoi misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoi 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 Yates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hoi staying out of range there.
Hoi wants to counter with a clinch but Yates pushes him away.
Hoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates scores with a jab to the head.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yates to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yates is looking to chop away at Hoi's legs.
Yates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoi throws a shot to the body.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoi throws out the jab.
Hoi lands a nice looking body kick.
Yates lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fabian Hoi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoi finds it's way round the side to connect with Yates's head.
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoi.
Hoi 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.
Hoi throws a nice looking combination but Yates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Yates misses.
Hoi staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoi scores with a four punch combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoi.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoi throws a leg kick that misses.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Hoi.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Hoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Yates.
It seemed like Hoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Hoi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hoi throws an off balance right hand
and Yates makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoi.
Hoi throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Hoi only half commits.
Hoi moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hoi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoi. That's going to slow Yates down.
An inside leg kick lands from Hoi.
Hoi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoi throws a right hand that misses
and Yates counters with a low kick, right behind Hoi 's knee.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Hoi moved away.
As Yates backs off Hoi throws a huge counter combo but Yates manages to avoid it all.
Yates lands a really nice looking cross but Hoi seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Hoi looks to land a combination but Yates avoids it well.
Yates quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hoi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoi misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Hoi is predictable there
and Hoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi cracks Yates with a good jab.
Fabian Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoi misses with a two punch combination.
Yates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Yates.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Hoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yates counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoi avoids the body shot from Yates.
Hoi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoi wants to land a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Yates attempts a counter takedown but Hoi avoids it well and moves away.
Yates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Hoi - just one landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Hoi misses with a shot to the body
and Yates counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi is not content to let Yates control the position.
Yates is pressing down on Hoi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoi is holding on for now.
Hoi keeping control of the position.
Yates is working for a kimura but Hoi is defending it quite comfortably.
Hoi is staying active underneath Yates, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoi is doing well to control the position and prevent Yates from advancing to side control.
Yates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hoi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi moves into full guard.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yates accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yates is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoi has wrist control.
Yates is posturing up here but Hoi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Yates tries to roll out but it's too tight and Yates has to tap! Slick submission there by Hoi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabian Hoi!
Post fight, Fabian Hoi stared into the camera and said 'It was an honor fighting you and I wish you nothing but the best. The Stray Dogs are going to own this ITFL for real!! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benvenuti comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eye Peas - Let's get retarded. Giacomo Benvenuti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giacomo Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynn throws a nice looking combination but Benvenuti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Rynn.
Rynn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rynn throws a body punch but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Rynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rynn misses with an uppercut.
Benvenuti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benvenuti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rynn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benvenuti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rynn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rynn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benvenuti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benvenuti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rynn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rynn misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Benvenuti misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benvenuti lands a body shot.
Rynn 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.
Benvenuti misses with a kick to the body.
Rynn throws out a counter right but Benvenuti avoids it with no problem.
Rynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti works Rynn's body with a nice hook.
Rynn looks winded!
Nice body kick from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Mikaiah Rynn has been cut.
A slow jab from Rynn misses its intended target.
Benvenuti drops Rynn with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rynn! Benvenuti dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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