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~T~ ITFL Round 4.1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Mstislav Volkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Rambo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Volkov wants to slow Rambo down by chopping away at his legs.
No joy there for Rambo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Volkov.
Volkov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rambo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rambo lands with a right hand.
Rambo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rambo throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Rambo clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov lands with a right to the head.
Rambo blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Rambo stalling in the clinch but Volkov improves position.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rambo controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Volkov.
Rambo throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as Rambo controls the action.
Rambo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rambo 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.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Rambo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Volkov Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Rambo is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Legstrong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oshi - God Hour. Urho Berserk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Berserk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berserk jabs Legstrong right on the nose. Legstrong blinks but takes it well.
Legstrong misses with a hook
and Berserk counters with a left and a right that stings Legstrong.
Legstrong loads up on a big right hand but Berserk slips the punch.
Berserk moves away from the strike by Legstrong.
Legstrong throws a hook but Berserk avoids it easily.
Legstrong throws a good cross that connects.
Legstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berserk.
Berserk ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
Berserk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legstrong cracks Berserk with an open hand slap.
Legstrong avoids the body shot from Berserk.
Berserk throws a big shot that misses.
Berserk blocks a jab.
Berserk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Berserk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berserk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legstrong drives through with a takedown into Berserk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong won't allow Berserk to sweep him here.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Berserk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berserk trying to control the position.
Legstrong wants to pass the guard but Berserk is keeping the position.
Legstrong advances position into side control!
Legstrong is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Berserk is trying to escape and Legstrong transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Berserk is forced to tap! Nice work there by Legstrong! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lance Legstrong!
Our winner, Lance Legstrong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Urho Berserk was interviewed post fight and said 'It wasnt KO! I just slipped!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul Wani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algot Von Panzerhosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wani comes to the cage accompanied by *South* Sudan. The crowd seem to be enjoying Von Panzerhosen's choice of entrance music: Klamydia - Pohjanmaalla. John Paul Wani has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
8 - 2 - 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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Algot Von Panzerhosen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Panzerhosen throws a head kick that misses.
Von Panzerhosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wani.
Von Panzerhosen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wani throws out the jab.
Wani jabs at Von Panzerhosen's body.
Von Panzerhosen lands a head kick. Wani smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Von Panzerhosen throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Panzerhosen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Von Panzerhosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Panzerhosen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Panzerhosen.
Algot Von Panzerhosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Panzerhosen thumps Wani with a low kick.
Von Panzerhosen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wani.
A big right from Wani misses.
Wani throws a body punch but Von Panzerhosen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen looks to land a left hand but Wani moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wani misses the target.
Wani throws out a leg kick but Von Panzerhosen moves out of range and Wani only half commits.
Von Panzerhosen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Von Panzerhosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Algot Von Panzerhosen has been cut.
Wani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wani scores with a decent looking hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Panzerhosen!
Wani cracks Von Panzerhosen with a good jab.
Wani tries to land a front kick but Von Panzerhosen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wani checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Wani finds it's target.
Von Panzerhosen throws a looping overhand right but Wani ducks down to avoid it.
Wani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wani looks to land a right hand but Von Panzerhosen moved out of range.
Von Panzerhosen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Von Panzerhosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Panzerhosen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wani.
A cross from Wani lands.
That has opened up Algot Von Panzerhosen's cut even more.
Von Panzerhosen misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Von Panzerhosen.
Wani misses with a looping left.
Von Panzerhosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wani.
Von Panzerhosen blocks a jab.
Von Panzerhosen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Von Panzerhosen gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Wani to counter with a crisp jab.
Wani walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Von Panzerhosen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wani swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Von Panzerhosen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Paul Wani!
An out of breath John Paul Wani thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cabrera's choice of entrance music: Imperitum. 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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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 - 10 - 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cabrera somewhat.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Brown goes for a double leg but Cabrera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cabrera continues to drive forward.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Cabrera lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabrera has time to react.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabrera.
Brown dives in and grabs Cabrera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cabrera pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Cabrera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Brown slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Brown throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cabrera lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cabrera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Cabrera's guard.
Cabrera wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Cabrera pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cabrera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cabrera thumps Brown with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Brown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
It appears Brown was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cabrera scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabrera scores with a nice body kick.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabrera tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Cabrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cabrera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Cabrera wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Brown lands a head shot.
Cabrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Cabrera persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown misses the jab.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown clinches.
Cabrera tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Cabrera misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cabrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown is trying to drag Cabrera to the mat but Cabrera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabreras head.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabrera! But no joy.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into Cabrera's guard.
Brown advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is staying tight to Cabrera's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cabrera defending against the ground and pound.
Cabrera tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Cabrera has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cabrera looks to move to half guard but instead Brown has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cabrera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cabrera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown trying to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabrera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cabrera scores with a hook.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Helix Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
A big left from Cabrera misses.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Brown feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cabrera avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cabrera. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabrera.
Brown throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown cracks Cabrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabrera can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Cabrera - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cabrera, pushing him back against the cage.
Cabrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Cabrera misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brown misses with some punches.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cabrera is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown trying to control the action but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helix Cabrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cabrera 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helix Cabrera!
After winning the bout, Helix Cabrera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes The Boom! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a body shot.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bustamante tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bustamante looking for submissions off his back.
Bustamante wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Bustamante's temple.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is nestled in close to Bustamante, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bustamante is in trouble now - King has advanced to mount!
King lands a big elbow.
King landing strikes from the mount.
King loads up with a big shot that hurts Bustamante! He's pulled King in close but King has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bustamante survive? More strikes from King and Bustamante is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William King!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, William King made sure he mentioned DC Unrivaled, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. Chris Severn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lodbrok checks it well.
Lodbrok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lodbrok is looking to land body kicks.
Severn attempts a counter takedown but Lodbrok avoids it well and moves away.
Lodbrok drops his hands momentarily and Severn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Severn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Severn takes a swing at Lodbrok's ribcage but misses.
Lodbrok misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodbrok. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Severn tries to counter with a takedown but Lodbrok is quick to defend against it.
Lodbrok drops his hands momentarily and Severn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Severn.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severn misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Severn moves out of range of the body kick.
Severn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodbrok tries to clinch but Severn moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lodbrok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Severn misses the jab.
Lodbrok is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Severn with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Severn.
Severn throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick but Severn checks it.
Lodbrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Severn throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Severn. Lodbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodbrok shapes to counter with a head kick.
Severn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lodbrok tries to avoid it but Severn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lodbrok to the ground. Lodbrok escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lodbrok throws a head kick but Severn moves out of range.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the side of Severn's head but Severn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Severn.
Severn is looking to wear down Lodbrok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Severn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lodbrok 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 Severn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Severn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lodbrok.
Lodbrok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Severn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Severn.
Lodbrok replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Severn blocks it well.
Lodbrok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Severn avoids a kick to the body.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Severn.
Lodbrok only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Severn scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Lodbrok lands a head kick!
Lodbrok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lodbrok throws an overhand right that lands on Severn's shoulder, as Severn tries to avoid the shot.
Severn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lodbrok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lodbrok.
A head kick by Lodbrok misses
and Severn counters with a single leg into guard. Lodbrok didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok wants to control the position but Severn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodbrok looks winded!
Severn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lodbrok knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Severn throwing shots but Lodbrok is blocking nicely.
Lodbrok keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lodbrok wants to sweep but Severn has passed to side control!
Lodbrok is trying to improve his position.
Severn cracks Lodbrok with a big right hand but Lodbrok just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lodbrok is trying to control Severn's posture but Severn avoids it.
Severn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lodbrok some visible discomfort.
Lodbrok is looking for a sweep.
Severn cracks Lodbrok with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Severn wants to control but Lodbrok is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Severn crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Severn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Severn pushes Lodbrok away with a front kick.
Severn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lodbrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Severn.
Lodbrok lands with a slapping head kick.
Lodbrok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Severn.
Severn cracks the inside of Lodbrok's front leg.
Severn throws a push kick but Lodbrok slaps the foot to one side.
Lodbrok lands a leg kick that knocks Severn off balance momentarily.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Severn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Severn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lodbrok can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Severn blocks the low kick.
Severn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lodbrok lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodbrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Severn looking to score a takedown here. Lodbrok is defending well but Severn drives through and ends up in Lodbrok's guard.
Lodbrok is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Severn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lodbrok controls Severn momentarily but Severn frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Severn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Severn throws a big elbow that misses.
Severn landing some decent shots from guard.
Severn won't allow Lodbrok to sweep him here.
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.
Severn trying to control but Lodbrok is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Severn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lodbrok.
Severn tries to bum rush Lodbrok with a series of wild strikes but Lodbrok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lodbrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lodbrok misses the shot to the body.
Severn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lodbrok backs up against the cage.
Severn sends Lodbrok crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Severn is motioning to the referee to let Lodbrok up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lodbrok is rocked!
Lodbrok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Severn, pushing him back against the cage.
Lodbrok is still on wobbly legs! Can Severn finish him?
Severn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Severn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lodbrok tries to work over Severn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severn stalling against the cage.
Severn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lodbrok.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Severn.
Severn lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Severn.
Lodbrok struggles to land a body shot inside as Severn controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Severn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Severn throws a big uppercut that drops Lodbrok! More strikes from Severn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lodbrok lies dazed against the cage as Severn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Severn!
A very excited looking Chris Severn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Odoacer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odoacer comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance of the Gladiator. Kocur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by This Fire Burns - Killswitch Engage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavius Odoacer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odoacer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kocur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Odoacer.
Odoacer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odoacer works the jab nicely.
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
Odoacer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kocur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Odoacer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odoacer moves in looking to clinch but Kocur pushes him off.
Odoacer doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kocur to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kocur.
Kocur's corner calls for a 1-2. Kocur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoacer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Odoacer moves forwards but Kocur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been informed that Kocur has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
Odoacer blocks the body kick.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Odoacer off balance momentarily.
Kocur connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Kocur is predictable there
and Odoacer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kocur rushes Odoacer and presses him up against the cage.
Odoacer working aggressively here.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Odoacer controls his hands.
Odoacer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kocur tries to work over Odoacer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Odoacer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kocur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Odoacer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Odoacer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odoacer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odoacer slowing the pace effectively.
Odoacer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kocur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kocur feints a jab promting Odoacer to slip. Kocur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Odoacer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kocur connects with a body shot that sends Odoacer's belly button to the back.
Kocur cracks Odoacer with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Odoacer misses its target.
Kocur misses with a two punch combination.
Kocur ducks right into an uppercut from Odoacer.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kocur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Odoacer gets a takedown into half guard.
Odoacer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kocur is just riding it out for now. Odoacer eventually gives up the hold.
Odoacer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kocur defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Odoacer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kocur tries to get to full guard but Odoacer has control of the leg.
Odoacer is trying to control. Kocur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kocur is looking to improve his position.
Kocur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Odoacer.
Odoacer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kocur to regain full guard.
Kocur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Odoacer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Odoacer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kocur finds it's way round the side to connect with Odoacer's head.
Odoacer slips a straight right by Kocur.
Odoacer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kocur defends it nicely.
Kocur's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kocur duly obliges.
Kocur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Odoacer counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Odoacer's shoulder, as Odoacer tries to avoid the shot.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur walks into a straight right hand from Odoacer.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Odoacer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odoacer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Odoacer. That snapped Kocur's head back.
Kocur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Odoacer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kocur counters with a nice body kick.
Kocur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Odoacer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Odoacer.
Kocur connects with a body shot that sends Odoacer's belly button to the back.
Kocur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joey Kocur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odoacer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Odoacer is rocked!
Odoacer switches off momentarily and Kocur cracks him with a monster right hand! Odoacer topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kocur dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kocur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Kocur!
A relieved looking Joey Kocur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Flavius Odoacer had this to say: 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benvenuti comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eye Peas - Let's get retarded. De Sucre has chosen Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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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
18 - 2 - 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti catches De Sucre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Sucre misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Sucre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from De Sucre does no damage.
De Sucre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benvenuti throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from De Sucre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Sucre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
Giacomo Benvenuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Sucre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
Benvenuti scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Sucre misses with a lunging right hand
and Benvenuti counters with a nice right hand that sends De Sucre toppling to the canvas! De Sucre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Benvenuti finish him?!
De Sucre is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti weaves into range and cracks De Sucre right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! De Sucre goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Benvenuti is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti 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 Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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256 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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211 lbs
14 - 7 - 3 |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 3, fighting out of London, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin throws a shot from downtown. Damozzi moves away and avoids it.
Damozzi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Damozzi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rubin defending well though.
Damozzi prevents Rubin from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi controlling the action here.
Damozzi throwing shots but Rubin is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damozzi preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damozzi.
Rubin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damozzi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rubin's hands.
Damozzi moves out of range as Rubin strikes.
Damozzi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rubin goes for a double leg but Damozzi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Damozzi continues to drive forward.
Jab by Damozzi.
Damozzi scores with a punch to the head.
Damozzi avoids the body shot from Rubin.
Damozzi slips a jab from Rubin.
Rubin avoids the head kick by Damozzi.
Rubin darts in looking for a takedown but Damozzi gets double underhooks and turns Rubin into the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Damozzi 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.
Damozzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rubin counters with a single leg into guard. Damozzi didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damozzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Rubin'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.
Rubin trying to control from the bottom.
Damozzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damozzi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rubin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Damozzi lands a nice short elbow.
Rubin manages to get to full guard.
Rubin controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin wants to sweep but no luck.
Rubin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damozzi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damozzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rubin is controlling Damozzi's posture.
Damozzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rubin pulls Damozzi in close to prevent any damage.
Rubin wants to sweep but no luck.
Damozzi throwing strikes from guard but Rubin blocks nicely.
Damozzi throwing strikes from guard but Rubin blocks nicely.
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.
Damozzi looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rubin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damozzi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rubin lunges at Damozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damozzi's hand.
Damozzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Damozzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damozzi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubin connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damozzi misses with a right hand
and Rubin counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubin scores with a punch to the head.
Rubin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damozzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Damozzi throws an off balance right hand
and Rubin counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rubin misses with a hook. Damozzi ducked under it nicely.
Damozzi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rubin misses with a looping right.
Rubin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damozzi misses with a kick to the body.
Damozzi looks for the body kick but Rubin saw that one coming.
Damozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubin can pounce on him.
Damozzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Rubin.
Rubin looks to land a right hand but Damozzi moved out of range.
Timur Rubin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damozzi on the side of the head.
Damozzi has a takedown stuffed.
Rubin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damozzi, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Damozzi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Damozzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Rubin - that landed with a thud.
Damozzi is trying to drag Rubin to the mat but Rubin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rubin lands an uppercut.
Damozzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rubin or not.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin is trying to stall.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Damozzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damozzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubin backwards.
Rubin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubin wants to stall.
Rubin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Damozzis head.
Rubin tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Rubin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Damozzi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rubin.
Damozzi working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frank Damozzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damozzi is looking for a triangle but Rubin pushes his legs off easily.
Rubin throwing strikes but missing.
Rubin is sitting in close to Damozzi's body. Damozzi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rubin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rubin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Damozzi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Damozzi!
In his post fight interview, Frank Damozzi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinyo Jintao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinyo Jintao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Jintao does no damage.
Perälä lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jintao misses with a looping right.
Perälä has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jintao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jintao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Jintao.
Perälä shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jintao but Jintao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perälä misses with an attempted mid kick.
Perälä scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jintao lands a leg kick that knocks Perälä off balance momentarily.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä throws the left hand but Jintao avoids the punch easily.
Jintao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jintao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jintao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
Perälä tests Jintao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Perälä lands.
Jintao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pearson Spector Litt in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao is looking to clinch but Perälä is avoiding it.
Jintao backing away here, and Perälä unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jintao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perälä is able to avoid easily.
Shinyo Jintao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä throws out a powerful jab.
Jintao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jintao swinging wildly here.
Jintao throws a body punch but Perälä moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Perälä checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jintao throws a leg kick that misses.
Jintao walks into a straight right hand from Perälä.
Perälä keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Perälä misses.
Perälä lands a big right hand that sends Jintao crashing to the mat! Perälä stays standing though and waves Jintao back to his feet!
Jintao is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jintao lands with a good body shot.
Oh Jintao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jintao misses with an uppercut.
Jintao takes a swing at Perälä's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä throws a leg kick which misses Jintao's front leg but catches the back leg as Jintao tries to avoid it.
Jintao seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perälä.
Jintao lands with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Perälä checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jintao scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Jintao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perälä is out of range.
Jintao tries to land a body kick
and Perälä counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jintao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perälä can pounce on him.
Perälä lands with a cross.
Jintao misses with a body kick.
Jintao just misses with a punch to the body.
Jintao is looking to wear down Perälä with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jintao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jintao looks to land a left hand but Perälä moved out of range nicely.
Jintao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Perälä tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jintao punishes Perälä's body with a nice straight punch.
Jintao throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Perälä on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perälä throws a leg kick
and Jintao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perälä takes one to the side of the head.
Jintao throws a low kick but Perälä avoids it.
Perälä stuns Jintao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
Jintao is looking to score with low kicks.
Perälä checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Perälä misses
and Jintao counters with a straight right hand.
Perälä with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perälä lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perälä has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jintao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä misses with a straight right.
Jintao tries to clinch but Perälä is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä with a hook.
Perälä moves out of range of the body kick.
Perälä lands an overhand right.
Jintao moves in looking to clinch but Perälä pushes him off.
Perälä scores with a head kick. Jintao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jintao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jintao looks to land a body kick but Perälä moved away.
Jintao throws a leg kick which misses Perälä's front leg but catches the back leg as Perälä tries to avoid it.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jintao moves away.
Perälä chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jintao can pounce on him.
Perälä shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jintao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jintao slips under a jab from Perälä.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jintao looks to throw the jab but Perälä is out of range.
Perälä closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jintao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä'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.
Jintao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perälä ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jintao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perälä looks to land a body kick but Jintao moved away.
Jintao throws a leg kick that misses.
Perälä feints and then cracks Jintao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jintao down.
Jintao throws a leg kick but Perälä moved away.
Perälä swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perälä lands the left hand.
Jintao misses with the body kick
and Perälä counters with a nice leg kick.
Taisto Perälä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jintao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jintao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jintao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perälä jabs at Jintao's body.
Perälä keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jintao fakes the leg kick and cracks Perälä in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä cracks a nice hook into Jintao's ribs.
Jintao misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Jintao misses
and Perälä counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jintao!
Perälä moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jintao is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perälä's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Perälä is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perälä is trying to control. Jintao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jintao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jintao is looking to control Perälä's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jintao avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perälä bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jintao's head.
Perälä checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jintao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Perälä on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perälä cracks the inside of Jintao's front leg.
Perälä avoids the body shot from Jintao.
Jintao clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perälä swings wildly with an uppercut but Jintao uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perälä.
Jintao stalling the fight.
Jintao looking to slow down the pace here.
Jintao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perälä's elbow.
Jintao tries to throw a body punch but Perälä avoids it by throwing Jintao back against the cage.
Perälä tries for a takedown but Jintao manages to get underhooks.
Perälä misses with a punch to the body.
Jintao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perälä working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jintao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jintao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perälä up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jintao tries to throw a body punch but Perälä avoids it by throwing Jintao back against the cage.
Perälä stalling.
Jintao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perälä backwards.
Perälä stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perälä working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perälä blocking some punches.
Perälä breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jintao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jintao lands a nice looking body shot.
Jintao misses the body punch
and Perälä makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jintao really felt that one!
Jintao tries to clinch
enabling Perälä to counter with a crisp jab.
Perälä lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jintao's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Perälä showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Perälä blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Jintao misses.
Perälä connects with a crisp jab.
Perälä bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jintao throws a head kick but Perälä moves out of range.
Jintao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jintao throws the left hand but Perälä avoids the punch easily.
Perälä was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perälä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jintao.
An inside leg kick from Jintao misses.
Perälä connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Jintao slams his shin into Perälä's torso.
Jintao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perälä cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jintao throws a push kick but Perälä slaps the foot to one side.
Perälä doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jintao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jintao was well out of range. Poor timing from Perälä.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perälä.
Perälä wants to land a leg kick but Jintao is out of range.
Perälä throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jintao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jintao throws a hook to the side of Perälä's head but Perälä sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Jintao misses.
Jintao with a jab.
Perälä misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Perälä as he connects with a hook.
Perälä throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Jintao moved out of range.
Jintao throws a leg kick which misses Perälä's front leg but catches the back leg as Perälä tries to avoid it.
Perälä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jintao.
Perälä fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shinyo Jintao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jintao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perälä waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jintao.
Jintao connects with a leg kick. Perälä looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jintao throws a body kick that misses
and Perälä counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jintao throws a body punch but Perälä moves out of range.
A jab from Jintao misses.
Jintao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perälä is looking to slow Jintao down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perälä.
Jintao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perälä lands a glancing blow to the side of Jintao's head.
Perälä getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä lands with a nice body punch.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Jintao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jintao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jintao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perälä throws out a leg kick but Jintao moves out of range and Perälä only half commits.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perälä throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jintao is looking to counter punch.
Perälä scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Perälä.
Perälä blocks a leg kick.
Perälä takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perälä changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perälä has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jintao lands a nice hook to Perälä's body. Perälä takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jintao closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jintao can't find room to land a body shot as Perälä controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jintao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perälä being controlled against the cage.
Jintao misses with a body punch.
Jintao prevents Perälä from breaking the clinch.
Jintao tries to work over Perälä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jintao tries to throw a body punch but Perälä avoids it by throwing Jintao back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Perälä.
Perälä throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taisto Perälä seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jintao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jintao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perälä breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Jintao is predictable there
and Perälä makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Perälä comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perälä winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Perälä!
A very excited looking Taisto Perälä made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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