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Syn 377 - Embracing The Mayhem PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Knockout!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout misses with a straight left.
Knockout uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendez has time to react.
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
Mendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Knockout 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knockout slips under a jab from Mendez.
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
Knockout ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Knockout lands a jab to the nose.
Knockout throws a series of punches but Mendez avoids them all with ease.
Mendez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knockout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendez as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knockout looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez misses with a hook. Knockout ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Knockout on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knockout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knockout throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
We've been told by Mendez's head coaches at Boston MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout swinging wildly here.
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knockout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez throws a hook but Knockout avoids it easily.
Knockout's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knockout scrambles back to his feet.
Knockout blocks a low kick nicely.
Knockout raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mendez jabs Knockout to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendez tried to score with a low kick but Knockout checks it.
Knockout missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knockout misses with a looping right.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knockout sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knockout slips under a jab from Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Mendez moves out of range as Knockout strikes.
Knockout misses with a looping right.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Knockout looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez lands the left hand.
Mendez moves out of range as Knockout strikes.
Mendez is looking to counter punch.
We've been informed that Knockout 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.
Knockout uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Knockout takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knockout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mendez.
Knockout throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Knockout tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knockout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Knockout on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez slips under a jab from Knockout.
Jab from Knockout.
Knockout defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knockout! But no joy.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Mendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Mendez misses with a shot to the body
letting Knockout counter with a right hand.
Knockout takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knockout steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout throws a lazy head kick
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knockout misses the jab.
Mendez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mendez lands the left hand.
Mendez lands with a cross.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knockout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Knockout throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knockout misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Knockout.
Knockout lands with a kick to the temple. Mendez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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 George Mendez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendez with a jab.
Mendez misses with a lunging right hand
and Knockout counters with a stiff right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knockout in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knockout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knockout throws a right hand that misses
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knockout uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Oscar Knockout's cut even more.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knockout.
Knockout looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knockout walks into a jab.
Knockout throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Knockout jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
George Mendez's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knockout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Knockout throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Knockout defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez throws a body punch but Knockout moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Knockout throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendez misses with a hook. Knockout ducked under it nicely.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Knockout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knockout pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knockout is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
Mendez lands a jab.
Knockout looks to throw the jab but Mendez is out of range.
Knockout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendez off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Knockout finds it's way through Mendez's defenses.
Mendez is rocked!
Knockout dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
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!
Mendez moves away from the strike by Knockout.
Knockout throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Mendez's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Knockout dives in looking to finish as Mendez flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Knockout's strikes! Knockout is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Mendez's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Mendez was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Knockout!
Oscar Knockout really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Woods has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu.
Woods steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yu. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Yu.
Yu throws a leg kick
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bai Yu has been cut.
Yu misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Yu throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
A low kick from Yu misses
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Yu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Woods checks it well.
Woods 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yu - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yu. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woods takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Yu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Yu sets himself, and Woods steps forward looking for the clinch! Yu avoids it this time.
Yu scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu.
Yu throws a low kick but Woods moves out of range easily.
Yu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Yu misses with a body kick.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yu.
Yu throws a leg kick
and Woods counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Woods.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Yu.
Yu blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Woods.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Yu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu misses with a kick to the body.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods wants to counter with a clinch but Yu pushes him away.
A low kick from Yu misses
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Yu wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Woods tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yu tries to land a leg kick but Woods saw it coming and moves away.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yu tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a head kick that half lands.
Yu is looking to slow Woods down with leg kicks.
Woods stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu.
Yu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yu, right into the meat.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Yu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yu lands with a kick to the temple. Woods shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yu lands a nice looking body kick.
Woods checks a low kick from Yu.
Yu wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Woods has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Yu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Yu is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Yu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Woods is out of range and Yu settles back down.
Yu is looking to score with low kicks.
Woods unleashes a big counter combination but Yu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Woods blocks a leg kick.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Yu counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu connects with a leg kick. Woods looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yu scores with a kick to the body.
Yu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bai Yu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Yu throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Woods's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A solid body kick from Yu.
Bai Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu staying out of range there.
Woods takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yu lands a glancing blow to the side of Woods's head.
Yu moves out of range as Woods strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu 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.
Woods wants to counter the offense by Yu and move into the clinch position.
Woods might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu. That's going to slow Woods down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Yu tenderised Woods's leg. Woods is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods tries to counter with a clinch but Yu shakes him off and moves away.
Yu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yu misses with a leg kick
and Woods counters with a left to the body.
Woods throws a hook but Yu avoids it easily.
Bai Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Yu throws a leg kick but Woods moved away.
Woods tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yu throws a low kick, looking for Woods's leg but Woods calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu cracks the inside of Woods's front leg.
Yu throws a head kick that misses
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Woods's calf.
Yu throws a front kick aimed at Woods's knee but Woods avoids it well.
Yu throws a head kick that Woods semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods blocks the body kick.
Yu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yu motions for Woods to come forward. Yu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu. That's going to slow Woods down.
Yu tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Yu throws a right hand that misses
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
Woods has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yu.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a jab when Yu was well out of range.
Yu tries a low kick but Woods avoids it.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Woods.
Bai Yu's cut is getting worse.
A low kick from Yu misses
and Yu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Woods is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yu with a body shot.
Yu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yu is rocked!
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woods has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Yu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Woods counters with a big right hand! Oh Yu is in trouble here! Woods follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Woods!
Carl Woods 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jihad's choice of entrance music: America! Fuck Yeah!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wi Tu Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jihad avoids the body shot from Lo.
Lo throws a lazy right hand but Jihad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jihad lands an overhand right.
Lo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Lo throws a body punch but Jihad moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Jihad. That snapped Lo's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lo. Jihad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lo looks to land a combination but Jihad avoids it well.
Lo loads up on a big right hand but Jihad slips the punch.
A combination from Jihad does no damage.
Lo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jihad.
Lo throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lo jabs at Jihad's body.
Jihad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jihad stuns Lo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jihad.
Jihad lands a lovely overhand right.
Jihad works Lo's body with a nice hook.
Lo defending well as Jihad loads up on a big left hand.
Lo throws a hook to the side of Jihad's head but Jihad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lo swings for the body but Jihad moves out of range.
Lo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lo misses with an uppercut. Jihad saw that one coming.
Lo 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.
Lo throws a body punch but Jihad moves out of range.
Jihad fails with a takedown attempt.
Jihad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jihad prevents Lo from standing back up.
Jihad thows a huge punch but Lo dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo tries to kick Jihad off but Jihad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lo tries to get out of the position.
Jihad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jihad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Jihad there.
Lo wants to get back to his feet.
Lo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lo misses with the combination.
Jihad defending well as Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Jihad scoring well with a low kick there.
Jihad lands a head kick!
Lo misses with a straight right.
Jihad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad throws a series of punches but Lo avoids them all with ease.
Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jihad.
Jihad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jihad lands with a kick to the temple. Lo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lo throws a big shot that misses.
Jihad throws a low kick but Lo moves out of range easily.
Lo takes a swing at Jihad's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jihad! But no joy.
Jihad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jihad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lo.
Lo is rocked!
Jihad cracks Lo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jihad pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
A very excited looking Mohammed Jihad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Slayer.
Slayer looks for the body kick but Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Tarczynski looks to throw the jab but Slayer is out of range.
Slayer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Slayer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slayer tried to counter with a leg kick but Tarczynski avoided it.
Slayer throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Slayer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slayer.
Slayer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tarczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Slayer tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarczynski lands a body punch.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Tarczynski misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tarczynski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tarczynski looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Slayer.
Slayer scores with a shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Slayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Slayer tries a body shot but Tarczynski blocks it.
Slayer lands a shot to the body.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Slayer misses with a body punch.
Slayer tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarczynski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slayer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tarczynski can turn it around.
Tarczynski tries to land a knee to the head but Slayer blocks with his arms.
Slayer throws a head punch that misses.
Tarczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Slayer tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarczynski is working Slayer over against the cage.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slayer tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing Slayer back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Slayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Slayer avoids the damage to the body.
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tarczynski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayer tries a body shot but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Slayer.
Tarczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slayer lands an uppercut.
Slayer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarczynski misses with a knee to the head.
Slayer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slayer tries to throw a body punch but Tarczynski avoids it by throwing Slayer back against the cage.
Tarczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slayer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarczynski's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarczynski's elbow.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tarczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayer is working Tarczynski over against the cage.
Slayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slayer lands a right hand.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski is looking to control Slayer's arms but Slayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tarczynski has his back to the cage.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarczynski controls his hands.
Tarczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slayer can't find room to land a body shot as Tarczynski controls the action.
Tarczynski misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski working aggressively here.
Tarczynski lands an uppercut.
A short left from Slayer.
A short uppercut from Slayer.
Tarczynski with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Tarczynski blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarczynski.
Slayer blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
Slayer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarczynski digs a right hand into Slayer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayer's gas tank.
Slayer lands a body punch.
Slayer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tarczynski takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Slayer is leaning against Tarczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Slayer scores with a shot to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Tarczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Slayer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Slayer misses.
Slayer misses with a shot to the body
and Tarczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarczynski misses with a low kick.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski misses with a hook to the body
and Slayer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slayer's corner calls for a 1-2. Slayer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tarczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slayer throws out the jab.
Slayer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slayer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tarczynski's head.
Slayer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarczynski can do to turn this around?
Tarczynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slayer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tarczynski.
Dragon Slayer is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayer connects with a solid leg kick.
Slayer lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer scores with a nice head shot.
Slayer tries a head kick but it misses.
Slayer checks a leg kick nicely.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Slayer.
Slayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slayer looks to throw the jab but Tarczynski is out of range.
Slayer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from Slayer.
Tarczynski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Slayer moves away and avoids it.
Slayer misses with a leg kick.
Tarczynski slips a jab from Slayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Slayer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slayer, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Slayer there.
Slayer connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayer missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Tarczynski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A combination from Tarczynski does no damage.
Slayer 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.
Slayer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slayer darts in trying to clinch
and Tarczynski counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tarczynski tries to counter with a clinch but Slayer shakes him off and moves away.
Slayer throws a shot from downtown. Tarczynski moves away and avoids it.
Tarczynski tries to counter with a clinch but Slayer shakes him off and moves away.
Tarczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarczynski walks into a left hand.
That has opened up Karol Tarczynski's cut even more.
Slayer misses with an uppercut. Tarczynski saw that one coming.
Dragon Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer swings widly with a right hand
and Tarczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slayer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tarczynski.
Slayer tries to clinch but Tarczynski is having none of it.
Slayer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tarczynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tarczynski slips a straight right by Slayer.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Slayer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer feints and then cracks Tarczynski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarczynski down.
Slayer cracks Tarczynski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Tarczynski throws a head kick that half lands.
Tarczynski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tarczynski scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarczynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Slayer.
Nice uppercut there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Slayer.
Tarczynski tries to counter with a clinch but Slayer shakes him off and moves away.
A cross from Slayer lands.
Tarczynski avoids the body shot from Slayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Slayer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
Slayer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slayer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slayer lands with a good body shot.
Slayer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tarczynski on the side of the head.
Slayer misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Slayer.
Slayer misses with a right hand
and Tarczynski moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Tarczynski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski lands a shot to the body.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarczynski wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slayer.
A shot in the inside from Slayer.
Tarczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Tarczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Slayer gets an underhook and turns Tarczynski into the cage.
Slayer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarczynski's elbow.
Tarczynski lands with a left to the head.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tarczynski is struggling to control the position.
Tarczynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarczynski is trying to stall.
Tarczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer gets through Tarczynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarczynski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarczynski is trying to stall.
Dragon Slayer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayer's elbow.
Slayer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Slayer.
Tarczynski is rocked!
Tarczynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarczynski blocks an uppercut.
Tarczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayer finish him?
Slayer blocks a body shot from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Slayer tries to work over Tarczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Slayer avoids the damage to the body.
Slayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.
The cut above Karol Tarczynski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarczynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarczynski lands with a right to the head.
Slayer blocks an uppercut.
Slayer blocks an uppercut.
Slayer lands with a left to the head.
Tarczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slayer.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski stalling against the cage.
Slayer blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries a body shot but Tarczynski blocks it.
Tarczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slayer is keeping busy.
Tarczynski is trying to stall.
Tarczynski is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski is looking to control Slayer's arms but Slayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tarczynski has his back to the cage.
Tarczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragon Slayer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tarczynski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarczynski stalling.
Tarczynski wants to stall.
Tarczynski lands a nice uppercut.
Slayer managing to block the knees to the body from Tarczynski.
Slayer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slayer managing to block the knees to the body from Tarczynski.
Slayer blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karol Tarczynski.
Well Slayer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Slayer!
Dragon Slayer gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kurupt - I Didn't Change. Ector is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Monster!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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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
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to clinch but Ector moves out of range.
Ector throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Ector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ector misses with a low kick.
Brown seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Ector throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Danny Brown has been cut.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ector moves away.
Ector misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ector counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ector. That snapped Brown's head back.
Ector blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ector wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown has Ector pressed against the cage, preventing Ector from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ector has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ector slows down the pace here.
Ector wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Ector is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ector's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ector.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ector 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.
Kay Ector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ector misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ector swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ector.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Ector scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ector looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ector throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ector fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Ector avoids it easily.
Ector is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ector!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown tries to counter by clinching up but Ector breaks away and moves out of range.
Ector moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ector has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Brown prevents Ector from breaking the clinch.
Brown keeps control of Ector as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ector looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ector loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Ector pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the cage. Ector follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown is rocked!
Danny Brown's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Ector.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ector throws an overhand right that has Brown reeling! Ector follows up with more punches and Brown is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kay Ector!
Kay Ector very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukko has chosen Rokki approaches the cage. Oh man I wouldn't want to fight him! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karri Koira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kukko counter with a right hand.
Kukko throws out a leg kick but Koira moves out of range and Kukko only half commits.
Koira clinches.
Koira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kukko.
Our sources have told us that Koira has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kukko.
Kukko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koira throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kukko 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.
Kukko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koira backwards.
Still in the clinch, Koira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kukko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kukko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koira defends well.
Koira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira wants to stand but Kukko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Koira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kukko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kukko can't keep his opponent in guard - Koira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kukko is looking to improve his position.
Kukko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koira wants to stand but Kukko has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kukko is trying to get back to full guard.
Kukko is trying to control but can't.
Koira controlling the action here.
Koira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koira throws a low kick but Kukko avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukko manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koira 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.
Koira scores with a leg kick.
Koira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kukko shoots in looking for a takedown. Koira tries to sprawl out of it but Kukko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koira misses the shot to the body.
Kukko gets the takedown into side control.
Koira throws Kukko to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko blocks a jab.
Koira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Kukko. That snapped Koira's head back.
Kukko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kukko with a jab.
Koira looks to land a right hand but Kukko moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira moves out of range of the strikes.
Koira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koira throws a hook but Kukko blocks it.
Koira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Kukko checks a leg kick.
Koira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koira lands a right hook to the body.
Koira misses with a few strikes there.
Kukko is trying to counter with his kicks.
Koira tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kukko! But no joy.
Karri Koira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karri Koira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koira scores with a nice strike.
Some bone on bone action there as Kukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kukko misses with a head kick.
Kukko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koira's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Kukko.
Koira throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Koira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koira throws a chopping leg kick but Kukko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koira connects with a solid leg kick.
Kukko checks a low kick from Koira.
Kukko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice jab there from Koira.
Kukko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukko lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koira.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kukko, as that shot connected.
Koira misses with a right hand
and Kukko counters with a straight right hand.
Kukko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kukko with the counter takedown but Koira avoids it easily.
A big left from Kukko misses.
Koira jabs Kukko right on the nose. Kukko blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheers as Koira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kukko doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koira with a nice cross.
Kukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Koira.
Koira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kukko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Kukko.
Nice sprawl there from Koira as Kukko shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira throws a hook to the side of Kukko's head but Kukko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koira closes the distance and pushes Kukko back into the cage.
Koira lands a nice uppercut.
Kukko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koira smiles and moves away.
Kukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kukko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koira throws a hook but Kukko avoids it easily.
Koira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koira misses with an uppercut.
Koira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kukko can do to turn this around?
Kukko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koira takes a swing at Kukko's ribcage but misses.
Koira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kukko.
Karri Koira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokki Kukko.
Koira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kukko doesn't seem bothered though.
Kukko works the jab nicely.
Karri Koira is winning the standup battle so far.
Kukko throws a body punch but Koira moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Koira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koira cracks the inside of Kukko's front leg.
Kukko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kukko throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Koira to counter with a crisp jab.
Kukko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch but Kukko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kukko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kukko looks to land a right hand but Koira moved out of range.
Koira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kukko under the eye.
Koira cracks the inside of Kukko's front leg.
Kukko checks a low kick from Koira.
Koira is looking to clinch.
Koira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kukko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kukko ducks under a wild hook from Koira.
That kick from Koira tenderised Kukko's leg. Kukko is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Koira misses.
Kukko raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koira.
Kukko feints the counter takedown.
Kukko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kukko drops his hands momentarily and Koira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koira throws a series of punches but Kukko avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Kukko misses.
Koira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kukko lands with an uppercut that bounces Koira off the cage and back into range.
Koira cracks the inside of Kukko's front leg.
Kukko loads up on a big right hand but Koira slips the punch.
Kukko moves out of range of the strikes.
Koira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koira can pounce on him.
Kukko throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kukko blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koira.
Koira fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Koira misses its intended target.
Kukko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kukko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koira throws the left hand but Kukko avoids the punch easily.
Kukko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kukko. Kukko obviously looking to wear him down.
Kukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koira.
Kukko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kukko keeps the fight on the outside.
Koira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kukko has a takedown stuffed.
Koira lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Koira.
A punch lands to the side of Kukko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Koira misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Koira dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Koira misses with a few strikes there.
Koira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kukko is out of range and Koira settles back down.
Koira lands with a straight right. Kukko didn't see that one coming.
Koira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kukko.
Koira cracks Kukko with a good jab.
Koira connects with a single shot there.
Kukko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donk. Koira catches Kukko right on the button with a cross.
Kukko lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Kukko misses.
A lazy left from Koira finds it's target.
Kukko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koira pushes Kukko up against the cage in a clinch.
Kukko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koiras head.
Koira misses with the head strike.
Kukko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kukko working aggressively here.
Koira can't find room to land a body shot as Kukko controls the action.
Koira lands a hook that snaps the head of Kukko backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koira throws a punch but it's blocked by Kukko.
Kukko blocking some punches.
Kukko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koira throws a head punch that misses.
Kukko working aggressively here.
Kukko tries to pull guard but Koira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kukko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koira.
A right hand to the body from Koira.
Koira lands a shoulder strike.
Koira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koira blocks a body shot from Kukko.
A short uppercut from Kukko.
Koira misses with a punch on the inside.
Koira misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kukko.
Kukko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira moves away from the strike by Kukko.
Kukko misses with an uppercut. Koira saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kukko misses its intended target.
Koira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Kukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koira throws a leg kick but Kukko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koira wants to land a leg kick but Kukko is out of range.
Koira blocks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Koira misses its target.
Koira is looking to clinch.
Koira misses the shot to the body.
Koira tries to clinch there but Kukko circles away.
Kukko lands a jab to the head.
Kukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Kukko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koira misses with a body shot.
Rokki Kukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kukko connects with a crisp jab.
Koira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koira misses with an uppercut. Kukko saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Koira.
Kukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Koira is just out of range.
Kukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kukko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koira is able to avoid easily.
Koira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kukko's hands.
Kukko tries to land a body kick
and Koira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kukko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Koira.
A jab from Koira does it's job there.
Koira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kukko's calf.
Koira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kukko throws a leg kick but Koira checks it.
Koira lands with a nice combination. Kukko backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko throws a right hand that Koira ducks under and follows up with a left that Koira also avoids with ease.
Koira drives through and clinches with Kukko against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kukko.
Kukko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira misses with a punch to the body.
Kukko drags the fight down to the ground.
Kukko has his foot on Koira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koira works his way back into a safe position though.
Kukko pulls Koira in close to prevent any damage.
Koira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kukko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koira.
Kukko misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kukko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koira throws a sloppy head kick and Kukko moves out of range easily.
Koira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karri Koira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karri Koira!
A very excited looking Karri Koira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furious George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanchai Suya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes into the arena with Lamb of God - Descending blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Furious George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kanchai Suya!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suya.
George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
George scores with a punch to the head.
Suya misses with a looping right.
Suya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
George with a poor takedown
and Suya counters with a straight right hand.
George takes one on the button.
George is rocked!
Suya feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends George sprawling to the canvas! George rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Suya finish him?!
Oh George is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suya scores with a push kick.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suya counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kanchai Suya!
A relieved looking Kanchai Suya 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (Da Tweekaz Remix). Ben Dobson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov stuns Dobson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Dobson.
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Dobson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Dobson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Dobson shrugs it off though.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a jab when Dobson was well out of range.
Dobson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dobson.
Dobson stalks Kersikov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kersikov's face. Kersikov staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Hamish Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Dobson avoids it.
Kersikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Dobson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Dobson down.
Kersikov jabs Dobson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dobson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pearson Spector Litt in the buildup to the fight.
Dobson misses with a body kick.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Dobson counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov is looking to slow Dobson down with leg kicks.
Dobson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Dobson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dobson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Dobson.
Look low, kick high! Dobson uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kersikov tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Dobson is absolutely delighted - when Kersikov wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ben Dobson!
An out of breath Ben Dobson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette comes to the cage accompanied by Back from the dead. Franco has chosen Born Slippy as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopette.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopette checks a leg kick.
A jab from Franco misses.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Lopette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopette blocks a leg kick.
Franco lands a high kick!
Lopette throws a leg kick but Franco moved away.
A little jabbing left from Franco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Franco checks a leg kick.
Franco throws a push kick but Lopette slaps the foot to one side.
Lopette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Franco 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.
Lopette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Franco wants to clinch up but Lopette keeps it at a distance.
Franco just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLopette.
Lopette is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Lopette avoids the head kick by Franco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lopette misses.
Lopette moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFranco.
Lopette misses with a leg kick
and Franco counters with a good low kick that Lopette was not able to check.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
As Franco backs away, Lopette returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lopette's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopette obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopette throws a low kick but Franco moves out of range easily.
Franco lands with a cross.
Lopette shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopette throws a leg kick
and Franco counters with a leg kick.
Lopette lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopette misses with a wild body shot.
Franco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Franco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Franco.
Franco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopette counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lopette with a hook.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Franco blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
Franco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Franco throws a big counter head kick but Lopette avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Franco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lopette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Franco.
Lopette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopette half committed to a counter leg kick.
Franco looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopette is just out of range.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Lopette swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopette keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
Franco blocks an elbow strike.
Lopette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Lopette.
Franco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick by Franco misses
and Lopette counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lopette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
Lopette takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franco.
Lopette misses with a body punch.
Franco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Franco.
Franco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Lopette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopette checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopette thinks about countering with a body kick.
Franco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopette.
Lopette wants to land a leg kick but Franco is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopette chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franco can pounce on him.
Lopette throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Franco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopette attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopette misses with a leg kick
and Franco counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Lopette misses.
Franco misses with the combination.
Lopette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Franco manages to circle out of the way.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco moves out of range of the leg kick from Lopette.
Lopette works the jab nicely.
Franco cracks Lopette with a good jab.
A jab from Lopette does it's job there.
Lopette throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopette.
Franco tries a quick counter leg kick but Lopette is wise to it.
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 Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopette misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Franco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopette connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franco.
Lopette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopette.
Lopette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopette tried to counter with a leg kick but Franco avoided it.
Lopette looks to land a body kick but Franco moved away.
Lopette swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Franco is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lopette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franco feints a counter leg kick.
Lopette throws an off balance right hand
and Franco counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Lopette.
Lopette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
Lopette lands with an overhand left.
Franco wants to clinch but Lopette slips to the side
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco cracks Lopette with an open hand slap.
Franco's corner calls for a 1-2. Franco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopette moves out of range as Franco throws a body kick.
Lopette blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco clinches.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopette, right into the meat.
Franco wants to clinch but Lopette slips to the side
and Lopette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bornas Lopette is winning the standup battle so far.
Franco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Lopette.
Lopette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Lopette settles back down.
Nice jab there from Lopette.
Franco throws a body kick that misses
and Lopette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette lands with a slapping head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franco.
Lopette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Franco slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Franco fails to land with a series of punches.
Franco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franco checks a low kick from Lopette.
Decent striking displayed by Lopette there.
Lopette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco 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.
Lopette blocks the body kick.
Lopette looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Franco finds it's target.
Lopette avoids the head kick by Franco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franco. That did some damage!
Lopette throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopette is looking to chop away at Franco's legs.
Franco misses with a body shot.
Lopette feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lopette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franco's calf.
Lopette wants to slow Franco down by chopping away at his legs.
Franco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franco tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
Lopette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Lopette moves out of range easily.
Lopette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Lopette settles back down.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Lopette moves out of range easily.
Lopette throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Franco looks to land a body kick but Lopette moved away.
Lopette wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands with a right hand.
Franco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Franco lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
Lopette lands with a kick to the ribs.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
Franco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco looks to land a body kick but Lopette moved away.
Lopette seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good work by Franco as he checks the leg kick.
Lopette avoids the head kick by Franco.
Franco takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Franco blocks the low kick.
A big right from Lopette misses.
Lopette tries to land a body kick
and Franco counters with a good low kick that Lopette was not able to check.
Franco lands a really nice looking cross but Lopette seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopette throws out a leg kick but Franco moves out of range and Lopette only half commits.
Franco throws out a counter right but Lopette avoids it with no problem.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Franco throws a body punch but Lopette moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopette misses the target.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Lopette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lopette.
It looked like Lopette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Franco.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a straight right hand.
Franco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopette on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopette throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lopette takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lopette misses with a body kick.
Franco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco connects with an inside leg kick.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
Franco avoids the body shot from Lopette.
Lopette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franco's head.
Franco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopette, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Franco.
Lopette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franco slips a jab from Lopette.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco slips a jab from Lopette.
A punch lands to the side of Lopette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopette missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopette.
Franco looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Franco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopette throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Lopette misses.
Lopette misses with a leg kick
and Franco counters with a head kick. That will keep Lopette thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jab from Lopette.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Lopette throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco throws an off balance right hand
and Lopette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopette dives in and grabs Franco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franco pushes down on Lopette's head and hops out.
Franco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopette manages to avoid it.
Lopette lands with an uppercut that bounces Franco off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette checks a leg kick.
Lopette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopette walks into a straight right hand from Franco.
Franco misses the jab.
Lopette swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopette.
Lopette takes the fight into the clinch.
Lopette is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Begbie Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
Lopette lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Franco.
Lopette misses with the head strike.
Lopette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franco is defending well for now.
Franco breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Franco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopette checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Lopette's knee but Lopette avoids it well.
Franco takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Lopette thinks about countering with a body kick.
Franco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopette tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franco is able to avoid easily.
Lopette tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopette lands with a kick to the temple. Franco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lopette with a lazy takedown attempt
and Franco counters with a huge head kick that drops Lopette! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Begbie Franco!
A relieved looking Begbie Franco 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has chosen The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the body
and Ferreira counters with an inside leg kick.
Bowdrie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowdrie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Bowdrie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferreira's head.
It looks like Leonardo Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferreira lands with a good body shot.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bowdrie will feel that in the morning.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Bowdrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferreira throws out a counter right but Bowdrie avoids it with no problem.
Bowdrie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira thumps Bowdrie with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowdrie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Bowdrie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowdrie down.
Bowdrie looks to land a body kick but Ferreira moved away.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowdrie.
Ferreira lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowdrie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ferreira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Chick Bowdrie has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowdrie.
Ferreira blocks a low kick nicely.
Bowdrie throws a push kick but Ferreira slaps the foot to one side.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira connects with a body shot that sends Bowdrie's belly button to the back.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowdrie is breathing heavily.
Bowdrie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bowdrie swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bowdrie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Ferreira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowdrie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferreira lands a big uppercut and Bowdrie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bowdrie looks OK. Ferreira waves Bowdrie back to his feet!
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Bowdrie out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Ferreira!
A relieved looking Leonardo Ferreira 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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