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FF XXXIII: Adams v Klewis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artyom Cheberyachko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheberyachko has chosen Percival - Sargon as his entrance music. Bartek Gor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartek Gor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artyom Cheberyachko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheberyachko misses with a wild body shot.
Gor tries to counter with a takedown but Cheberyachko is quick to defend against it.
Cheberyachko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gor.
Cheberyachko thuds a left hand into Gor's body.
Gor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cheberyachko but Cheberyachko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cheberyachko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gor doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Bartek Gor has been cut.
Gor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cheberyachko with a hook.
Gor is rocked!
Gor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheberyachko pinned against the cage. Cheberyachko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oh Gor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cheberyachko lands a right hook to the body.
Gor seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheberyachko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gor doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Cheberyachko there.
Cheberyachko cracks Gor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Cheberyachko as he connects with a hook.
Cheberyachko scores with a jab.
Cheberyachko moves in close and cracks Gor with a massive right hand! Gor, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Cheberyachko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artyom Cheberyachko!
A very excited looking Artyom Cheberyachko 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gohkan Buruk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Buruk's choice of entrance music: Hücum Marşı - Mehter. Tyler Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gohkan Buruk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buruk lands a jab.
Durden instigates a clinch.
Buruk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buruk working aggressively here.
Durden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Durden blocks a body shot from Buruk.
Buruk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buruk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durden ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Durden no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Durden has Buruk pulled in close to control his posture.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Buruk from controlling successfully.
Durden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Durden looking for a sweep. Not yet Durden, not yet.
Durden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Durden controlling Buruk's posture.
Buruk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Buruk from controlling successfully.
Durden pushes a forearm under Buruk's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Buruk is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Durden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petro Poroshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Gustafson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olaf Gustafson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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285 lbs
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KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petro Poroshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olaf Gustafson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson throws a hook but Poroshenko blocks it.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gustafson lands a right hook to the body.
Gustafson throws a nice looking combination but Poroshenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Poroshenko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Poroshenko slips a jab from Gustafson.
Poroshenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gustafson looks to land a right hand but Poroshenko moved out of range.
Gustafson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustafson throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson misses with a combination
and Poroshenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Poroshenko.
Gustafson wants to stand up but Poroshenko is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poroshenko wants to control from the top but Gustafson keeps moving.
Poroshenko won't allow Gustafson to get back to his feet.
Gustafson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gustafson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poroshenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Poroshenko won't allow Gustafson to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gustafson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poroshenko content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poroshenko blocks a jab.
Poroshenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gustafson misses the shot to the body.
Poroshenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gustafson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poroshenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustafson looks to land a left hand but Poroshenko moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson misses the body punch
and Poroshenko counters with a series of strikes. Gustafson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gustafson throws a poor cross that misses
and Poroshenko counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Gustafson misses.
A swing and a miss from Gustafson.
Nice defenses there by Poroshenko.
Poroshenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gustafson sprawls and moves away.
Gustafson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poroshenko slips under a jab.
Gustafson misses with a hook. Poroshenko ducked under it nicely.
Poroshenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Poroshenko counter with a right hand.
Olaf Gustafson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poroshenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Gustafson scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Gustafson. No joy for Poroshenko on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson clobbers Poroshenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poroshenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustafson.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gustafson lands a jab to Poroshenko's midsection.
Gustafson throws a right and a left that Poroshenko avoids nicely.
Poroshenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gustafson sizes up Poroshenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gustafson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poroshenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Olaf Gustafson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poroshenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gustafson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustafson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko grinds an elbow into Gustafson's temple.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Poroshenko tries for a kimura but Gustafson is defending well.
We've been hearing that Poroshenko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gustafson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Poroshenko.
Gustafson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gustafson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gustafson pushes Poroshenko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Poroshenko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Poroshenko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Poroshenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gustafson wants to get back to his feet but Poroshenko drags him back down.
Gustafson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olaf Gustafson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poroshenko staying out of range there.
Poroshenko is looking for a counter combo.
Gustafson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Petro Poroshenko has been cut.
Gustafson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poroshenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Olaf Gustafson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustafson throws a hook to the side of Poroshenko's head but Poroshenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gustafson takes a swing at Poroshenko's ribcage but misses.
Poroshenko attempts a counter takedown but Gustafson avoids it well and moves away.
Petro Poroshenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustafson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poroshenko moves away.
Poroshenko is looking to counter punch.
Poroshenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gustafson missing with a left hand there. Poroshenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poroshenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson misses with a right hand
and Poroshenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Poroshenko manages to break the clinch.
Gustafson throws a poor cross that misses
and Poroshenko counters with a single leg into guard. Gustafson didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poroshenko distracts Gustafson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Poroshenko stops Gustafson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poroshenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustafson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Poroshenko has picked Gustafson up - he's going for a ride! Poroshenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gustafson tries to kick Poroshenko off but Poroshenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Poroshenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poroshenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gustafson is trying to stand.
Poroshenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poroshenko throwing shots but Gustafson is blocking nicely.
Poroshenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustafson pushes Poroshenko off looking to stand but Poroshenko dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poroshenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gustafson wants to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gustafson is looking to escape.
Poroshenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustafson pushes Poroshenko off looking to stand but Poroshenko dives back in and keeps control.
Poroshenko is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafson is trying to stand back up but Poroshenko is controlling him
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Poroshenko ducks under a wild hook from Gustafson.
Gustafson misses with a hook
and Poroshenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustafson throws a looping overhand right but Poroshenko ducks down to avoid it.
Poroshenko is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Gustafson.
Gustafson throws the left hand but Poroshenko avoids the punch easily.
Poroshenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Poroshenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gustafson to score with a decent uppercut.
Gustafson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poroshenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Poroshenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafson misses the target.
Gustafson misses with an uppercut. Poroshenko saw that one coming.
Poroshenko feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Poroshenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Petro Poroshenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustafson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Poroshenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Poroshenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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!
Poroshenko tries to score with some ground and pound. Gustafson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gustafson is trying to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gustafson keeps working.
Gustafson pushes Poroshenko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Poroshenko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Poroshenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gustafson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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 Petro Poroshenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustafson misses with a lunging right hand
and Poroshenko counters by clinching up.
Gustafson tries to circle away but Poroshenko has him pinned against the cage.
Gustafson wants to break free but Poroshenko has control.
Poroshenko has picked Gustafson up - he's going for a ride! Poroshenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Poroshenko decides to stand and escape the position.
Gustafson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poroshenko throwing a counter right hand but Gustafson manages to avoid it.
Gustafson misses with a looping left.
Poroshenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gustafson sprawls and moves away.
Gustafson misses with a hook to the body
and Poroshenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustafson throws a right hand that misses
letting Poroshenko counter with a right hand.
Poroshenko slips a jab from Gustafson.
Gustafson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gustafson just misses with a punch to the body.
Poroshenko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gustafson throws a jab when Poroshenko was well out of range.
Poroshenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poroshenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gustafson is trying to defend but Poroshenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gustafson is looking to escape.
Poroshenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gustafson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Poroshenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustafson tries to kick Poroshenko off but Poroshenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Poroshenko wants to pass to mount but Gustafson is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Poroshenko.
Poroshenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poroshenko lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson pushes Poroshenko off looking to stand but Poroshenko dives back in and keeps control.
Poroshenko is trying to control. Gustafson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Poroshenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poroshenko wants to take a breather but Gustafson is having none of it.
Poroshenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Poroshenko lands a nice short elbow.
Gustafson is looking to escape.
Poroshenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gustafson is trying to stand.
Poroshenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poroshenko working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Poroshenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Poroshenko manages to move to mount!
Gustafson tries to buck Poroshenko off but he can't manage it.
Poroshenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poroshenko loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gustafson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Poroshenko land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Poroshenko stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petro Poroshenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judas Sinned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adegoke Olujimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olujimi has chosen Jovivaa - Vigilant as his entrance music. Adegoke Olujimi 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Judas Sinned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adegoke Olujimi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olujimi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sinned.
Olujimi walks into a stiff left hand from Sinned.
Olujimi misses with a few strikes there.
Olujimi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olujimi cracks Sinned with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olujimi has closed the distance and engaged Sinned in a clinch.
Sinned's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sinned throws an overhand right that lands on Olujimi's shoulder, as Olujimi tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Olujimi 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.
A punch lands to the side of Sinned 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Judas Sinned has been cut.
Olujimi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinned was well out of range. Poor timing from Olujimi.
Sinned is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olujimi.
Sinned uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olujimi.
Sinned fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinned takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Olujimi drives through and clinches with Sinned against the cage.
Sinned's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olujimi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sinned pinned against the cage. Sinned gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sinned scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olujimi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinned blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olujimi.
Olujimi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olujimi stops Sinned from getting back to his feet.
Olujimi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olujimi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sinned is trying to stand back up but Olujimi is controlling him
Olujimi is nestled in close to Sinned, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinned wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Olujimi.
Sinned definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sinned has hold of Olujimi's hands but Olujimi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sinned on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinned is trying to stand up here but Olujimi is controlling him well.
Olujimi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olujimi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olujimi throwing shots but Sinned is blocking nicely.
Sinned looks like he's trying to stand up.
Olujimi lands strikes from half guard.
Olujimi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sinned to regain full guard.
Sinned is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Olujimi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Olujimi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sinned preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olujimi throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olujimi throwing strikes from guard but Sinned blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olujimi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinned is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olujimi is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sinned wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinned uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olujimi.
No joy there for Olujimi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olujimi shoots in for a takedown but Sinned shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Judas Sinned has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adegoke Olujimi.
Sinned showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olujimi.
Sinned scores with a hook.
Olujimi tries to bum rush Sinned with a series of wild strikes but Sinned uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinned thinks about countering with a head kick.
Olujimi misses with a wild body shot.
Sinned looks to throw the jab but Olujimi is out of range.
Olujimi scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinned moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olujimi clinches up against the cage.
Olujimi tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Olujimi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Olujimi working aggressively here.
Olujimi misses with a punch to the body.
Sinned breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinned scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Sinned.
Olujimi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sinned rather than just go for the knockout.
Sinned thows a body kick. Olujimi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Olujimi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sinned.
Olujimi moves away from the strike by Sinned.
Olujimi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olujimi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinned manages to avoid it.
Olujimi misses with a hook.
Sinned feints and then cracks Olujimi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olujimi down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adegoke Olujimi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Judas Sinned's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinned lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olujimi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinned lands a nice leg kick that just misses Olujimi's sensitive parts.
Sinned misses with a straight left.
Judas Sinned is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Olujimi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olujimi.
Olujimi missing with a left hand there. Sinned was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinned displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olujimi.
Olujimi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinned fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Olujimi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adegoke Olujimi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olujimi misses with a body shot.
Sinned misses with an uppercut. Olujimi saw that one coming.
Sinned stuns Olujimi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from Sinned lands but Olujimi takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olujimi throws a hook to the side of Sinned's head but Sinned sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sinned bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olujimi's head.
Olujimi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Olujimi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sinned slips under a jab from Olujimi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olujimi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sinned appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sinned fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olujimi.
A left lands for Sinned.
Olujimi is rocked!
Olujimi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sinned gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judas Sinned!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keahilani Akamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
282 lbs
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26
246 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keahilani Akamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Magomedov.
It looks like Keahilani Akamu has been cut.
Akamu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Akamu off the cage and back into range.
Magomedov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Akamu to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Akamu looks to clinch but Magomedov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Akamu taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ruslan Magomedov!
After the big win, Ruslan Magomedov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mohito Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zapata might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name. Milton Cooper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Zapata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zapata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zapata closes the distance and clinches up with Cooper, looking for a takedown. Zapata pushes Cooper against the cage but Cooper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper is pressed up against the cage. Zapata has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cooper down to the mat. Cooper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zapata tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Zapata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapata fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zapata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cooper as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Zapata dives in and scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zapata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Zapata has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zapata is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zapata trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Zapata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zapata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zapata lands a couple of elbows.
Cooper wants to stand up but Zapata is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zapata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zapata. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zapata pushes down on Cooper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zapata is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
Cooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zapata.
Zapata throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapata thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
Cooper is trying to stand.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zapata is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooper tries to clinch but Zapata moves out of range.
Zapata tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Zapata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cooper enables Zapata to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cooper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zapata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zapata thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zapata cracks Cooper with a solid left hand.
Zapata with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zapata throws a big right hand that misses.
Zapata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Zapata dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zapata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooper avoids it really well and circles away.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zapata is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooper throws a big counter head kick but Zapata avoids it with no problem.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Zapata is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Zapata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zapata is keeping busy.
Cooper just leaning against Zapata, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cooper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zapata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zapata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zapata is looking for a counter combo.
Zapata shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Zapata's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zapata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zapata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zapata somewhat.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Zapata shakes him off and moves away.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zapata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo Zapata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zapata changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Zapata manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zapata is defended easily by Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapata feints and as Cooper raises his hands in defense, Zapata changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cooper is looking to stand back up but Zapata counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cooper.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zapata.
Cooper is looking to escape.
Eduardo Zapata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zapata throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Zapata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zapata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zapata.
Zapata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
Cooper is trying to stand up here but Zapata is controlling him well.
Zapata is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zapata to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zapata is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zapata looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zapata is trying to work for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zapata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zapata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cooper defends it well.
Cooper pushes Zapata off looking to stand but Zapata dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Eduardo Zapata will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zapata misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zapata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zapata somewhat.
Cooper counters with a body kick.
Zapata shoots in and gets a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Cooper wants to stand up but Zapata is controlling him.
Zapata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapata stops Cooper from standing up.
Zapata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zapata works over Cooper with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper keeping full guard, as Zapata tries to pass.
Zapata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zapata throwing strikes from guard but Cooper blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zapata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Zapata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has momentary wrist control but Zapata slips an elbow through the middle.
Cooper is rocked!
Zapata postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cooper covers up, he's hurt! Zapata keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Zapata and the ref steps in to end the fight! Zapata can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Zapata!
An out of breath Eduardo Zapata 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dingerballs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Di Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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24
267 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Dingerballs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Di Santos!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingerballs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Di Santos's guard.
Di Santos can't keep his opponent in guard - Dingerballs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dingerballs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Di Santos defending well though.
Dingerballs trying to mount his opponent but Di Santos defends it.
Dingerballs lands with a punch from half guard.
Dingerballs thows a huge punch but Di Santos dodges it nicely.
Dingerballs working over Di Santos with some ground and pound. Di Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dingerballs controlling the action here.
Di Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dingerballs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dingerballs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dingerballs working over Di Santos with some ground and pound. Di Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dingerballs slows the pace down in half guard.
Dingerballs is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingerballs slips a nice elbow through Di Santos's hands, connecting with Di Santos's forehead.
Well, if Dingerballs is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingerballs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dingerballs slows the pace down in half guard.
Dingerballs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dingerballs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dingerballs passes to full mount!
Di Santos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dingerballs controlling the position easily from mount.
Dingerballs looking to finish Di Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Di Santos!
Di Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dingerballs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Dingerballs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dingerballs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dingerballs looking to isolate an arm here. Di Santos doesn't see it coming and as Dingerballs extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Dingerballs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Dingerballs!
After the fight, Mike Dingerballs was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Roberto Di Santos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just trained too hard, was a bit tired. I will come back & show why I am rated so highly!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonni Saastala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saastala comes into the arena with Nyrkillä naamaan - Look at your ugly mug from mirror. blaring out of the sound system. Gracie has chosen 9pm (Till I Come) as his entrance music. Jonni Saastala had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonni Saastala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saastala takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Saastala pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Saastala just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Saastala has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saastala in his tracks.
It looks like Jonni Saastala has been cut.
Saastala lands with a good body shot.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saastala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saastala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saastala tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie prevents a body shot from Saastala.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saastala.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saastala.
Saastala is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Saastala to the mat. Saastala regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie pushes down on Saastala's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Saastala defending well.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is nestled in close to Saastala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saastala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saastala is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saastala is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Saastala wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saastala hang on?
Saastala is rocked!
Gracie looking to isolate an arm here. Saastala doesn't see it coming and as Gracie extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Gracie!
After winning the bout, Thiago Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olavo Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artyom Sokolov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olavo Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miranda drives through and clinches with Sokolov against the cage.
Sokolov lands a hook that snaps the head of Miranda backwards.
Sokolov lands with a short shot to the head.
Miranda is rocked!
Miranda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miranda is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokolov finish him?
Miranda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sokolov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miranda seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokolov taking a breather.
Sokolov lands an uppercut.
Miranda misses with a knee to the head.
Sokolov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sokolov dips a shoulder and cracks Miranda with a mighty uppercut! Miranda falls back against the cage and Sokolov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Miranda is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sokolov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artyom Sokolov!
A relieved looking Artyom Sokolov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Olavo Miranda spoke after the fight, saying 'Foi uma grande luta. Ele foi melhor. Agora ficam as lições aprendidas para que eu possa melhorar na proxima'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myron Klewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klewis has chosen Black as his entrance music. Austin Adams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Myron Klewis's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myron Klewis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klewis shoots in but no luck this time.
Klewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Adams can't do much from the bottom here.
Klewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adams down.
Klewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adams is avoiding damage well.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard.
Klewis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Adams some visible discomfort.
Klewis lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Austin Adams has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Adams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Klewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams parries the strikes from Klewis easily there. Klewis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Adams to escape.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klewis working the body and head with strikes.
Klewis working away.
Klewis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Klewis cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Adams is rocked!
Jeez, Austin Adams's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Austin Adams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Myron Klewis!
Myron Klewis took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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