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SP-ICON 253 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Foo Fighters- My Hero. 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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8 - 12 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Estefan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFredriksson.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kombat MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fredriksson back to the cage. Sanchez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Fredriksson slips under a jab.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Fredriksson with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Fredriksson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Fredriksson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez forces Fredriksson back against the cage and clinches.
Fredriksson gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fredriksson prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Fredriksson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez tries to break free but Fredriksson pushes him back against the cage.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Fredriksson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson connects with the punch.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Fredriksson misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fredriksson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanchez with a body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredriksson moves away.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Fredriksson checks it.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson moves out of range of the body kick.
Fredriksson digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Fredriksson - just one landing.
Fredriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez stalks Fredriksson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fredriksson's face. Fredriksson staggers backwards, shaken.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Fredriksson throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fredriksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Fredriksson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Fredriksson misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Fredriksson avoids nicely.
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredriksson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fredriksson throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Fredriksson throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Fredriksson with a series of wild strikes but Fredriksson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fredriksson is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fredriksson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fredriksson in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredriksson.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fredriksson.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredriksson.
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 Estefan Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fredriksson misses with a looping right.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Estefan Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Fredriksson. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Fredriksson throws a big shot that misses.
As Fredriksson looks to move away, Sanchez throws a big counter combo bu Fredriksson just gets out of the way.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredriksson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredriksson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Fredriksson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredriksson. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
A leg kick checked by Fredriksson.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredriksson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fredriksson throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Fredriksson lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredriksson throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Fredriksson feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredriksson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fredriksson connects with an inside leg kick.
Fredriksson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Fredriksson misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Fredriksson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredriksson throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Fredriksson avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Fredriksson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fredriksson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Fredriksson counters with a one-two to the body.
Fredriksson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
A left lands for Fredriksson.
Sanchez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez drops his hands for a split second and Fredriksson immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Sanchez face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Fredriksson follows up with a right hand that knocks Sanchez into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roland Fredriksson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saem Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho has chosen Megaman Theme Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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250 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saem Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to sprawl but Carvalho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Carvalho is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Carvalho with the ground and pound but Black uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black being controlled here, momentarily.
Carvalho stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Carvalho throws a head kick that misses
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carvalho won't be happy with that.
Carvalho defending against the ground and pound.
Black controlling from side mount.
Carvalho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carvalho tries to escape but Black is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Black working away.
Carvalho is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with punches and elbows.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Carvalho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Black.
Black lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carvalho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carvalho tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Black controlling the position.
Carvalho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black lands some shots froms side control.
Carvalho dodges the ground and pound from Black.
Black landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Black working the ground and pound.
Black working away.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carvalho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Black drags him back down.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saem Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black gets tackled into the cage by Carvalho. Carvalho maintains the clinch.
Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvalho can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carvalho is working for takedown but Black is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carvalho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black tries to pull guard but Carvalho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Carvalho is stalling here. Black is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Carvalho seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Black has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Carvalho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvalho bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carvalho working the head and body with strikes.
Black connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Carvalho is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black pulls Carvalho in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Carvalho shoots in.
Carvalho has managed to clinch.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carvalho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carvalho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carvalho won't be happy with that.
Carvalho explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carvalho.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saem Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Carvalho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
Carvalho misses with a straight right.
Carvalho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Carvalho fights it but they end up in guard.
Black 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.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black stays in close to Carvalho's body and controls the position.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Black leaves Carvalho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Carvalho shoots in.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carvalho instigates a clinch.
Black jumps guard but Carvalho stands there with Black around his waist. Black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carvalho looking for a takedown.
Saem Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Carvalho.
Black has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Carvalho clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Black biding his time, looking for the opening.
Black thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Carvalho is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Black off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to stand back up.
Black is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Carvalho up.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Black seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Black throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Carvalho!
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.
Black lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Black lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Black scores with punches to the body.
Black cracks Carvalho with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Carvalho from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Black has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Carvalho's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Carvalho as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Black!
Black controlling the position well here. Carvalho rolled but Black kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Black cracks Carvalho with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Carvalho from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Black has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Carvalho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Black is punishing Carvalho with some ground and pound.
Black is working the ground and pound. Can Carvalho escape?
Black is riding his opponent, not letting Carvalho buck him off.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Black scores with punches to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Black gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Black gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Black apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Carvalho is rocked!
Carvalho tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Carvalho is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Carvalho but Black is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Saem Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Winkler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
41 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould ducks right into an uppercut from Winkler.
Raybould gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winkler.
Winkler misses with an uppercut. Raybould saw that one coming.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Winkler lands a right hook to the body.
Winkler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winkler just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRaybould.
Raybould staying out of range there.
Raybould tries to counter by clinching up but Winkler breaks away and moves out of range.
Winkler misses with a double jab
and Winkler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raybould moves away from the strike by Winkler.
Winkler thuds his right hand into Raybould's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raybould has closed the distance and engaged Winkler in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Winkler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Raybould.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Winkler blocks an uppercut.
Raybould slows down the pace here.
Raybould content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raybould misses with some punches.
Raybould has Winkler pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raybould has Winkler pressed against the cage, preventing Winkler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkler.
Winkler has had enough of the clinch but Raybould keeps him there for the moment.
Raybould working aggressively here.
Winkler letting Raybould take a breather here.
Raybould swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Winkler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Raybould presses Winkler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould effectively controlling the action here.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Raybould lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkler backwards.
Winkler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Winkler has had enough of the clinch but Raybould keeps him there for the moment.
Winkler lands with a short shot to the head.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winkler blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winkler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Raybould works on Winkler's body with a couple of short punches.
Winkler has had enough of the clinch but Raybould keeps him there for the moment.
Winkler blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
Raybould throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winkler swings for the body but Raybould moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Raybould tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkler manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raybould fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winkler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Winkler misses its intended target.
A combination from Winkler does no damage.
No joy there for Winkler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benny Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raybould ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winkler moves away.
Raybould slips under a jab.
Raybould misses with an uppercut. Winkler saw that one coming.
Winkler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raybould counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Raybould avoids nicely.
Winkler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raybould in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Winkler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Winkler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Winkler misses with a right hand
and Raybould counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kevin Raybould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Raybould.
Raybould walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Winkler moves out of range as Raybould strikes.
Winkler throws a jab but it's blocked by Raybould.
Raybould digs a good body shot into Winkler's ribs.
Raybould staying out of range there.
Winkler throws out a loose jab but Raybould uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Winkler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raybould lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkler controls his hands.
Raybould goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winkler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winkler moves away from the strike by Raybould.
Winkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raybould manages to avoid it.
Winkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raybould.
It seemed like Winkler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raybould takes a swing at Winkler's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould looks to throw the jab but Winkler is out of range.
Raybould is looking to wear down Winkler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raybould throws a combination that misses
and Winkler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Winkler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkler dips to his left and cracks Raybould with an uppercut!
Winkler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raybould. Raybould circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkler manages to avoid it.
Winkler unleashes a big counter combination but Raybould bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab by Raybould.
Winkler lands a nice hook to Raybould's body. Raybould takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raybould stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winkler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Raybould lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkler misses with an uppercut
and Raybould counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould moves into the clinch successfully.
Raybould tries to stall but Winkler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raybould slowing the pace effectively.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Raybould doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winkler has Raybould pressed against the cage.
Raybould tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
Raybould swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raybould lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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 Kevin Raybould 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!
Winkler keeps the fight on the outside.
Raybould takes one to the chin there.
Winkler throws a right hand that Raybould ducks under and follows up with a left that Raybould also avoids with ease.
Raybould throwing a counter right hand but Winkler manages to avoid it.
Raybould ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winkler moves away.
Raybould swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winkler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raybould slips a straight right by Winkler.
Winkler throws the left hand but Raybould avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Raybould on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winkler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raybould.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raybould throws out a loose jab but Winkler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winkler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raybould digs a good hook to Winkler's body.
Winkler throws out a loose jab but Raybould uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould moves to clinch but Winkler breaks away
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Raybould swings for the body but Winkler moves out of range.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Winkler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winkler misses with a wild body shot.
Raybould tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Winkler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winkler throws a body punch but Raybould moves out of range.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raybould bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winkler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winkler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winkler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raybould scores with a hook to the body. Winkler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Winkler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raybould, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raybould ducks under a wild hook from Winkler.
Raybould uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winkler.
Raybould throws a poor cross that misses
and Winkler counters with a three punch combo that has Raybould backing up. Raybould nods at Winkler to acknowledge the strikes.
Winkler blocks a head kick by Raybould.
Nice uppercut lands for Raybould. That snapped Winkler's head back.
Raybould slips under a jab from Winkler.
Raybould jabs Winkler right on the nose. Winkler blinks but takes it well.
Raybould misses with a hook to the body
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winkler was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Winkler moves out of range as Raybould strikes.
Winkler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raybould throws out a powerful jab.
Winkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Raybould is just out of range.
A jab from Winkler misses.
Winkler looks to land a left hand but Raybould moved out of range nicely.
Winkler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raybould.
Winkler throws the left hand but Raybould avoids the punch easily.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkler is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould looks to throw the jab but Winkler is out of range.
Winkler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Raybould.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raybould.
Winkler misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Raybould.
Raybould misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny Winkler.
I think Raybould has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Raybould!
Kevin Raybould very nearly forgot to thank BOSS 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway comes into the arena with The Death Symphony blaring out of the sound system. Timmons has chosen Take Me To Church as his entrance music. Nate Timmons looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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380 lbs
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215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calloway tries a head kick but it misses.
Calloway definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Timmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calloway misses with a head kick.
Timmons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calloway lands with an overhand left.
Timmons lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calloway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timmons thows a body kick. Calloway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Calloway pushes Timmons away with a front kick.
Timmons looks winded!
Calloway blocks a head kick by Timmons.
Calloway shoots in but no luck this time.
Despite the aggression on Timmons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Calloway throws a shot to the body.
Calloway feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Timmons sprawling to the canvas! Timmons rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Calloway finish him?!
It looks like Nate Timmons has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timmons throws a big counter head kick but Calloway avoids it with no problem.
Calloway tries to land a front kick but Timmons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Calloway.
Calloway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Timmons needs to keep his hands up - Calloway had a free shot at his head there.
Timmons is rocked!
Calloway misses with a head kick.
Timmons will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calloway drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Timmons is still in real trouble! Can Calloway finish him?
Calloway content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Timmons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Timmons seems to have recovered his senses.
Calloway throws an elbow but Timmons slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calloway scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Timmons is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Calloway can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Calloway!
After the fight, Mark Calloway 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, Nate Timmons stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh, what a bummer...lesson learned!but wait for the next victory, for the spoils of this defeat will be sown...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yo Adrian!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokiji scores with a sloppy right hand. Adrian should have avoided that one.
Aokiji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adrian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aokiji counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Aokiji.
Aokiji feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adrian's calf.
Aokiji fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Adrian blocks the leg kick.
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Aokiji circles away.
Aokiji throws a head kick but Adrian moves out of range.
Aokiji misses with a wild combination.
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Aokiji circles away.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Aokiji circles away.
Adrian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aokiji moves away.
No joy there for Adrian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adrian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Adrian walks into a left hand.
Adrian blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aokiji.
Adrian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aokiji counters with an inside leg kick.
Adrian instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Adrian.
Adrian takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aokiji.
Aokiji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adrian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aokiji lands the left hand.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Aokiji pushes him off.
Aokiji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adrian is looking to clinch but Aokiji is avoiding it.
Aokiji looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Aokiji misses with an uppercut. Adrian saw that one coming.
Adrian unleashes a big counter combination but Aokiji bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aokiji swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Aokiji circles away.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Aokiji pushes him off.
Aokiji scores with a kick to the body.
Adrian tries to keep at a distance but Aokiji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Aokiji as the two fighters clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adrian misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aokiji breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aokiji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adrian was well out of range. Poor timing from Aokiji.
Adrian drops his hands momentarily and Aokiji takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adrian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Aokiji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aokiji connects with a solid leg kick.
Aokiji pushes Adrian up against the cage in a clinch.
Adrian leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aokiji.
Aokiji manages to break the clinch.
Aokiji fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adrian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adrian moves out of range of the leg kick from Aokiji.
Aokiji scores with a jab.
Aokiji misses with a wild body shot.
Aokiji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aokiji backing away here, and Adrian unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aokiji lands a right hook to the body.
Adrian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji forces Adrian back against the cage and clinches.
Adrian misses with a body punch.
Aokiji misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adrian prevents a body shot from Aokiji.
Adrian managing to block the knees to the body from Aokiji.
Aokiji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aokiji lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aokiji.
Adrian has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aokiji seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adrian can turn it around.
Aokiji breaks the clinch.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Aokiji pushes him off.
Adrian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aokiji.
Aokiji scoring well with a low kick there.
Adrian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aokiji scores with a leg kick.
Adrian takes the fight into the clinch.
Adrian blocks an elbow strike from Aokiji.
Adrian stalling the fight.
Adrian lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kuzan Aokiji has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adrian avoiding damage as Aokiji throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adrian.
Aokiji tries to break the clinch but Adrian is controlling the position.
Adrian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Adrian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aokiji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Aokiji - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aokiji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adrian misses with some punches.
Aokiji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adrian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Adrian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Adrian lands but Aokiji takes it in his stride.
Aokiji keeps the fight on the outside.
Adrian staying out of range there.
Adrian misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuzan Aokiji's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adrian defending well as Aokiji loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adrian slips under a jab from Aokiji.
Adrian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aokiji. Aokiji obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuzan Aokiji is winning the standup battle so far.
Adrian just misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aokiji closes the distance and clinches.
Adrian has Aokiji pushed against the cage.
Adrian connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Aokiji goes down! Adrian jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Aokiji is rocked!
Aokiji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adrian can do to turn this around?
Adrian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aokiji is looking to escape.
Aokiji takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Aokiji is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aokiji blocking the ground and pound.
Aokiji seems to have got his legs back now.
Adrian wants to control the pace but Aokiji is squirming around nicely.
Adrian can't control as he wanted to and Aokiji manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adrian is just content to waste time from the top position. Aokiji takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Adrian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adrian wants to stand but Aokiji has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aokiji tests Adrian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aokiji takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aokiji scores with the left hand. Adrian knows he should have avoided that one.
Aokiji throws a chopping leg kick but Adrian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aokiji gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adrian blocks an uppercut.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Aokiji lands a nice elbow.
Aokiji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Adrian.
Aokiji blocks a body shot from Adrian.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Adrian.
Adrian misses with the head strike.
Adrian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adrian lands an elbow just above Aokiji 's eye.
Adrian misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aokiji misses with the head strike.
Adrian blocks a body shot from Aokiji.
Aokiji taking a breather.
Adrian blocks an elbow strike from Aokiji.
Adrian blocks an elbow strike from Aokiji.
Aokiji dodges an elbow strike from Adrian.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Adrian cracks Aokiji with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adrian prevents a body shot from Aokiji.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adrian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adrian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aokiji backwards.
Adrian stalling in the clinch but Aokiji improves position.
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aokiji.
A knee to the head by Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
Aokiji crunches a lovely knee into Adrian's ribcage.
Adrian is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aokiji has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aokiji blocks an uppercut.
Adrian tries a body shot but Aokiji blocks it.
Aokiji misses with the head strike.
Aokiji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adrian looking to slow down the pace here.
Adrian tries to stall but Aokiji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Aokiji.
Adrian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aokiji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the head but Adrian blocks with his arms.
Aokiji avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
Aokiji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aokiji is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aokiji.
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 Kuzan Aokiji will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kuzan Aokiji'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!
Aokiji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adrian tries to clinch but Aokiji moves out of range.
Aokiji fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aokiji connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adrian takes the fight into the clinch.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aokiji dodges an elbow strike from Adrian.
A short body shot lands from Adrian as the two fighters clinch.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aokiji prevents a body shot from Adrian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji can't find room to land a body shot as Adrian controls the action.
Aokiji lands a nice uppercut.
Adrian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aokiji avoids it.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Aokiji stalling the fight.
Aokiji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokiji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aokiji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aokiji as Adrian tries to tie him up.
Adrian tries to throw a body punch but Aokiji avoids it by throwing Adrian back against the cage.
Adrian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aokiji lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Aokiji - that landed with a thud.
Adrian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aokiji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
Adrian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aokiji misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Aokiji.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aokiji is defending well for now.
Adrian takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee calls for Adrian to work.
Aokiji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Aokiji.
Aokiji scores with a nice right hand.
Aokiji has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aokiji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adrian.
Adrian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aokiji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Aokiji circles away and keeps his distance.
Adrian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yo Adrian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aokiji clinches up against the cage.
Adrian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokijis head.
Aokiji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aokiji breaks the clinch.
Aokiji slips a jab from Adrian.
Adrian lands with a nice body punch.
Aokiji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adrian dodges the punch combination from Aokiji.
Adrian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aokiji.
Adrian moves into the clinch.
Aokiji prevents a body shot from Adrian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aokiji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aokiji throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adrians head.
Aokiji has a couple of punches blocked by Adrian.
Aokiji throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aokiji lands with a light punch inside.
Adrian trying to stall but Aokiji improves his position.
Adrian working aggressively here.
Aokiji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aokiji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aokiji manages to break the clinch.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aokiji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aokiji if he has to take too many more of those.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Aokiji pushes him off.
Aokiji is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Aokiji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aokiji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adrian.
Aokiji lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adrian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adrian wants to clinch.
That kick from Aokiji tenderised Adrian's leg. Adrian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yo Adrian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
You can see that Adrian has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Aokiji scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aokiji tries a low kick but Adrian avoids it.
Adrian flicks out a counter leg kick but Aokiji steps away.
Aokiji has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aokiji throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adrians head.
Aokiji wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Adrian - that landed with a thud.
Adrian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Adrian.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuzan Aokiji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aokiji, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuzan Aokiji!
Our winner, Kuzan Aokiji, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka comes to the cage accompanied by my dick. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
217 lbs
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31
212 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick from Pitakaka lands but Latvala takes it in his stride.
Pitakaka thows a body kick. Latvala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pitakaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitakaka connects with a leg kick. Latvala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Latvala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Latvala throws a shot from downtown. Pitakaka moves away and avoids it.
Latvala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pitakaka can pounce on him.
Pitakaka scores with a spinning back kick!
Pitakaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Latvala throws a head kick but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitakaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Latvala is looking to clinch but Pitakaka is avoiding it.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Latvala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Latvala misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Latvala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Latvala avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Latvala tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitakaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitakaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Latvala checks the leg kick.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Latvala throws a leg kick which misses Pitakaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitakaka tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Latvala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pitakaka doesn't seem phased though.
Pitakaka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitakaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Latvala moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Pitakaka scores with a spinning back kick!
Pitakaka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Latvala's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Latvala blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Latvala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pitakaka is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Latvala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitakaka.
Latvala 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Pitakaka lands but Latvala takes it in his stride.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pitakaka is looking to slow Latvala down with leg kicks.
Pitakaka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Latvala clinches with his opponent.
Latvala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Latvala fails to land.
Pitakaka slowing the pace effectively.
Latvala scores a nice knee to the body.
Pitakaka is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Latvala.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Latvala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitakaka's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Latvala.
Pitakaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Latvala.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Latvala can't find room to land a body shot as Pitakaka controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala misses with the head strike.
Latvala misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pitakaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitakaka avoids the damage to the body.
Latvala lands a shot to the body.
Latvala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Latvala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitakakas head.
Latvala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pitakaka letting Latvala take a breather here.
Pitakaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Latvala won't allow it.
Pitakaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Latvala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Latvala trying to stall but Pitakaka improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries to land a knee to the head but Pitakaka blocks with his arms.
Pitakaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitakaka blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Latvala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pitakaka breaks from the clinch.
Latvala scores with a jab. Pitakaka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pitakaka is rocked!
Latvala doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitakaka circles away.
Oh Pitakaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Latvala throws a hook but Pitakaka avoids it easily.
Pitakaka seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pitakaka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Latvala was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Latvala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Latvala avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Latvala feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Latvala blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
A nice side step and Latvala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pitakaka is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Latvala doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Pitakaka crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Pitakaka's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roope Latvala!
Our winner, Roope Latvala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
280 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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32
215 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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World class 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Prime misses with a right hand
and Simpson counters with a single leg into guard. Prime didn't expect that.
Prime wants to sweep here but Simpson controlling him for the moment.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prime pulls Simpson in close to prevent any damage.
Prime will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Prime has Simpson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime trying to keep a closed guard but Simpson is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Prime bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Prime throws a looping overhand right but Simpson ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Simpson with the counter takedown but Prime avoids it easily.
Prime cracks Simpson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Simpson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Prime finish him?
Crack! Prime connects with the perfect overhand right and Simpson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Prime!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Imperiex Prime!
Imperiex Prime managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Big Bear Nutrition 160Q, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Homer Simpson stepped up to the mic, saying 'DOH! I will be back stronger the next time '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Ferrigno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lou Ferrigno enters the cage!
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31
240 lbs
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265 lbs
31 - 26 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Ferrigno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mctanned uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferrigno.
Mctanned half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ferrigno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mctanned.
Ferrigno throws a big shot that misses.
Mctanned attempts a counter takedown but Ferrigno avoids it well and moves away.
Ferrigno scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Paul Mctanned has been cut.
Ferrigno throws a lazy right hand but Mctanned sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferrigno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mctanned counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mctanned trying to control but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Mctanned postures up.
Mctanned with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrigno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mctanned doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mctanned manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ferrigno looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mctanned is in close to Ferrigno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mctanned gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been hearing that Mctanned has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mctanned slips nicely into half guard.
Mctanned is thwarting Ferrigno's attempts to control the position.
Mctanned tries to pass to full mount but Ferrigno defends it.
Mctanned 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.
Mctanned seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferrigno looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mctanned wants to free his trapped foot but Ferrigno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mctanned is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mctanned wants to free his trapped foot but Ferrigno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferrigno wants to control but Mctanned is keeping busy.
Ferrigno is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferrigno has hold of Mctanned's hands but Mctanned slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Mctanned.
Ferrigno gets full guard.
Mctanned passes Ferrigno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mctanned is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mctanned stops Ferrigno from getting back to his feet.
Ferrigno is not content to let Mctanned control the position.
Mctanned is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned trying to mount his opponent but Ferrigno defends it.
Mctanned is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mctanned is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ferrigno sees it coming and defends easily.
Ferrigno is trying to maintain the position but Mctanned is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferrigno tries to get to full guard but Mctanned has control of the leg.
Mctanned is nestled in close to Ferrigno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferrigno looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mctanned pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ferrigno in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ferrigno is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferrigno wants to hold on but Mctanned pushes him away.
Mctanned trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mctanned moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ferrigno has worked his arm free - good work by Ferrigno!
Mctanned advances to mount.
Ferrigno working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mctanned lands a heavy elbow.
Ferrigno manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mctanned dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Mctanned's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Ferrigno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ferrigno scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferrigno connects with a looping right hand.
Ferrigno throws a body punch but Mctanned moves out of range.
Mctanned changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferrigno swinging wildly here.
Ferrigno throws a jab but it's blocked by Mctanned.
Ferrigno takes a swing at Mctanned's ribcage but misses.
Mctanned on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrigno throws the left hand but Mctanned avoids the punch easily.
Ferrigno misses with a lunging right hand
and Mctanned counters with a shoot takedown. Ferrigno fights it but they end up in guard.
Mctanned landing some decent shots from guard.
Mctanned is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrigno can do to turn this around?
Ferrigno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned wants to control from the top but Ferrigno keeps moving.
Mctanned content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mctanned slips nicely into half guard.
Ferrigno is looking for a sweep. Mctanned is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mctanned trying to pass the guard but Ferrigno defending well.
Mctanned seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferrigno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mctanned lands a nice short elbow.
Mctanned looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mctanned trying to control from half guard but Ferrigno is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mctanned moves into full mount! Ferrigno won't be happy about that!
Ferrigno wants to control but Mctanned is having none of it.
Ferrigno is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paul Mctanned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferrigno is squirming around, avoiding Mctanned's attempts to control the action.
Ferrigno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mctanned can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ferrigno is looking to escape.
Ferrigno sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ferrigno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferrigno wants to control but Mctanned is keeping busy.
Mctanned lands strikes from half guard.
Mctanned working the head and body with strikes.
Mctanned lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferrigno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno gets back to full guard.
Mctanned sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferrigno's guard.
Mctanned wants to pass to mount but Ferrigno is defending the position.
Mctanned wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferrigno is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ferrigno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mctanned is looking to advance position but Ferrigno won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrigno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mctanned scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mctanned dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Mctanned'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!
Ferrigno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferrigno misses with a right hand
and Mctanned counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mctanned forces his way into half guard.
Ferrigno is looking to improve his position.
Mctanned frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ferrigno manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrigno is looking to improve his position.
Ferrigno actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno is trying to maintain the position but Mctanned is very close to passing his half guard.
Mctanned works his way into full mount!
Mctanned looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mctanned lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mctanned working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mctanned cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferrigno taking shots to the head.
Mctanned raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ferrigno is rocked!
Mctanned postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Ferrigno is out cold - huge knockout for Mctanned!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Mctanned!
Paul Mctanned looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The Future is now'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 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
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Conteh checks a leg kick.
It looked like Conteh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conteh tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camacho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contehs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho connects with a right hand. Conteh shakes it off.
Camacho connects with a leg kick. Conteh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conteh checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho counters with a body kick.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho tries to bum rush Conteh with a series of wild strikes but Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Camacho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Conteh scores with a punch to the head.
Camacho jabs Conteh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conteh slips under a jab from Camacho.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Conteh moves out of range easily.
Conteh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camacho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conteh's head.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but Conteh moved out of range nicely.
Camacho tests Conteh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho lands a big head kick that sends Conteh to the canvas! Camacho follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Camacho!
After winning the bout, Miguel Camacho 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiris Kakoullis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Oooooh!!! Kakoullis has knocked Romanov down with a huge combo! Kakoullis steps away and waves a wobbly Romanov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Alexandr Romanov has been cut.
Kakoullis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kakoullis slips under a jab from Romanov.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Romanov moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Kakoullis misses with a wild body shot.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Romanov.
Romanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kakoullis.
Romanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Romanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakoullis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Romanov misses its intended target.
Kakoullis blocks a head kick by Romanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kakoullis misses the target.
A cross from Romanov lands.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Romanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romanov looks to land a right hand but Kakoullis moved out of range.
Kakoullis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses.
Romanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Kakoullis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kakoullis blocks a head kick by Romanov.
Romanov throws a lazy head kick
and Kakoullis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanov misses with the combination.
Kakoullis drives through and clinches with Romanov against the cage.
Kakoullis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kakoullis has a couple of punches blocked by Romanov.
Romanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov is trying to break the clinch but Kakoullis is controlling him.
Romanov is trying to break the clinch but Kakoullis has him pressed against the cage.
Kakoullis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romanov takes a shot to the head.
Kakoullis digs a right hand underneath Romanov's ribcage. Romanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Kakoullis - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kakoullis has Romanov pushed against the cage.
Romanov blocks an uppercut.
Kakoullis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Romanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakoullis.
Nice body punch from Kakoullis.
Some bone on bone action there as Romanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romanov unleashes a big counter combination but Kakoullis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kakoullis scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
Kakoullis feints and then cracks Romanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romanov down.
Romanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romanov throws a shot from downtown. Kakoullis moves away and avoids it.
Kakoullis throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Romanov both land. Nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kakoullis.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kakoullis.
Romanov misses with a right hand
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakoullis misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romanov misses with the combination.
Kakoullis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kakoullis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kakoullis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Romanov sizes up Kakoullis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Romanov blocks it.
Kakoullis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romanov.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
Romanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a straight left.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick.
As Kakoullis backs off Romanov throws a huge counter combo but Kakoullis manages to avoid it all.
Romanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kakoullis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Kakoullis moves out of range easily.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Romanov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Kakoullis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kakoullis wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Romanov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kakoullis doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanov circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Romanov moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis 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.
Kakoullis tries to score with a low kick but Romanov moves his leg out of the way.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakoullis avoids the head kick by Romanov.
Kakoullis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romanov blocking some punches.
Romanov blocks an uppercut.
Romanov is trying to break the clinch but Kakoullis has him pressed against the cage.
Kakoullis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakoullis stalling the fight.
Kakoullis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romanov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakoullis has a couple of punches blocked by Romanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Romanov tries to break free but Kakoullis pushes him back against the cage.
Kakoullis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romanov's efforts to push away.
Kakoullis keeps control of Romanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kakoullis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kakoullis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romanov's efforts to push away.
Kakoullis works on Romanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kakoullis lands with a left to the head.
Kakoullis misses with a punch to the body.
Kakoullis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romanov's elbow.
Kakoullis lands a nice shot to the body.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
Kakoullis throws a punch but it's blocked by Romanov.
Kakoullis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanovs head.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kakoullis.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis working aggressively here.
Kakoullis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kakoullis is leaning against Romanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left and a right from Romanov both land. Nice combination.
Kakoullis drops Romanov with a beautiful combination! Romanov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kakoullis is looking for the KO!
Romanov is rocked!
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
Kakoullis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Romanov! Kakoullis dives in looking to finish! Romanov is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sotiris Kakoullis 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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