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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oke Yagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mau Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yagin's entrance music is Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Higher Ground . A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Oke Yagin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Oke Yagin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oke Yagin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mau Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mau Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cherry is trying to defend but Yagin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Yagin there.
Yagin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yagin wants to take a breather but Cherry is having none of it.
Yagin drops an elbow to the side of Cherry's head.
Yagin is pressing down on Cherry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cherry is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherry keeps working.
Yagin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cherry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yagin wants to work for an arm triangle but Cherry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cherry tries to kick Yagin off but Yagin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yagin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yagin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cherry defending well though.
Cherry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yagin.
Cherry won't allow Yagin to pass to mount.
Yagin stands up out of the half guard.
Yagin has closed the distance and engaged Cherry in a clinch.
Yagin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cherry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yagin counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mau Cherry has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cherry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cherry is rocked!
Yagin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry is still in real trouble! Can Yagin finish him?
Yagin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cherry seems to have recovered his senses.
Yagin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cherry is keeping the position for now.
Cherry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yagin won't allow Cherry to get back to his feet.
Yagin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yagin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yagin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagin throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cherry has momentary wrist control but Yagin slips an elbow through the middle.
Yagin with a nice head shot there.
Yagin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cherry is working an open guard so Yagin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yagin rushes Cherry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yagin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yagin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mau Cherry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cherry misses with a combination
and Yagin counters with a single leg into guard. Cherry didn't expect that.
Yagin looking to sit in guard and control but Cherry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yagin controlling Cherry's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yagin is pulling down on Cherry's head. It's preventing any offense from Cherry, at least for the moment.
Yagin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cherry's guard.
Yagin trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Yagin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mau Cherry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yagin shoots in but Cherry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cherry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cherry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yagin counters with a takedown into side control.
Yagin working the ground and pound.
Yagin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yagin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cherry avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yagin.
Yagin cracks Cherry with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yagin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Cherry looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Yagin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oke Yagin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Oke Yagin waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrik Stenberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Stenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Stenberg.
Rizzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Stenberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rizzo thinking.
Stenberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rizzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rizzo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Stenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rizzo as Stenberg shoots in.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Stenberg moves out of range.
Stenberg lands with a straight right. Rizzo didn't see that one coming.
Rizzo misses with a hook
and Stenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenberg punishes Rizzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Stenberg throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo moves out of range as Stenberg strikes.
Stenberg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stenberg connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg looks to land a left hand but Rizzo moved out of range nicely.
Stenberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stenberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frank Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stenberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stenberg throws an off balance right hand
and Rizzo counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenberg.
Stenberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stenberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rizzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
I was talking to Stenberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with some punches.
Stenberg tries to circle away but Rizzo has him pinned against the cage.
Rizzo has a couple of punches blocked by Stenberg.
Rizzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rizzo.
Rizzo has Stenberg pushed against the cage.
Rizzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg lands a nice uppercut.
Stenberg pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenberg has his hands on Rizzo's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rizzo postures up.
Stenberg looking for a guillotine here but Rizzo defends easily.
Stenberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rizzo defends well.
Rizzo stopping the sweep attempt from Stenberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is trying to control the position but Rizzo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo wants to pass the guard but Stenberg is keeping the position.
Stenberg is controlling Rizzo's posture.
Rizzo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rizzo works to advance to full mount. Stenberg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stenberg tries to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
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.
Stenberg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rizzo working a defensive guard here.
Rizzo looking to control but Stenberg passes into half guard.
Rizzo is looking for a sweep. Stenberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rizzo is refusing to be controlled, as Stenberg sits in half guard.
Stenberg passes to full mount!
Rizzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stenberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Stenberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rizzo.
Stenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenberg misses with a body shot.
Rizzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stenberg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rizzo!
Stenberg is looking to take a break and control but Rizzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stenberg is really struggling to control Rizzo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rizzo tries to bench press Stenberg off him but Stenberg keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is not content to let Stenberg control the position.
Rizzo is trying to get back to his feet.
Stenberg moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fredrik Stenberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rizzo regains half guard.
Stenberg stops Rizzo from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rizzo is pressing down on Stenberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stenberg escapes and throws Rizzo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stenberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizzo can do to turn this around?
Stenberg trying to control the action but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo is trying to control Stenberg's posture but Stenberg avoids it.
Stenberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rizzo is looking to regain half guard here but Stenberg keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rizzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rizzo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rizzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stenberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Stenberg digs a good hook to Rizzo's body.
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stenberg defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stenberg.
Stenberg lands a really nice looking cross but Rizzo seems unphased.
Fredrik Stenberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo looks to throw a body kick
and Stenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rizzo tries to clinch up.
Stenberg wants to clinch up but Rizzo keeps it at a distance.
Stenberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzo.
Stenberg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rizzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Stenberg misses the target.
Stenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzo is just out of range.
Rizzo cracks Stenberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A lazy left from Stenberg finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stenberg throws out a loose jab but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo feints the counter takedown.
Stenberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rizzo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stenberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stenberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stenberg lands with a straight right. Rizzo didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Rizzo tenderised Stenberg's leg. Stenberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stenberg is looking to clinch.
Rizzo throws an off balance right hand
and Stenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rizzo thinking.
Stenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Rizzo counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo.
Stenberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rizzo walks away with a smile on his face. Stenberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stenberg lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg lands a right hook to the body.
Stenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
Rizzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Stenberg misses the target.
Stenberg connects with a jab.
Stenberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stenberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rizzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Decent striking displayed by Stenberg there.
Stenberg sizes up Rizzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rizzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rizzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rizzo wants it to stay on the feet.
Stenberg moves out of range as Rizzo throws a body kick.
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses
and Stenberg counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizzo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Stenberg moves out of range.
Stenberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stenberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stenberg digs a good hook to Rizzo's body.
Stenberg cracks Rizzo with a good jab.
Stenberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rizzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stenberg backwards.
Rizzo avoiding damage.
Stenberg blocks an elbow strike from Rizzo.
Stenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredrik Stenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Stenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stenberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo misses with the head strike.
Stenberg misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Stenberg - that landed with a thud.
Rizzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stenberg up against the cage.
Rizzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Frank Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Stenberg.
Rizzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rizzo avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenberg.
Stenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo is pushing Stenberg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stenberg lands a nice uppercut.
Stenberg blocking some punches.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rizzo working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Stenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stenberg, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Stenberg!
A victorious Fredrik Stenberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Koscielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscielski's entrance music is Bone Thugs n Harmony - Thuggish Ruggish Bone . A fine choice. Antoni Koscielski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiago Plouman's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoni Koscielski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscielski scores with a sloppy right hand. Plouman should have avoided that one.
Koscielski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plouman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Plouman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koscielski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Plouman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Koscielski trying to control but Plouman postures up.
Plouman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koscielski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plouman on the ground.
Plouman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koscielski defends it well.
Koscielski is looking for a sweep. Plouman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koscielski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koscielski tries to get out of the position.
Plouman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plouman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Plouman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Plouman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koscielski defending well though.
Ground and pound from Plouman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plouman winds up and cracks Koscielski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Plouman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Plouman working the head and body with strikes.
Plouman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koscielski trying to hold on to Plouman's head to control him but Plouman postures up.
Koscielski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Plouman throws a big elbow that misses.
Koscielski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Plouman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koscielski is trying to keep Plouman in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plouman postures up and lands a big shot to Koscielski's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plouman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Plouman connects with a couple of short punches.
Koscielski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Plouman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Plouman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Plouman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Plouman working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koscielski pulls Plouman in close to prevent any damage.
Koscielski wants to sweep here but Plouman controlling him for the moment.
Plouman with a nice head shot there.
Plouman won't allow Koscielski to sweep him here.
Plouman throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Plouman defends well.
Plouman advances to half guard.
Plouman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Plouman working over Koscielski with some ground and pound. Koscielski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koscielski tries to get to full guard but Plouman has control of the leg.
Plouman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koscielski defending well though.
Plouman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koscielski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Plouman.
Plouman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Plouman lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Plouman there.
Plouman is looking for a kimura but Koscielski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Plouman to get the leverage.
Koscielski is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Plouman.
Plouman wants to work for an arm triangle but Koscielski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koscielski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Plouman there.
We've been informed that Plouman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Plouman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koscielski wants to control but Plouman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koscielski is trying to get back to full guard.
Koscielski is defending against the submission attempts here by Plouman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koscielski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Plouman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Plouman walks into a left hand.
Koscielski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plouman was well out of range. Poor timing from Koscielski.
Plouman moves out of range as Koscielski strikes.
Plouman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koscielski tries to avoid it but Plouman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koscielski to the ground. Koscielski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koscielski throws a looping overhand right but Plouman ducks down to avoid it.
Plouman misses with a takedown
and Koscielski counters with a stiff right hand.
Koscielski scores with a jab.
Plouman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Antoni Koscielski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Plouman.
Plouman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koscielski as he avoids it easily.
Koscielski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Plouman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman shoots in for a takedown but Koscielski shows good takedown defense.
Plouman fails with the takedown
and Koscielski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Plouman walks into a left hand.
Koscielski fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Plouman to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Plouman looks to clinch but Koscielski throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Plouman taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Antoni Koscielski!
A very excited looking Antoni Koscielski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Moleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moleman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay-Z - Run This Town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
172 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Moleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moleman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hooper.
Hooper slips a straight right by Moleman.
Hooper moves away from the strike by Moleman.
Moleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Hooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hooper.
Moleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Moleman ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Moleman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hooper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hooper lands with a shot to the body.
Hooper has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moleman missing with a left hand there. Hooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moleman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Moleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moleman manages to avoid it.
Moleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper is looking to slow Moleman down with leg kicks.
Hooper throws a head kick but Moleman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a left hand
and Moleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hooper lands with a nice body punch.
Moleman misses with an uppercut.
Moleman misses with a wild combination.
Hooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooper clobbers Moleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hooper misses the body punch
and Moleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Moleman misses the target.
A combination from Moleman does no damage.
Hooper feints the counter takedown.
Moleman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hooper.
Hooper with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooper feints a counter leg kick.
Moleman looks to land a left hand but Hooper moved out of range nicely.
Hooper feints a counter leg kick.
Hooper connects with a jab.
A jab from Moleman misses.
It seemed like Hooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moleman walks into a jab.
Hooper lands with a right hand.
Moleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hooper is looking to slow Moleman down with leg kicks.
Hooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moleman misses with an uppercut.
Hooper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moleman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moleman misses the jab.
Moleman misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hooper.
Moleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Moleman.
Hooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moleman.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moleman.
Hooper throws a front kick aimed at Moleman's knee but Moleman avoids it well.
Hooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moleman throws a right hand that Hooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hooper also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Hooper finds it's target.
Troy Hooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Hooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hooper slips under a jab from Moleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moleman misses with an uppercut
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Moleman.
Hooper throws a hook but Moleman blocks it.
Hooper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moleman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Moleman misses with a left hand
and Hooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moleman walks into a left hand.
Moleman throws a hook but Hooper blocks it.
Moleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper scores with the left hand. Moleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Hooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moleman enables Hooper to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moleman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moleman misses with a body shot.
Moleman checks a low kick from Hooper.
Moleman misses with a right hand
and Hooper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moleman's guard.
Hooper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hooper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Moleman is retaining full guard.
Hooper landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Moleman, not yet.
Hooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper passes into half guard.
Moleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moleman tries to get out of the position.
Hooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moleman defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooper uses his free foot to push down on Moleman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moleman.
Hooper landing punches.
Hooper lands a big elbow.
Hooper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Hans Moleman has been cut.
Hooper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hooper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moleman is looking to escape.
Hooper lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper landing strikes from the mount and Moleman is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moleman is bucking up trying to escape but Hooper cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hooper lands a nice shot to the head.
Hooper controlling the position easily from mount.
Hooper is landing with some decent strikes but Moleman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hooper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moleman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hooper punishing his opponent with strikes.
Troy Hooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hooper with the ground and pound from mount.
Moleman is rocked!
Moleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Moleman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper lands a big elbow - Moleman is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Moleman is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Troy Hooper!
Troy Hooper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunji Koizumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipowicz comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - The Wild Boys . Gunji Koizumi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunji Koizumi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koizumi looks for a takedown but Filipowicz sprawls well.
Filipowicz dips to his left and cracks Koizumi with an uppercut!
Koizumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipowicz is just out of range.
Filipowicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koizumi slips a jab and a cross from Filipowicz.
Koizumi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Filipowicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koizumi misses with a body shot.
Koizumi walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Koizumi.
Filipowicz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Filipowicz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koizumi ducks right into an uppercut from Filipowicz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipowicz sizes up Koizumi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filipowicz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koizumi misses with a head kick.
It looked like Filipowicz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koizumi.
Filipowicz scores with a shot to the body.
Koizumi closes the distance and clinches up with Filipowicz, looking for a takedown. Koizumi pushes Filipowicz against the cage but Filipowicz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koizumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filipowicz.
Nice cross by Filipowicz.
Koizumi misses with a body shot.
Koizumi misses with a lunging right hand
and Filipowicz counters with a left and a right that stings Koizumi.
Filipowicz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been told by Filipowicz's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Filipowicz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koizumi.
Filipowicz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Michal Filipowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunji Koizumi.
Filipowicz lands a big head kick that sends Koizumi tumbling to the mat! Filipowicz takes a step backwards and waves Koizumi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Koizumi is rocked!
It looks like Gunji Koizumi has been cut.
Filipowicz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipowicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koizumi is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipowicz finish him?
Koizumi has a takedown stuffed.
Koizumi seems to have recovered his senses.
Koizumi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koizumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koizumi shoots in looking for a takedown but Filipowicz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koizumi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koizumi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Filipowicz tries to avoid it but Koizumi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Filipowicz to the ground. Filipowicz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Filipowicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koizumi.
Filipowicz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koizumi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Filipowicz thuds a left hand into Koizumi's body.
Filipowicz digs a good body shot into Koizumi's ribs.
Koizumi darts in looking for a takedown but Filipowicz gets double underhooks and turns Koizumi into the cage.
Koizumi looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Filipowicz. Beautiful body shot.
Koizumi throws a right hand that misses
and Filipowicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Filipowicz misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Filipowicz.
Filipowicz connects with a single shot there.
Koizumi tries to bum rush Filipowicz with a series of wild strikes but Filipowicz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the body kick from Koizumi.
Michal Filipowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipowicz misses with a wild combination.
Filipowicz scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz looks to throw the jab but Koizumi is out of range.
Koizumi shoots in for a double leg but Filipowicz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filipowicz jabs Koizumi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Filipowicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koizumi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koizumi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some bone on bone action there as Koizumi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koizumi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koizumi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koizumi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipowicz circles away.
Whack! Filipowicz lands a heavy head kick that drops Koizumi. The ref tackles Filipowicz to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Koizumi was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Michal Filipowicz!
Michal Filipowicz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Zoranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rosing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosing has chosen Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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28
284 lbs
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27
250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milan Zoranovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Rosing!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosing throws a right hand that misses
and Zoranovic counters with a takedown into side control.
Rosing being controlled for a moment.
Rosing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosing manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rosing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zoranovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zoranovic is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at V Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rosing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rosing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zoranovic is looking to improve his position.
Rosing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zoranovic defending well though.
Rosing working the head and body with strikes.
Zoranovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rosing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoranovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rosing throws a strike but Zoranovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rosing trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rosing is pulling down on Zoranovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Zoranovic, at least for the moment.
Rosing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zoranovic is one step ahead there.
Rosing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoranovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zoranovic throwing strikes from guard but Rosing blocks nicely.
Zoranovic passes Rosing's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosing trying to control but Zoranovic postures up.
Rosing holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Zoranovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosing is refusing to be controlled, as Zoranovic sits in half guard.
Rosing wants to get back to full guard but Zoranovic has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zoranovic landing punches.
Zoranovic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zoranovic with good strikes from the mount here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rosing can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rosing taking shots to the head.
Zoranovic 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.
Zoranovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rosing is looking to escape.
Rosing working to try and regain half guard.
Zoranovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rosing hang on?
Zoranovic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rosing to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rosing shrugs it off.
Rosing is desperately trying to improve his position but Zoranovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Zoranovic punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rosing sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Zoranovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zoranovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zoranovic is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zoranovic is looking to take a break and control but Rosing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosing wants to get back to full guard.
Rosing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zoranovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosing trying to control but Zoranovic postures up.
Rosing on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Zoranovic dominated that round.
That's time! Zoranovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zoranovic darts in looking for a takedown but Rosing gets double underhooks and turns Zoranovic into the cage.
Rosing throws a hook but Zoranovic avoids it easily.
Zoranovic takes one on the button.
Rosing has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zoranovic is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rosing shoots in and bounces Zoranovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rosing throws a big elbow that misses.
Zoranovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosing can do to turn this around?
Rosing wants to control from the top but Zoranovic keeps moving.
Rosing stops Zoranovic from standing up.
Milan Zoranovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosing trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoranovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rosing is working Zoranovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoranovic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rosing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rosing throwing strikes but missing.
Rosing postures up in Zoranovic's guard and throws a big left but Zoranovic blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Rosing scores with a four punch combination!
Zoranovic moves out of range as Rosing strikes.
Rosing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zoranovic's hands.
Rosing lands with an overhand left.
Rosing throws the left hand but Zoranovic avoids the punch easily.
Zoranovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rosing throws a monster overhand right that drops Zoranovic! Rosing follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rosing!
An out of breath Ronald Rosing thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Milan Zoranovic had this to say: 'Judges are completely incompetent!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunwaldzki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Within Temptation - Forsaken. 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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20
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grunwaldzki moves away.
Grunwaldzki clinches up against the cage.
Sandman is trying to break the clinch but Grunwaldzki has him pressed against the cage.
Sandman wants to get back to striking at distance but Grunwaldzki won't allow it.
Grunwaldzki lands with a right to the head.
Grunwaldzki lands a right hand.
Sandman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grunwaldzki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
Sandman cracks Grunwaldzki with a nice body shot.
A short right from Grunwaldzki.
Sandman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandman swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunwaldzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandman tries to work over Grunwaldzki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Sandman.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunwaldzki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grunwaldzki misses with the head strike.
Grunwaldzki lands a right hand.
Grunwaldzki slows down the pace here.
Sandman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands a shoulder strike.
Grunwaldzki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandman tries to throw a body punch but Grunwaldzki avoids it by throwing Sandman back against the cage.
Sandman struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunwaldzki controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short shot to the head.
Grunwaldzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sandman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grunwaldzki or not.
Grunwaldzki lands a shoulder strike.
Grunwaldzki lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Grunwaldzki.
Sandman looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunwaldzki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandman.
Grunwaldzki lands an uppercut.
Grunwaldzki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Grunwaldzki.
Good body shot from Grunwaldzki.
Good body shot from Grunwaldzki.
A short left from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands with a left to the head.
Grunwaldzki is working Sandman over against the cage.
Sandman tries to throw a body punch but Grunwaldzki avoids it by throwing Sandman back against the cage.
Sandman misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grunwaldzki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grunwaldzki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grunwaldzki lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Grunwaldzki.
Sandman misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunwaldzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki is leaning against Sandman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands a hook that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
Sandman is rocked!
Grunwaldzki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sandman is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunwaldzki finish him?
Grunwaldzki lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Grunwaldzki as the two fighters clinch.
Grunwaldzki lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sandman to his knees! Grunwaldzki keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
A relieved looking Artur Grunwaldzki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Sam Sandman spoke after the fight, saying 'That was impressive, I was sure I'd be able to put him to sleep.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jedrzejczyk comes to the cage accompanied by Chase And Status - Fire In Your Eyes ft. Maverick Sabre. This should be fireworks!
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21
242 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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21
230 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Barton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejczyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Jedrzejczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a hook.
Barton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barton ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Barton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jedrzejczyk throws a lazy right hand but Barton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jedrzejczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Barton counters with a shoot takedown. Jedrzejczyk fights it but they end up in guard.
Jedrzejczyk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jedrzejczyk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jedrzejczyk is really struggling to control Barton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jedrzejczyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barton throws a big elbow that misses.
Barton throws a big elbow that misses.
Jedrzejczyk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jedrzejczyk tries to get out of the position.
Barton trying to control but Jedrzejczyk is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barton thuds his shin into the meat of Jedrzejczyk's side.
Jedrzejczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barton defending well as Jedrzejczyk loads up on a big left hand.
Barton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barton.
Barton moves out of range as Jedrzejczyk strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton slips under a jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Barton unleashes a big counter combination but Jedrzejczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jedrzejczyk.
Barton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jedrzejczyk throws out the jab.
Barton ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Despite the aggression on Barton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barton throws a head kick that half lands.
Barton avoids the body shot from Jedrzejczyk.
Barton shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barton drives through and clinches with Jedrzejczyk against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jedrzejczyk pulls his leg out and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Jedrzejczyk blocks the leg kick.
Barton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Jedrzejczyk misses.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a double jab.
Jedrzejczyk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jedrzejczyk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jedrzejczyk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jedrzejczyk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barton looking to pass the guard.
Jedrzejczyk is controlling Barton's posture.
Barton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jedrzejczyk is keeping the position for now.
Barton trying to control but Jedrzejczyk is working from the bottom.
Barton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barton wants to control from the top but Jedrzejczyk keeps moving.
Jedrzejczyk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barton throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Barton there.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range of the leg kick from Barton.
Barton slips under a jab.
Barton moves out of range as Jedrzejczyk strikes.
Barton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Barton thows a body kick. Jedrzejczyk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barton thumps Jedrzejczyk with a low kick.
Barton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Barton dominated that round.
That's time! Jedrzejczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barton misses with a body shot
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jedrzejczyk throws a shot from downtown. Barton moves away and avoids it.
Barton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barton ducks under a wild hook from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk slips a jab and a cross from Barton.
Barton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Barton.
Barton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jedrzejczyk misses the target.
Barton blocks a jab.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a body shot that sends Barton's belly button to the back.
Barton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barton lands a leg kick that knocks Jedrzejczyk off balance momentarily.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jedrzejczyk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Jedrzejczyk blocks the leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barton wants to clinch up but Jedrzejczyk keeps it at a distance.
Jan Jedrzejczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Jedrzejczyk throws a big shot that misses.
Barton looks to land a body kick but Jedrzejczyk moved away.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the head kick by Barton.
Barton misses with a wild body shot.
Barton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jedrzejczyk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Jedrzejczyk.
Barton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jedrzejczyk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barton throws a looping overhand right but Jedrzejczyk ducks down to avoid it.
Barton throws a leg kick but Jedrzejczyk moved away.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a straight right. Barton didn't see that one coming.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Jedrzejczyk blocks the low kick.
Jedrzejczyk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barton avoids the body shot from Jedrzejczyk.
Barton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk walks into a straight right hand from Barton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jedrzejczyk.
Barton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barton cracks Jedrzejczyk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Barton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jedrzejczyk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jedrzejczyk is looking for a sweep.
Barton in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jedrzejczyk is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clint Barton!
In his post fight interview, Clint Barton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koks comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - We right here. Rob Massey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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22
148 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Massey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey misses with a hook.
Koks throws a big counter combination but Massey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koks cracks Massey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
Koks misses with an uppercut. Massey saw that one coming.
Massey throws a right hand that misses
and Koks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koks scores with a leg kick.
Koks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Massey was well out of range. Poor timing from Koks.
An inside leg kick lands from Koks.
Koks moves into the clinch.
Koks blocking some punches.
Massey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koks has Massey pressed against the cage, preventing Massey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koks throws a punch but it's blocked by Massey.
Massey misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Koks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koks prevents a body shot from Massey.
Massey digs a right hand into Koks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koks's gas tank.
Massey misses with a punch to the body.
Massey has a couple of punches blocked by Koks.
Koks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey working hard to break the clinch.
Koks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Massey swings wildly with an uppercut but Koks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Koks.
Massey throws a head punch that misses.
Koks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Massey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koks swings wildly with an uppercut but Massey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Massey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koks backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Massey.
Massey misses with a punch to the body.
Massey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Massey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koks controls his hands.
Massey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks's corner calls for a 1-2. Koks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koks throws a body shot but no joy.
Koks tries to bum rush Massey with a series of wild strikes but Massey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Massey throws out the jab.
Koks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Massey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koks keeps Massey at a distance using the push kick.
Massey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koks with a nice cross.
Koks slips under a jab.
Koks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massey.
Massey misses with a looping right.
Massey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Massey misses with a looping left.
Massey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koks looks to land a right hand but Massey moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koks moves out of range of the strikes.
Koks scores with a leg kick.
Koks has managed to clinch.
Massey pushes Koks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Massey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Massey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Massey breaks the clinch.
Koks avoids the body shot from Massey.
Koks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Massey.
Koks throws out a loose jab but Massey uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Massey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Massey gets tackled into the cage by Koks. Koks maintains the clinch.
Koks misses with an elbow strike.
Massey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Massey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koks pushes off an throws an elbow but Massey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Massey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koks misses with a left hand
and Massey counters with a stiff right hand.
Massey tries to score with a low kick but Koks moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Massey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koks manages to avoid it.
Massey swings for the body but Koks moves out of range.
Koks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Massey misses the jab.
Rafal Koks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koks with a hook.
Massey throws a leg kick
enabling Koks to counter with a crisp jab.
Koks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Massey momentarily.
Koks is looking to slow Massey down with leg kicks.
Massey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koks darts in trying to clinch
and Massey counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Massey throws a body punch but Koks moves out of range.
Koks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Massey throws out a counter right but Koks avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Koks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Massey misses with a body shot.
Koks misses with an uppercut.
Koks misses with a looping left.
Massey throws a hook but Koks avoids it easily.
Koks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Massey can do to turn this around?
Massey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koks manages to avoid it.
Rafal Koks is winning the standup battle so far.
Koks feints a jab promting Massey to slip. Koks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Massey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Massey tries to keep at a distance but Koks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koks pushes Massey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Massey is trying to break the clinch but Koks is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Koks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koks lands with a left to the head.
Koks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Massey working hard to break the clinch.
Massey breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koks blocks a head kick by Massey.
Koks throws a quick counter head kick but Massey was just out of range.
Koks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koks moves out of range as Massey strikes.
Massey throws a body shot but no joy.
Massey misses with a wild combination.
Massey just misses with a punch to the body.
Massey swings for the body but Koks moves out of range.
Koks works the jab nicely.
Massey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Massey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koks.
Koks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Massey moves away.
Massey looks to land a left hand but Koks moved out of range nicely.
Massey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koks throws a big counter combination but Massey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Massey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koks forces Massey back against the cage and clinches.
Massey is trying to break the clinch but Koks has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Massey's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey is trying to break the clinch but Koks is controlling him.
Koks tries to throw a body punch but Massey avoids it by throwing Koks back against the cage.
Massey blocks the elbow strike.
Koks lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Massey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rafal Koks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Massey or not.
Koks lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Massey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Massey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koks scores with a hook to the body.
Massey tries to throw a body punch but Koks avoids it by throwing Massey back against the cage.
A short left from Koks.
Massey is rocked!
Koks lands with a right to the head.
Massey is still on wobbly legs! Can Koks finish him?
Koks lands an elbow just above Massey 's eye.
Koks throws a big uppercut that drops Massey! More strikes from Koks and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Massey lies dazed against the cage as Koks celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Koks!
A relieved looking Rafal Koks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitzi Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Patterson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitzi Glozman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Patterson pushes Glozman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Patterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Patterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mitzi Glozman has been cut.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Glozman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glozman trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glozman.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
A short right from Glozman on the inside.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Glozman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Patterson as the two fighters clinch.
Patterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glozman backwards.
Patterson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patterson lands an elbow that stopped Glozman in his tracks for a moment.
Patterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glozman wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman blocks a body shot from Patterson.
Glozman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glozman's defenses.
A short left from Patterson.
Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glozman is breathing heavily.
Glozman blocks a body shot from Patterson.
Glozman misses with some punches.
Patterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glozman throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson lands with a left to the head.
Glozman misses with a knee strike.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Patterson.
Glozman looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
I was talking to Glozman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Glozman's head.
Patterson misses with an elbow strike.
Patterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glozman taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glozman is rocked!
Patterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Glozman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patterson lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Patterson.
Patterson drops Glozman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Glozman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Patterson cracks Glozman with an upwards elbow that sends him tumbling backwards, out cold! Glozman is rigid against the cage, staring into space! Ouch, that was brutal, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Floyd Patterson! Floyd Patterson retains his heavyweight title!
Floyd Patterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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