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UPF 29: Wayne Vs. Angelov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hradongogoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Work (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukas Hradongogoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Work!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Work is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hradongogoh.
Work throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hradongogoh.
Work throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hradongogoh counters with a straight right hand.
Work misses with a few strikes there.
Hradongogoh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Work will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hradongogoh is looking for a counter combo.
Hradongogoh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Work fails to land with a series of punches.
Work swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hradongogoh counters with a three punch combo that has Work backing up. Work nods at Hradongogoh to acknowledge the strikes.
Work looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hradongogoh misses with a body kick.
Work will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hradongogoh scores with a sloppy right hand. Work should have avoided that one.
Hradongogoh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hradongogoh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hradongogoh wants to stand up but Work is controlling the position.
Hradongogoh wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Work uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Hradongogoh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hradongogoh wanted to stand there but Work had control of the position.
Hradongogoh trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Work controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hradongogoh wants to stand but Work is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Work throws a series of punches but Hradongogoh moves out of range.
Work misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hradongogoh lands a jab-cross combination.
Work swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hradongogoh counters with a straight right hand.
Hradongogoh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oooooh!!! Hradongogoh has knocked Work down with a huge combo! Hradongogoh steps away and waves a wobbly Work back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Work is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Work gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lukas Hradongogoh!
Lukas Hradongogoh made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hands's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Triumph by:Wu Tang Clan. Lethal has chosen we're off to see the wizard as his entrance music. Matt Lethal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammer Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal lands with a nice body punch.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Hands wants to clinch up but Lethal keeps it at a distance.
Lethal thuds a left hand into Hands's body.
Hands takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lethal connects with a body shot.
Lethal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lethal throws a nice looking combination but Hands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lethal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Hammer Hands has been cut.
Lethal cracks Hands with an open hand slap.
Matt Lethal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hands takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hands is rocked!
Lethal lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hands off his feet! Hands tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Lethal!
A victorious Matt Lethal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Hammer Hands spoke after the fight, saying 'The better fighter won tonight. I give respect!!! I'm looking for a rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick as Lawson jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawson! But no joy.
Lawson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Do you even lift BRO? in the buildup to the fight.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Lawson is predictable there
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawson's sensitive parts.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses.
Lawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawson misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Lawson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
A jab from Lawson does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones checks a low kick from Lawson.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Lawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones blocks a head kick by Lawson.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Lawson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Lawson counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Lawson settles back down.
Jones shoots in but Lawson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Lawson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawson takes one to the chin there.
Jones swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Lawson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawson tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lawson manages to circle out of the way.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lawson and sends Jones crashing to the mat! Lawson follows him down to the mat - Jones regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Jones is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Lawson lands a big elbow - Jones is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lawson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Lawson!
A victorious Cooper Lawson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McKenna might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to scotland the brave. Aaron Jules 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James McKenna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Jules!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jules as he jumps to the side.
Jules throws a shot to the body.
McKenna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McKenna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jules with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McKenna shoots for a takedown but Jules saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McKenna shoots in looking for a takedown. Jules tries to sprawl out of it but McKenna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jules manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James McKenna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jules lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McKenna sprawling to the canvas! McKenna rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jules finish him?!
McKenna is rocked!
It looks like James McKenna has been cut.
Jules shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. McKenna takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Jules sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! McKenna bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Jules!
A victorious Aaron Jules 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yaseen Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Sabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaseen Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roni Sabian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabian throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Kruger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Kruger coming out on top.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabian.
Kruger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabian.
Kruger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabian manages to avoid it.
Kruger looks to land a combination. Sabian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kruger connects with a looping right hand.
Kruger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Kruger.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabian wants to counter the offense by Kruger and move into the clinch position.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabian moves away.
Kruger sets himself, and Sabian steps forward looking for the clinch! Kruger avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kruger finds it's way through Sabian's defenses.
Sabian 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.
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruger thows a leg kick but Sabian checks it
and Sabian counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kruger.
Kruger misses with an uppercut
and Sabian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabian moves away.
Sabian tries to counter with a clinch but Kruger shakes him off and moves away.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Sabian misses.
Yaseen Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick and Sabian moves out of range easily.
Sabian misses with a two punch combination.
Kruger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sabian looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
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!
Kruger drops his hands momentarily and Sabian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabian scores with a three punch combo!
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Sabian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Kruger scores with a nice right hand.
Sabian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruger scores with a jab.
Sabian throws a series of punches but Kruger avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Sabian as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Kruger - just one landing.
Sabian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sabian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger scores with the left hand. Sabian knows he should have avoided that one.
Sabian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruger.
Kruger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kruger moves out of range as Sabian strikes.
Kruger throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sabian to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooh!!! Kruger has knocked Sabian down with a huge combo! Kruger steps away and waves a wobbly Sabian back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sabian is rocked!
It looks like Roni Sabian has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabian looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Sabian is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruger finish him?
Kruger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kruger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sabian counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger lands a left and a right that send Sabian crashing to the mat, dazed. Kruger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sloppy strikes from Sabian. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabian misses with a looping right.
Kruger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sabian seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Kruger misses
and Sabian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruger takes a swing at Sabian's ribcage but misses.
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sabian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Sabian misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabian is just out of range.
Sabian misses with a straight left.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaseen Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roni Sabian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Kruger.
Kruger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sabian on the side of the head.
Kruger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabian can do to turn this around?
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabian moves away.
Kruger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sabian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Sabian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Sabian counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger looks to land a combination but Sabian avoids it well.
Sabian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kruger's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger misses with a leg kick
and Sabian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruger cracks Sabian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger cracks Sabian with an open hand slap.
Sabian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kruger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Kruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Kruger.
Kruger misses with a straight left.
Kruger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabian doesn't seem bothered though.
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sabian swinging wildly here.
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!
Kruger lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger connects with a body shot that sends Sabian's belly button to the back.
Kruger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sabian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger jabs at Sabian's body.
A head kick by Kruger misses
and Sabian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruger cracks Sabian with an open hand slap.
Kruger throws out a leg kick but Sabian moves out of range and Kruger only half commits.
Kruger lands with a nice combination. Sabian backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruger catches Sabian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Kruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Nice shot lands for Kruger.
Kruger dips to his left and cracks Sabian with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sabian counter with a right hand.
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Sabian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sabian back to the cage. Kruger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger cracks Sabian with an open hand slap.
Kruger punishes Sabian's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruger thuds his right hand into Sabian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Sabian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kruger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sabian counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabian circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kruger throws a hook but Sabian blocks it.
Sabian changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A shot to the body from Kruger misses
enabling Sabian to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger swings widly with a right hand
and Sabian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabian circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruger throws a big shot that misses.
Sabian feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaseen Kruger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roni Sabian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Sabian ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabian circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Sabian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabian is looking for the big counter here.
Kruger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Sabian changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kruger slips a straight right by Sabian.
Kruger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yaseen Kruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Sabian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Sabian steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Yaseen Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabian throws a nice looking combination but Kruger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Sabian looks to move away, Kruger throws a big counter combo but Sabian just gets out of the way.
Sabian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sabian momentarily.
Kruger lands a slapping body shot.
Kruger misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
Sabian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sabian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sabian is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabian lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabian loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Kruger lunges at Sabian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sabian's hand.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sabian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabian wants to counter with a clinch but Kruger pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Sabian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Sabian slips the punch.
Sabian throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruger scores with a body shot.
Sabian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sabian avoids the body shot from Kruger.
Sabian steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kruger.
Sabian throws a right hand that misses
and Sabian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Sabian.
Kruger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kruger throws a body punch but Sabian moves out of range.
Sabian with the counter takedown but Kruger avoids it easily.
Sabian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Sabian moved out of range nicely.
Kruger slips a jab and a cross from Sabian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabian.
Kruger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaseen Kruger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Sabian.
Kruger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kruger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruger dips to his left and cracks Sabian with an uppercut!
Sabian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger lands a jab to the head.
Sabian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaseen Kruger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kruger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaseen Kruger!
Yaseen Kruger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ The Perfectionist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Taylor (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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183 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ The Perfectionist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Perfectionist's waist but The Perfectionist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Taylor misses with a takedown
and The Perfectionist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Perfectionist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Perfectionist has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Taylor has passed into side control.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Perfectionist keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor working away.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Perfectionist dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
The Perfectionist can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but The Perfectionist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cylon Training Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The Perfectionist is looking for a sweep.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Perfectionist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Perfectionist struggling a bit here.
Taylor taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Perfectionist avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor.
The Perfectionist is trying to get back to half guard.
The Perfectionist takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Perfectionist is looking for a sweep.
The Perfectionist is working hard here to advance position.
Taylor trying to control the action but The Perfectionist is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Perfectionist misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Perfectionist was covering up waiting for the punch and Taylor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but The Perfectionist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Perfectionist looking for a sweep. Not yet The Perfectionist, not yet.
The Perfectionist keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The Perfectionist seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but The Perfectionist has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but The Perfectionist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Perfectionist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Perfectionist is pulling down on Taylor's head to control his posture.
Taylor trying to control but The Perfectionist is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Perfectionist controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Perfectionist defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor slips under a jab from The Perfectionist.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Perfectionist throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Perfectionist defends it well.
The Perfectionist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Perfectionist tries a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The Perfectionist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. The Perfectionist tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Perfectionist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Perfectionist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
The Perfectionist actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is nestled in close to The Perfectionist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Perfectionist controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but The Perfectionist is defending the position.
The Perfectionist manages to get to full guard.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but The Perfectionist is keeping the position.
Taylor controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but The Perfectionist has wrist control.
The Perfectionist keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The Perfectionist is trying to keep Taylor in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Perfectionist scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
AJ The Perfectionist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Taylor.
The Perfectionist looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
The Perfectionist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Perfectionist sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Perfectionist wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor is trying to control. The Perfectionist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor tries to pass to full mount but The Perfectionist defends it.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ The Perfectionist dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Taylor misses with a takedown
and The Perfectionist counters with a nice body shot.
The Perfectionist swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Perfectionist won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Taylor.
The Perfectionist regains half guard there - taking advantage of Taylor's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The Perfectionist tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Perfectionist wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Perfectionist avoid being mounted?
The Perfectionist is concentrating on defense, preventing Taylor from advancing position.
The Perfectionist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Taylor wants to control but The Perfectionist is keeping him busy.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Perfectionist defending well though.
The Perfectionist is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
AJ The Perfectionist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Perfectionist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
The Perfectionist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Perfectionist misses the shot to the body.
The Perfectionist throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Perfectionist jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
AJ The Perfectionist is winning the standup battle so far.
The Perfectionist leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
AJ The Perfectionist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Taylor.
Jab, jab by The Perfectionist - just one landing.
A big left from The Perfectionist misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
The Perfectionist clinches with his opponent.
The Perfectionist misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
The Perfectionist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor is rocked!
The Perfectionist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can The Perfectionist finish him?
The Perfectionist lands a right hand.
Taylor is working for takedown but The Perfectionist is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Perfectionist pushes Taylor against the cage. The Perfectionist is working some dirty boxing. The Perfectionist pushes off with a quick right hook! Taylor goes down! Taylor tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! The Perfectionist moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ The Perfectionist!
AJ The Perfectionist decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Opananu Milan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opananu Milan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Peterson's chin.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Opananu Milan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Milan throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Milan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson blocks an elbow strike from Milan.
A short right from Milan on the inside.
Milan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
It looks like Mike Peterson has been cut.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
A short right from Peterson.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Milan.
Milan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Milan.
Milan blocks a body shot from Peterson.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Milan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Milan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Milan.
Milan has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson pushes Milan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Milan lands an elbow inside that Peterson shrugs off.
Milan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milan lands a right hand.
That has opened up Mike Peterson's cut even more.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Milan.
A head punch on the inside from Milan fails to land.
Milan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Milan has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Milan misses with the head strike.
Peterson blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milan backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Milan.
Milan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peterson is leaning against Milan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milan misses with some punches.
Milan blocks an uppercut.
Milan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Milan misses with the head strike.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Milan.
Milan lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson gets through Milan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milans head.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Milan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milans head.
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson.
Milan lands an elbow inside that Peterson shrugs off.
The cut above Mike Peterson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Milan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milan gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson is rocked!
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milan backwards.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milan.
Milan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson tries a body shot but Milan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milan throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Milan misses with some punches.
Milan misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Peterson.
Milan scores with a knee to the head.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Milan's ribcage. Milan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Milan controls the action.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Milan working aggressively here.
Milan struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Milan as the two fighters clinch.
Milan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Milan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milan prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Milan.
A head punch on the inside from Milan fails to land.
Peterson tries a body shot but Milan blocks it.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milan throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milan.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Milan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milan blocking some punches.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Opananu Milan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Peterson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milan takes one to the chin there.
Milan moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Milan blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Milan misses with the head strike.
Milan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Milan.
Milan scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Milan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Peterson.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
Milan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Milan fails to land.
Milan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milan scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Milan finish him?
Mike Peterson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Milan lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Peterson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Opananu Milan!
A relieved looking Opananu Milan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torquil Bram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mawzer VaraKolaudov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torquil Bram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mawzer VaraKolaudov!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bram looks to score with a jab to the body but VaraKolaudov is just out of range.
Bram tries to bum rush VaraKolaudov with a series of wild strikes but VaraKolaudov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
VaraKolaudov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bram defends it well.
VaraKolaudov staying out of range there.
VaraKolaudov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
VaraKolaudov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bram.
Bram lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Mawzer VaraKolaudov has been cut.
VaraKolaudov slips under a jab.
VaraKolaudov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bram lands a jab to VaraKolaudov's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bram forces VaraKolaudov back against the cage and clinches.
VaraKolaudov wants a takedown but no success here.
VaraKolaudov tries to score a body lock takedown but Bram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bram gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torquil Bram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mawzer VaraKolaudov.
Bram swings wildly with an uppercut but VaraKolaudov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that VaraKolaudov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
VaraKolaudov tries for a takedown. No joy.
VaraKolaudov tries to score a body lock takedown but Bram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bram lands a nice shot to the body.
VaraKolaudov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bram working a defensive guard here.
Bram on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bram tries to get out of the position.
VaraKolaudov won't allow Bram to sweep him here.
VaraKolaudov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bram is retaining full guard.
Bram is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bram utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
VaraKolaudov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
VaraKolaudov forces his way into half guard.
VaraKolaudov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bram blocking the ground and pound attempt from VaraKolaudov.
VaraKolaudov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
VaraKolaudov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov 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.
Well, if VaraKolaudov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
VaraKolaudov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bram knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
VaraKolaudov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bram has managed to free his arm - good work.
VaraKolaudov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bram could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but VaraKolaudov has cracked it and Bram is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by VaraKolaudov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mawzer VaraKolaudov!
Mawzer VaraKolaudov gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Korek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Combo King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korek comes to the cage accompanied by Touch me - Samantha Fox. Combo King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Korek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Combo King!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King blocks a jab.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korek.
Korek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korek connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
Korek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King slips a jab from Korek.
Korek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korek tries to land a leg kick but King saw it coming and moves away.
Korek throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Korek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King throws a right and a left that Korek avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korek throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King throws a leg kick but Korek sees it coming and moves out of range.
King moves in looking to clinch but Korek pushes him off.
Korek thinks about countering with a head kick.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King throws a lazy right hand but Korek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korek lands an overhand right.
King works Korek's body with a nice hook.
King misses with a right hand
and Korek counters with a straight right hand.
Korek misses with a looping right.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Korek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Korek takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King throws a fast counter high kick but Korek manages to duck under it in time.
Korek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Korek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King misses with a body punch
and Korek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King closes the distance but Korek moves to the side
and Korek counters with a nice uppercut.
Korek gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by King misses
and Korek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King looks to land a body kick but Korek moved away.
Korek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King forces Korek back against the cage and clinches.
Korek stalls.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korek's elbow.
King digs a right hand into Korek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korek's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korek.
King tries a body shot but Korek blocks it.
A short right from King.
Korek pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King working aggressively here.
Korek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Korek gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korek scores with a shoulder strike.
Korek tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Korek back against the cage.
Korek prevents a body shot from King.
King working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korek.
Korek has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Korek lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King tries to throw a body punch but Korek avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Korek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with some punches.
Korek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Korek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
King takes a shot to the head.
Korek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Korek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King looks to land a body kick but Korek moved away.
Korek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Korek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Korek. That one must have hurt.
Korek looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Korek to counter with a crisp jab.
King rushes Korek and presses him up against the cage.
Korek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Korek lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Korek dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
That kick from King tenderised Korek's leg. Korek is trying to keep his angry face on.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korek.
Korek throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Korek.
Korek throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Korek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Korek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Korek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Korek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Combo King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Korek. Korek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Korek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Korek.
Korek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Korek lands the left hand.
King is rocked!
Korek drops King with a straight right hand, right on the button! Korek follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Korek!
Michal Korek retains his lightweight title!
Michal Korek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Angelov!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Angelov eats them both and turns towards Wayne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Angelov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Angelov's ribs.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Angelov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Angelov is looking to clinch.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne is looking for a counter combo.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angelov is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne misses with the combination.
Angelov wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Angelov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Angelov doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
Wayne lands with a straight right. Angelov didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angelov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Angelov is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Angelov doesn't seem phased though.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wayne moves out of range as Angelov throws a body kick.
Angelov tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
Angelov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Angelov rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Angelov avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Wayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Peter Angelov's cut even more.
We've been informed that Angelov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne misses with a hook. Angelov ducked under it nicely.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Angelov.
Wayne is looking to counter punch.
Wayne lands a lovely overhand right.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Angelov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Angelov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but Angelov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Angelov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Angelov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Wayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Angelov holds him up against the cage and eventually Wayne drops back down to his feet.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike from Angelov.
Angelov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Wayne manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wayne is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Angelov rolls with it to try and escape but Wayne cranks on the arm and Angelov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne retains his welterweight title!
Bruce Wayne managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199, into his post fight interview.
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