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GKNY 53 - Fist V Sodergren PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Coshak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coshak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Razormind Remix. Solomon Wayne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Coshak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coshak as he jumps to the side.
We've been informed that Wayne 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.
Coshak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wayne was covering up waiting for the punch and Coshak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wayne managing to control the position.
Wayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coshak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coshak won't allow Wayne to sweep him here.
Coshak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coshak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wayne is looking to cinch up a triangle. Coshak throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Wayne's body to avoid the submission. Wayne has instead reached around Coshak's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Wayne arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Solomon Wayne!
A relieved looking Solomon Wayne 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 Moff Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Parlsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moff Brighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diesel Parlsh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Parlsh.
Brighton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parlsh manages to circle out of the way.
Parlsh scores with the left hand. Brighton knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Parlsh.
Brighton throws a quick counter head kick but Parlsh was just out of range.
Parlsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Parlsh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brighton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Parlsh wants to control from the top but Brighton keeps moving.
Brighton has control of Parlsh's left arm, preventing Parlsh from doing any damage.
Brighton looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Parlsh is defending well. Brighton quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Parlsh has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brighton celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moff Brighton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Ozkul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Great had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gokhan Ozkul!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozkul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Great.
It looks like Gokhan Ozkul has been cut.
Ozkul takes one to the chin there.
Great jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ozkul is trying to counter with his kicks.
Great misses with a wild combination.
Ozkul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Great checks a leg kick.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Ozkul.
Great looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Great connects with a crisp jab.
Great throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Great scores with a shot to the body.
Great moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozkul throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Great counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Great throws a hook but Ozkul blocks it.
Ozkul throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozkul moves away.
Great misses with a jab to the body
and Ozkul counters with a straight right hand.
Great throws a jab but it's blocked by Ozkul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozkul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ozkul is rocked!
That has opened up Gokhan Ozkul's cut even more.
Ozkul moves out of range as Great strikes.
Ozkul throws a body kick that misses.
Great circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ozkul to the canvas! Ozkul doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Great keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Great!
A very excited looking Cyrus Great made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Funk!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk takes a swing at Dahlberg's ribcage but misses.
Funk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dahlberg tries to counter by clinching up but Funk breaks away and moves out of range.
Dahlberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dahlberg closes the distance but Funk moves to the side
and Funk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dahlberg misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Dahlberg misses the target.
Dahlberg misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Funk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk misses with a body kick.
Dahlberg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Funk manages to circle out of the way.
Funk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dahlberg has time to react.
Dahlberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dahlberg connects with a single shot there.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Funk's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk throws a hook to the side of Dahlberg's head but Dahlberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Funk tries to get set, Dahlberg tries to push him back and clinch up but Funk manages to avoid the attempt.
Dahlberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dahlberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Funk misses with an uppercut.
Funk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funk moves away.
Funk throws a leg kick but Dahlberg moved away.
Dahlberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Funk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dahlberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Funk tries to keep at a distance but Dahlberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dahlberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dahlberg blocking some punches.
Dahlberg slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlberg lands a shoulder strike.
Dahlberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahlberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funks head.
Funk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dahlberg misses with a looping left.
Funk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dahlberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dahlberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for Dahlberg.
Funk looks to throw a body kick
and Dahlberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dahlberg tries to clinch but Funk is having none of it.
Funk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dahlberg with a hook.
Funk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dahlberg.
Both fighters circling a little - Funk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg is looking to clinch but Funk is avoiding it.
Funk misses the jab.
Dahlberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dahlberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Funk.
Funk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg jabs Funk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dahlberg clinches.
Funk misses with some punches.
Dahlberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Funk or not.
Dahlberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funk's elbow.
Dahlberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funk.
Dahlberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dahlberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Funk.
Dahlberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funk has a couple of punches blocked by Dahlberg.
Funk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk misses with some punches.
Dahlberg lands a right hand.
Funk has a couple of punches blocked by Dahlberg.
Funk misses with the head strike.
Funk is working Dahlberg over against the cage.
Funk misses with some punches.
Dahlberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Funk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Funk on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Dahlberg 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.
Dahlberg lands a nice shot that snaps Funk's head back.
Funk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dahlberg. Funk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funk misses with an uppercut. Dahlberg saw that one coming.
Funk lands a nice looking body shot.
Dahlberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Funk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Dahlberg misses.
Funk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funk lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk lands with a good body shot.
Funk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dahlberg misses with a straight right.
Funk connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk throws a jab but it's blocked by Dahlberg.
Good exchange - Dahlberg coming out on top.
Dahlberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funk throws out the jab.
Dahlberg tries to counter by clinching up but Funk breaks away and moves out of range.
Anders Funk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funk is looking to chop away at Dahlberg's legs.
Anders Funk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dahlberg scores with a nice strike.
Funk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Funk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Funk tries to move into range but Dahlberg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Funk scores with a kick to the body.
Funk throws a right hand that misses
and Dahlberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Dahlberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funk blocks a jab.
Funk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dahlberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dahlberg's head backwards.
Funk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dahlberg throws a shot to the body.
Funk misses with a straight left.
Dahlberg looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Dahlberg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dahlberg swings for the body but Funk moves out of range.
Funk misses with an uppercut
letting Dahlberg counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Funk there.
Funk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dahlberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Dahlberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funk moves away.
Dahlberg lands with an overhand left.
Funk misses the jab.
It looked like Dahlberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Funk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Funk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg tries to clinch there but Funk circles away.
Funk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dahlberg scores with a body shot.
Funk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Funk tries to get set, Dahlberg tries to push him back and clinch up but Funk manages to avoid the attempt.
Funk clobbers Dahlberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dahlberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Funk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dahlberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dahlberg misses with a hook.
Funk throws a series of punches but Dahlberg avoids them all with ease.
Funk lands with an uppercut that bounces Dahlberg off the cage and back into range.
Funk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dahlberg.
Funk thumps Dahlberg with a low kick.
Dahlberg misses with a looping left.
Funk throws out a counter right but Dahlberg avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dahlberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dahlberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dahlberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dahlberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funk backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funk.
Funk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funk pushes Dahlberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dahlberg misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anders Funk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Funk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dahlberg takes a swing at Funk's ribcage but misses.
Funk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dahlberg checks a low kick from Funk.
Funk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Dahlberg misses its target.
Funk throws a series of punches but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Dahlberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Funk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Funk throws a leg kick but Dahlberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Funk works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dahlberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Funk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk throws a hook to the side of Dahlberg's head but Dahlberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dahlberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dahlberg moves out of range as Funk strikes.
Funk throws a body kick that misses.
Funk misses with a body shot.
Funk misses with a straight right.
Dahlberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Funk. Funk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Funk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dahlberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Dahlberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dahlberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlberg throws a hook but Funk blocks it.
Funk misses the jab.
Funk throws a body punch but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Dahlberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Funk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk looks to land a body kick but Dahlberg moved away.
Dahlberg tries to counter by clinching up but Funk breaks away and moves out of range.
Funk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dahlberg.
Dahlberg throws out a loose jab but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahlberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Funk.
Dahlberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Funk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dahlberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funk doesn't seem bothered though.
Funk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Funk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dahlberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Funk throws a hook but Dahlberg blocks it.
Funk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dahlberg moves away.
Dahlberg tries to counter by clinching up but Funk breaks away and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Funk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a straight right.
Dahlberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Funk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dahlberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dahlberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funk.
Dahlberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dahlberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Funk.
Dahlberg is looking to counter the offense by Funk and move into the clinch.
Dahlberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funk's head.
Dahlberg lands a slapping body shot.
Dahlberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Funk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Funk misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dahlberg looks to land a right hand but Funk moved out of range.
Dahlberg walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Funk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dahlberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dahlberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk throws a low kick but Dahlberg avoids it.
Funk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dahlberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Funk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Funk throws a body punch but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Funk throws a body punch but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Dahlberg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Funk manages to circle out of the way.
Funk checks a leg kick nicely.
Dahlberg moves into the clinch.
Dahlberg misses with the head strike.
Funk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anders Funk.
I think Funk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Funk!
Anders Funk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Stankevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo comes into the arena with Speak Softly Love blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Mario Puzo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mario Puzo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Stankevich!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankevich shoots for a takedown but Puzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stankevich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stankevich 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.
Stankevich misses with a hook.
Stankevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puzo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Igor Stankevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stankevich ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Stankevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Stankevich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Puzo keeping moving, preventing Stankevich from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankevich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Puzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puzo tries to get out of the position.
Stankevich lands a couple of elbows.
Puzo keeping moving, preventing Stankevich from controlling successfully.
Puzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Stankevich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Puzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stankevich.
Puzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stankevich prevents Puzo from improving his position.
Puzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stankevich on the ground.
Stankevich passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich scoring with strikes but Puzo is staying in there.
Stankevich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puzo looks a forlorn figure.
Puzo blocking the ground and pound.
Stankevich looking to land elbow strikes but Puzo uses the position to regain half guard.
Puzo wants to control but Stankevich is keeping busy.
Stankevich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stankevich connects with a nice short shot to Puzo's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stankevich is keen to just control but Puzo is a slippery customer.
Puzo is trying to maintain the position but Stankevich is very close to passing his half guard.
Puzo wants to get back to full guard.
Puzo controlling the position for now.
Puzo is staying active underneath Stankevich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puzo is doing well to control the position and prevent Stankevich from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stankevich controlling the action here.
Stankevich thows a huge punch but Puzo dodges it nicely.
Stankevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puzo keeps working.
Puzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Puzo.
Stankevich is working Puzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Puzo is on top in guard.
Stankevich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puzo.
Stankevich is looking to stand up but Puzo isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Stankevich 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.
Stankevich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puzo. Puzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stankevich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stankevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stankevich circles away quickly and effectively.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Stankevich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puzo connects with a looping right hand.
Stankevich looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Stankevich throws an off balance right hand
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puzo moves out of range as Stankevich strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo slips a straight right by Stankevich.
Stankevich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puzo as he jumps to the side.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stankevich.
Stankevich dodges the punch combination from Puzo.
Puzo takes a swing at Stankevich's ribcage but misses.
Stankevich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stankevich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puzo as he avoids it easily.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Stankevich.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Stankevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Puzo misses.
Stankevich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puzo but Puzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich misses with an uppercut.
Stankevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Stankevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Stankevich.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo throws the left hand but Stankevich avoids the punch easily.
Stankevich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puzo slips a straight right by Stankevich.
A counter left hand to the body from Puzo misses its target.
Stankevich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo looks to land a body kick but Stankevich moved away.
Puzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stankevich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stankevich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stankevich takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo swings for the body but Stankevich moves out of range.
It seemed like Stankevich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stankevich misses with a hook.
Stankevich throws a looping overhand right but Puzo ducks down to avoid it.
Puzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stankevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puzo lands with a nice body punch.
Stankevich connects with a crisp jab.
Stankevich misses with a straight left.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Stankevich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Stankevich tests Puzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stankevich at a distance.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stankevich throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Puzo there.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo slips under a jab from Stankevich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stankevich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puzo.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Stankevich's head back.
Stankevich looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Stankevich.
Puzo misses with a looping left.
Puzo is looking to wear down Stankevich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puzo walks into a jab.
Puzo misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Stankevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stankevich throws a hook but Puzo avoids it easily.
Puzo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stankevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puzo punishes Stankevich's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Stankevich. Beautiful body shot.
Puzo misses the jab.
Puzo lands an overhand right.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stankevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo misses the shot to the body.
Puzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankevich is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stankevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puzo.
Puzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stankevich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stankevich goes for a double leg but Puzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puzo continues to drive forward.
Stankevich slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo takes a swing at Stankevich's ribcage but misses.
Puzo slips a jab from Stankevich.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Puzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stankevich.
Puzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stankevich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stankevich. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stankevich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stankevich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puzo.
Stankevich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puzo.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stankevich at a distance.
Puzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich misses the shot to the body.
Stankevich misses with a takedown attempt
and Stankevich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puzo throws a hook to the side of Stankevich's head but Stankevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Stankevich.
Stankevich throws a hook but Puzo avoids it easily.
Puzo defending well as Stankevich loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puzo walks into a left hand.
Puzo loads up on a big right hand but Stankevich slips the punch.
It seemed like Stankevich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stankevich swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Stankevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stankevich throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puzo.
Stankevich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Stankevich.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stankevich or perhaps it was just good defense by Puzo, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Stankevich's head back.
A big right from Stankevich misses.
Nice shot lands for Puzo.
Puzo scores with a jab.
Puzo moves forwards but Stankevich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stankevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stankevich swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
It looked like Puzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Stankevich's head back.
Puzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Puzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stankevich throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankevich goes for a double leg but Puzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puzo continues to drive forward.
Puzo thuds a left hand into Stankevich's body.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo misses with the combination.
Stankevich lands a jab.
Puzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stankevich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puzo as he avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Puzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stankevich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Stankevich.
Puzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
After the big win, Mario Puzo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Khabilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rancid Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabilov comes to the cage accompanied by Rihanna Bitch Better Have My Money. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Khabilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rancid Crabtree!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabtree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khabilov dodges the punch combination from Crabtree.
Crabtree wants to clinch.
Rancid Crabtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crabtree gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crabtree can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crabtree keeping moving, preventing Khabilov from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov throwing strikes from guard but Crabtree blocks nicely.
Khabilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Crabtree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov is looking to work some ground and pound but Crabtree has wrist control.
Khabilov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khabilov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khabilov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khabilov stopping the sweep attempt from Crabtree.
Crabtree really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khabilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khabilov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khabilov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Khabilov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Khabilov scoring with some ground and pound.
Khabilov wants to control from the top but Crabtree keeps moving.
Khabilov throws an elbow that misses. Crabtree uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khabilov's guard. Nice move by Crabtree!
Khabilov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My spies in Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) inform me that Crabtree has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Khabilov pulls Crabtree in close to prevent any damage.
Khabilov wants to sweep here but Crabtree controlling him for the moment.
Khabilov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khabilov has his hands on Crabtree's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crabtree is looking to clinch but Khabilov is avoiding it.
Khabilov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khabilov shoots in for a double leg but Crabtree sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khabilov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khabilov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crabtree.
Khabilov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crabtree avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Khabilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khabilov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree closes the distance and pushes Khabilov back into the cage.
Crabtree throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khabilov blocks it with crossed arms.
Crabtree scores with a shot to the side of Khabilov's head.
Crabtree misses with an elbow over the top.
Crabtree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crabtree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khabilov avoids a wild elbow strike from Crabtree.
Khabilov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crabtree prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crabtree has a couple of punches blocked by Khabilov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crabtree trying to land knees to the body.
Khabilov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crabtree avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rancid Crabtree 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crabtree.
Khabilov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crabtree is fending him off so far but Khabilov persists. Nope, Crabtree circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Khabilov misses the target.
Crabtree throws a counter combo.
Crabtree tries a head kick but it misses.
Khabilov gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khabilov working the strikes but Crabtree uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Crabtree has hold of Khabilov's hands but Khabilov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khabilov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khabilov is thwarting Crabtree's attempts to control the position.
Crabtree blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khabilov.
Khabilov is nestled in close to Crabtree, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Khabilov throwing shots but Crabtree is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov is keen to just control but Crabtree is a slippery customer.
Crabtree has a hand on Khabilov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Khabilov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Khabilov lands a big shot there that rocks Crabtree but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khabilov prevents Crabtree from getting the reversal.
Crabtree keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khabilov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khabilov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Crabtree that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rustam Khabilov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Khabilov content just to control the position here.
Khabilov lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khabilov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khabilov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Crabtree! More shots from Khabilov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Khabilov!
Rustam Khabilov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Savage Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Ilyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage Hulk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Savage Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micah Ilyak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hulk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ilyak gets a clinch.
Ilyak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hulk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hulk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ilyak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hulk, pushing him back against the cage.
Ilyak blocks an uppercut.
Ilyak working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ilyak tries to work over Hulk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hulk.
Hulk blocks an elbow strike from Ilyak.
Hulk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilyak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ilyak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulks head.
Ilyak keeps control of Hulk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hulk has a couple of punches blocked by Ilyak.
Hulk looking to stall.
Ilyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilyak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hulk blocks a body shot from Ilyak.
Ilyak tries to work over Hulk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ilyak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hulk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ilyak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hulk misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hulk misses the target.
Hulk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ilyak moves in looking to clinch but Hulk pushes him off.
Hulk lands a nice shot that snaps Ilyak's head back.
Hulk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hulk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ilyak at a distance.
Ilyak wants to clinch up but Hulk keeps it at a distance.
Ilyak moves into the clinch.
Ilyak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Savage Hulk has been cut.
Hulk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hulk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hulk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ilyaks head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulk digs a right hand into Ilyak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ilyak's gas tank.
Hulk looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ilyak.
Hulk blocks an elbow strike.
Ilyak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hulk prevents a body shot from Ilyak.
Hulk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ilyak or not.
Ilyak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ilyak tries to throw a body punch but Hulk avoids it by throwing Ilyak back against the cage.
Hulk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hulk wants to break free but Ilyak has control.
Hulk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hulk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ilyak lands with a light punch inside.
Hulk can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hulk.
Hulk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hulk can't find room to land a body shot as Ilyak controls the action.
Hulk misses with a body punch.
Ilyak blocks a body shot from Hulk.
Ilyak prevents a body shot from Hulk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilyak gets through Hulk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ilyak lands an elbow inside.
Hulk throws a punch but it's blocked by Ilyak.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hulk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ilyak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ilyak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hulk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Hulk misses its intended target.
Hulk pushes Ilyak away with a front kick.
Ilyak is looking to clinch but Hulk is avoiding it.
Hulk lands a lovely overhand right.
Hulk wants to land a leg kick but Ilyak is out of range.
Ilyak moves into range and clinches up with Hulk.
Ilyak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilyak presses Hulk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ilyak lands an elbow that stopped Hulk in his tracks for a moment.
Savage Hulk's cut is getting worse.
Ilyak misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilyak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hulk tries to stall but Ilyak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ilyak lands an uppercut.
Savage Hulk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ilyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hulk misses with the head strike.
Ilyak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hulk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ilyak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hulk prevents a body shot from Ilyak.
A right hand to the body from Ilyak.
Ilyak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hulk wants to stall.
Ilyak throws a head punch that misses.
Ilyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hulk's elbow.
Ilyak throws an elbow but it misses.
Ilyak lands a nice uppercut.
Ilyak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hulk.
Ilyak misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Ilyak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Savage Hulk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ilyak rushes Hulk and presses him up against the cage.
Hulk is trying to force a seperation but Ilyak has the dominant position.
Ilyak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hulk backwards.
Micah Ilyak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hulk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ilyak lands with a light punch inside.
Hulk tries to work over Ilyak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ilyak lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hulk.
Hulk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ilyak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ilyak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hulk wants to break free but Ilyak has control.
Hulk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ilyak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulks head.
A short right from Ilyak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilyak misses with the head strike.
Hulk misses with the head strike.
Ilyak is working Hulk over against the cage.
Hulk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ilyak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Savage Hulk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk is trying to force a seperation but Ilyak has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hulk.
Ilyak misses with a body punch.
Ilyak lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hulk.
Ilyak tries a body shot but Hulk blocks it.
Hulk takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Savage Hulk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Micah Ilyak!
A relieved looking Micah Ilyak 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 Bronko Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrad Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drummond has chosen Cool , Cocky , Bad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 New York, Bronko Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conrad Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Buster.
Drummond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buster cracks Drummond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buster missing with a left hand there. Drummond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drummond walks into a jab.
Buster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drummond feints the counter takedown.
Buster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drummond.
Drummond shoots for a takedown but Buster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Buster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drummond.
Drummond misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Buster there.
Buster looks to land a right hand but Drummond moved out of range.
Buster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drummond doesn't seem bothered though.
Buster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spetznaz Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Buster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buster lands a jab to the nose.
Conrad Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drummond keeps Buster at a distance using the push kick.
Nice cross by Buster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Drummond
and Buster counters with a three punch combo that has Drummond backing up. Drummond nods at Buster to acknowledge the strikes.
Buster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drummond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drummond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buster is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drummond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buster.
Drummond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buster misses with a body punch
enabling Drummond to counter with a crisp jab.
Drummond tries to land a front kick but Buster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buster cracks Drummond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drummond gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buster lands with a nice body punch.
Drummond looks winded!
Buster lands a body shot.
Drummond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bronko Buster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster clobbers Drummond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buster feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drummond sprawling to the canvas! Drummond rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Buster finish him?!
Drummond is rocked!
Buster drops Drummond with a straight right hand, right on the button! Buster 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 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronko Buster!
A relieved looking Bronko Buster 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Thor Odenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adlan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amagov has chosen The Doors - Riders On the Storm as his entrance music. Adlan Amagov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Odenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adlan Amagov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odenson loads up on a big right hand but Amagov slips the punch.
Odenson throws a big shot that misses.
Odenson throws a series of punches but Amagov moves out of range.
Amagov fails with a takedown attempt.
Amagov moves forwards but Odenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Adlan Amagov has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Amagov 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.
Odenson slaps away a takedown attempt from Amagov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thor Odenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov closes the distance and clinches up with Odenson, looking for a takedown. Amagov pushes Odenson against the cage but Odenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thor Odenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adlan Amagov.
Odenson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Amagov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Odenson's guard.
Odenson wants to improve his position but instead Amagov has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson looking for submissions off his back.
Odenson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Odenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Odenson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Odenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Odenson trying to keep a closed guard but Amagov is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amagov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Odenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amagov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amagov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Odenson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov controlling from the top position.
Odenson is looking for a triangle here but Amagov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Odenson regains half guard.
Amagov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Odenson regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Amagov wants to pass the guard but Odenson is defending well.
Odenson is looking to improve his position.
Amagov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Odenson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odenson is working to get back to half guard.
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 Thor Odenson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adlan Amagov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amagov misses with a takedown attempt
and Odenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Amagov shoots and misses
and Odenson counters with a right hand to the body.
Odenson leaves Amagov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Odenson is looking to counter punch.
Thor Odenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adlan Amagov.
Amagov moves out of range of the body kick.
Amagov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Odenson works Amagov's body with a nice hook.
Odenson throws a body kick that misses.
Odenson leaves Amagov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Odenson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson keeping full guard, as Amagov tries to pass.
Odenson being controlled here, momentarily.
Odenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Odenson is looking to advance position but Amagov won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odenson stalling away here and it's allowed Amagov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Odenson is looking to take a break and control but Amagov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Odenson lands a few punches from side control.
Odenson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Amagov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Odenson lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Amagov regains half guard, as Odenson was trying to land strikes.
Odenson stalling away here and it's allowed Amagov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Odenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Amagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amagov seems keen to control Odenson's posture.
Odenson throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Odenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amagov keeping moving, preventing Odenson from controlling successfully.
Odenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Amagov is retaining full guard.
Amagov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amagov wants to sweep here but Odenson controlling him for the moment.
Amagov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odenson trying to control but Amagov is working from the bottom.
Amagov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adlan Amagov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Odenson missing with a left hand there. Amagov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amagov can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Odenson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been told by Odenson's head coaches at Fight Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Odenson scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Adlan Amagov's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Amagov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Odenson misses with a straight left.
Odenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Odenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amagov moves away.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Odenson throws a body punch but Amagov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odenson slaps away a takedown attempt from Amagov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thor Odenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Amagov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Odenson looks to land a body kick but Amagov moved away.
Amagov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amagov fails with a takedown attempt.
Thor Odenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adlan Amagov.
Odenson connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson misses with a low kick.
Amagov moves out of range as Odenson strikes.
Amagov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Odenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Odenson misses with a body shot
and Amagov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Odenson!
Odenson throws Amagov to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Amagov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Amagov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Odenson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Amagov manages to move to mount!
Odenson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Odenson trying to control from the bottom.
Amagov slows the pace down in half guard.
Odenson tries to roll over but Amagov keeps him under control.
Odenson wants to sweep but Amagov has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amagov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Odenson misses with a strike from the bottom.
Amagov wants to control but Odenson is keeping him busy.
Amagov taking a breather here.
Thor Odenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Odenson is not content to let Amagov control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Odenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Odenson, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Odenson!
An intense looking Thor Odenson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd like to thank GAMMA for this opportunity... Who is next? ... ON TAP NUTRTION - get involved boys and girls.'.
In defeat, Adlan Amagov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thaks Andy McKenzie and Gamma for this opportunity!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between First Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). First Fist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
First Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fist cracks Sodergren with a good jab.
Fist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fist moves out of range of the leg kick from Sodergren.
Sodergren moves away from the strike by Fist.
Sodergren has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Sodergren looks to land a right hand but Fist moved out of range.
Fist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sodergren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fist closes the distance and clinches.
Fist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fist misses with some punches.
Fist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fist prevents a body shot from Sodergren.
Sodergren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sodergren throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Fist does it's job there.
Sodergren scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fist under the eye.
A good leg kick by Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a low kick but Fist avoids it.
It looked like Fist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fist throws a hook but Sodergren avoids it easily.
Fist scores with a hook to the body. Sodergren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fist digs a good hook to Sodergren's body.
Fist works Sodergren's body with a nice hook.
Fist swings for the body but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
Fist wants to clinch
and Sodergren counters with a good low kick that Fist was not able to check.
Fist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sodergren at a distance.
Sodergren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Fist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sodergren lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fist looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sodergren doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fist's calf.
Sodergren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Fist moved away.
Fist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sodergren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fist lands a body shot.
Fist misses with a body shot.
Fist moves out of range of the leg kick from Sodergren.
Fist throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Fist takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
Sodergren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fist lands with an overhand left.
Sodergren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sodergren motions for Fist to come forward. Sodergren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sodergren.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. Fist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
Sodergren walks into a straight right hand from Fist.
Fist lands a two punch combo.
Fist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fist cracks a nice hook into Sodergren's ribs.
Sodergren walks into a straight right hand from Fist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sodergren to score with a decent uppercut.
Fist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sodergren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fist misses with a jab to the body
and Sodergren counters with a good low kick that Fist was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Sodergren.
Fist seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sodergren throws a jab when Fist was well out of range.
Fist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sodergren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fist throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren fakes the leg kick and cracks Fist in the body.
Sodergren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.
Fist pushes Sodergren up against the cage in a clinch.
Sodergren blocks an uppercut.
Fist tries a body shot but Sodergren blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
First Fist dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sodergren loads up on a big right hand but Fist slips the punch.
Sodergren pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fist is looking to counter punch.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Fist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sodergren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sodergren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fist to score with a decent uppercut.
Sodergren tries to work over Fist's front leg with a kick but Fist checks it.
Sodergren throws a hook but Fist blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Sodergren.
Fist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fist throws a series of punches but Sodergren moves out of range.
Fist lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Fist is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren throws out a counter right but Fist avoids it with no problem.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Fist moves out of range easily.
Sodergren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sodergren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren scores with a head kick. Fist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fist throws a right hand that Sodergren ducks under and follows up with a left that Sodergren also avoids with ease.
Fist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sodergren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sodergren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fist looks to land a combination. Sodergren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Fist sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sodergren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sodergren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sodergren lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Fist is looking to wear down Sodergren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fist connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fist is rocked!
Sodergren thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fist if he has to take too many more of those.
Oh Fist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sodergren closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Fist out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Basten Sodergren!
First Fist spoke after the fight, saying 'My pops gonna whoop my ass for losin....'.
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