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GKNY 72 - Fist V Sha PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, the beginning. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Strunz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Stone tries to clinch up but Strunz circles away and keeps his distance.
Strunz feints a counter leg kick.
Strunz scores with a decent looking hook.
Strunz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strunz takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone moves into range and clinches up with Strunz.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Strunz avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Strunz is blocking nicely.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strunz dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strunz scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Strunz breaks from the clinch.
Strunz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strunz scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strunz 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 Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strunz tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strunz.
Strunz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strunz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Strunz jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
A big left from Strunz misses.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strunz manages to avoid it.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strunz. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strunz scores with a jab to the head.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strunz misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Strunz.
Strunz feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Strunz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strunz is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz moves out of range.
Stone wants to clinch but Strunz slips to the side
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strunz lands the left hand.
Strunz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Strunz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Strunz scores with a nice right hand.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Strunz misses.
Stone walks into a jab.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz 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.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone is looking to counter the offense by Strunz and move into the clinch.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strunz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Strunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strunz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A cross from Strunz lands.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strunz is looking to land body kicks.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Bronko Strunz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone forces Strunz back against the cage and clinches.
Strunz lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strunz lands with a short shot to the head.
Strunz takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bronko Strunz has been cut.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Strunz.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Strunz works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Strunz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz lands a right hand.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Strunz pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strunz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Strunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strunz.
Strunz avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Strunz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone tries to break the clinch but Strunz is controlling the position.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strunz tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strunz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strunz scores with a decent looking hook.
Strunz lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strunz scores with a nice head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Strunz.
Strunz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strunz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strunz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Strunz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strunz lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Strunz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Strunz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Jack Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strunz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strunz thumps Stone with a low kick.
Strunz just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strunz. Strunz obviously looking to wear him down.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strunz's waist but Strunz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strunz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strunz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bronko Strunz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Strunz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Strunz slams his shin into Stone's torso.
Strunz connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Strunz.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Strunz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strunz.
Strunz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Strunz.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strunz can pounce on him.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz is having none of it.
Strunz punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Strunz finds it's target.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Strunz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strunz looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronko Strunz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strunz connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
Strunz cracks Stone with a good jab.
Strunz tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Stone blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Strunz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Strunz misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone looks to clinch
and Strunz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strunz.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Strunz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strunz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone looks to clinch
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strunz checks a low kick from Stone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strunz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Mofumofuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mawzer VaraKolaudov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VaraKolaudov has chosen lachin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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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, Jeffrey Mofumofuko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mawzer VaraKolaudov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mofumofuko misses with a kick to the body
and VaraKolaudov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mofumofuko just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Mofumofuko .
It looks like Mawzer VaraKolaudov has been cut.
VaraKolaudov moves out of range as Mofumofuko strikes.
The fighters circling - Mofumofuko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mofumofuko throws a low kick but it's checked well by VaraKolaudov.
VaraKolaudov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mofumofuko throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mofumofuko throws a hook but VaraKolaudov avoids it easily.
Mofumofuko wants to land a leg kick but VaraKolaudov is out of range.
Mofumofuko throws the kick towards the body but VaraKolaudov avoids it.
Mofumofuko throws a series of punches but VaraKolaudov moves out of range.
VaraKolaudov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Mofumofuko .
Mofumofuko throws a leg kick but VaraKolaudov checks it.
VaraKolaudov throws a fast counter high kick but Mofumofuko manages to duck under it in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mofumofuko throws a head kick that misses
and VaraKolaudov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mofumofuko throws a head kick but VaraKolaudov moves out of range.
VaraKolaudov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mofumofuko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mofumofuko lands a really nice looking cross but VaraKolaudov seems unphased.
Mofumofuko throws a chopping leg kick but VaraKolaudov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
VaraKolaudov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Mofumofuko .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mofumofuko misses with a body shot.
VaraKolaudov is looking for the big counter here.
Mofumofuko throws an overhand right that lands on VaraKolaudov's shoulder, as VaraKolaudov tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mofumofuko misses with a hook
and VaraKolaudov counters with a one-two to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mofumofuko 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 VaraKolaudov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from VaraKolaudov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
VaraKolaudov moves out of range as Mofumofuko strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mofumofuko misses with a looping right.
VaraKolaudov throws a big counter head kick but Mofumofuko avoids it with no problem.
Mofumofuko misses with an attempted mid kick.
VaraKolaudov checks a leg kick.
VaraKolaudov takes one on the button.
That has opened up Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut even more.
Mofumofuko looks to land a right hand but VaraKolaudov moved out of range.
VaraKolaudov is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mofumofuko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
VaraKolaudov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mofumofuko throws a predictable looking body shot
and VaraKolaudov counters with a left and a right that stings Mofumofuko .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Mofumofuko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mofumofuko connects with a right hand. VaraKolaudov shakes it off.
Mofumofuko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. VaraKolaudov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
VaraKolaudov throws a counter combo.
Mofumofuko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that VaraKolaudov can do to turn this around?
VaraKolaudov blocks a head kick by Mofumofuko .
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mofumofuko throws a jab when VaraKolaudov was well out of range.
Mofumofuko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
VaraKolaudov avoids the head kick by Mofumofuko .
Mofumofuko throws out a loose jab but VaraKolaudov uses good head movement to avoid it.
VaraKolaudov throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mofumofuko throws a nice looking combination but VaraKolaudov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mofumofuko tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mofumofuko throws a leg kick
and VaraKolaudov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mofumofuko throws a hook but VaraKolaudov blocks it.
VaraKolaudov throws a counter combo.
Mofumofuko looks to land a left hand but VaraKolaudov moved out of range nicely.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Mofumofuko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jeffrey Mofumofuko is winning the standup battle so far.
Mofumofuko throws a right hand that misses
and VaraKolaudov counters with a series of strikes. Mofumofuko will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mofumofuko throws a lazy uppercut
and VaraKolaudov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jeffrey Mofumofuko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as VaraKolaudov blocks the leg kick.
VaraKolaudov slips under a jab.
Mawzer VaraKolaudov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mofumofuko looks to score with a jab to the body but VaraKolaudov is just out of range.
As Mofumofuko backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Mofumofuko manages to avoid it all.
Mofumofuko throws a sloppy head kick and VaraKolaudov moves out of range easily.
Mofumofuko misses with a low kick.
As Mofumofuko backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Mofumofuko manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mofumofuko throws a big shot that misses.
Mofumofuko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mofumofuko throws a front kick aimed at VaraKolaudov's knee but VaraKolaudov avoids it well.
VaraKolaudov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Some bone on bone action there as VaraKolaudov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
VaraKolaudov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mofumofuko misses with a low kick as VaraKolaudov jumps back.
As Mofumofuko backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Mofumofuko manages to avoid it all.
Mofumofuko tries a head kick but it misses.
VaraKolaudov is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mofumofuko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract VaraKolaudov.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Mofumofuko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jeffrey Mofumofuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mofumofuko rushes VaraKolaudov and presses him up against the cage.
VaraKolaudov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
VaraKolaudov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mofumofuko .
VaraKolaudov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mofumofuko lands a hook that snaps the head of VaraKolaudov backwards.
VaraKolaudov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mofumofuko pulls his leg out and moves away.
VaraKolaudov is breathing heavily.
VaraKolaudov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mofumofuko .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mofumofuko tries to land a front kick but VaraKolaudov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Mofumofuko backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Mofumofuko manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Mofumofuko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mawzer VaraKolaudov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mofumofuko misses with a leg kick.
As Mofumofuko backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Mofumofuko manages to avoid it all.
Mofumofuko throws a leg kick but VaraKolaudov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
VaraKolaudov throws a counter combo.
Mofumofuko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
VaraKolaudov blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mofumofuko misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on VaraKolaudov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mofumofuko throws a lazy head kick
and VaraKolaudov counters with a three punch combo that has Mofumofuko backing up. Mofumofuko nods at VaraKolaudov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VaraKolaudov blocks a jab.
As Mofumofuko backs off VaraKolaudov throws a huge counter combo but Mofumofuko manages to avoid it all.
Mofumofuko misses with a jab to the body
and VaraKolaudov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mofumofuko thows a leg kick but VaraKolaudov checks it
and VaraKolaudov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mofumofuko swings for the body but VaraKolaudov moves out of range.
Mofumofuko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mofumofuko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
VaraKolaudov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jeffrey Mofumofuko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mofumofuko throws a looping overhand right but VaraKolaudov ducks down to avoid it.
Mofumofuko misses with a leg kick
and VaraKolaudov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mofumofuko is looking to clinch but VaraKolaudov is avoiding it.
Mofumofuko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
VaraKolaudov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
VaraKolaudov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mofumofuko lands a head shot.
VaraKolaudov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mofumofuko thows a leg kick but VaraKolaudov checks it
and VaraKolaudov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mofumofuko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
VaraKolaudov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mofumofuko . VaraKolaudov does a little dance to reset his feet.
VaraKolaudov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mawzer VaraKolaudov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Mofumofuko misses.
VaraKolaudov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mofumofuko looks to land a right hand but VaraKolaudov moved out of range.
VaraKolaudov unleashes a big counter combination but Mofumofuko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
VaraKolaudov walks into a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
VaraKolaudov blocks a head kick by Mofumofuko .
Nice uppercut lands for Mofumofuko . That snapped VaraKolaudov's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Mofumofuko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mofumofuko 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Mofumofuko !
The defeated Mawzer VaraKolaudov had this to say: 'Wasn't my destiny to win I had fun regardless its about the journey my friends'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toquinho Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders Andersson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toquinho Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson shoots for a takedown but Palhares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andersson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palhares swivels and escapes.
Palhares looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Andersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palhares tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andersson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersson actively working from the bottom here.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersson keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Andersson is just riding it out for now. Palhares eventually gives up the hold.
Palhares prevents Andersson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control but Palhares is keeping busy.
Andersson is staying active underneath Palhares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andersson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andersson.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson working for submissions but it's allowed Palhares to get to half guard.
Andersson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Andersson wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
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.
Palhares wants to work for an arm triangle but Andersson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Palhares trying to control from half guard but Andersson is working away.
Andersson tries to roll over but Palhares keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andersson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Andersson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Palhares is defending well. Andersson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Palhares has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Andersson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anders Andersson!
Anders Andersson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Frankie Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Corleone.
Corleone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Spencer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spencer scores with a jab. Corleone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Spencer swings for the body but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone drives through with a takedown into Spencer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spencer wants to stand and escape but Corleone is having none of it.
Corleone postures up in Spencer's guard and throws a big left but Spencer blocks it.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
Spencer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corleone pushes down on Spencer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Corleone is looking to advance position but Spencer won't allow it.
Corleone throwing shots but Spencer is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is refusing to be controlled, as Corleone sits in half guard.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corleone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corleone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spencer has managed to free his arm - good work.
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. Corleone connects with a nice short shot to Spencer's temple.
Corleone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spencer is just riding it out for now. Corleone eventually gives up the hold.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Corleone'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.
Corleone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corleone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Corleone winds up and cracks Spencer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Corleone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spencer defending well though.
Corleone misses with a head shot. Spencer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Corleone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Corleone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spencer can't keep his opponent in guard - Corleone advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corleone.
Spencer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spencer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corleone.
Corleone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spencer is just riding it out for now. Corleone eventually gives up the hold.
Corleone lands strikes from half guard.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corleone working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Spencer's thigh. Spencer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Corleone is pushing down on Spencer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spencer is fighting to maintain full guard but Corleone has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is refusing to be controlled, as Corleone sits in half guard.
Corleone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spencer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spencer is in trouble now - Corleone has advanced to mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spencer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Corleone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spencer hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spencer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Corleone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Corleone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Corleone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Corleone throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.
Frankie Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone lands with a shot to the body.
Corleone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spencer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corleone on the side of the head.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer throws a jab when Corleone was well out of range.
Spencer digs a good body shot into Corleone's ribs.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Spencer tenderised Corleone's leg. Corleone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Corleone throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer throws the left hand but Corleone avoids the punch easily.
Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spencer throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Spencer. That snapped Corleone's head back.
Spencer lands with a shot to the body.
Corleone blocks a jab.
Corleone dives in and scores a takedown into Spencer's guard.
Spencer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corleone is one step ahead there.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Spencer has wrist control.
Corleone throwing strikes but missing.
Corleone advances position into side control!
Corleone tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Spencer!
Corleone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer is bucking up trying to escape but Corleone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spencer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Corleone.
Corleone breaks from Spencer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Spencer is squirming around, avoiding Corleone's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corleone is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Corleone extends the arm and Spencer is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankie Corleone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erland Eliasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliasson comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erland Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Funk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliasson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Funk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Funk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eliasson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Funk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eliasson checks a leg kick.
Funk jabs Eliasson right on the nose. Eliasson blinks but takes it well.
Funk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funk cracks the inside of Eliasson's front leg.
Funk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eliasson 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.
Funk misses with a two punch combination.
Eliasson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eliasson slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eliasson walks into a jab.
Funk connects with a leg kick. Eliasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eliasson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Erland Eliasson has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Funk.
Funk misses with a straight left.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Funk manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Funk.
Funk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eliasson blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Funk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funk throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk misses with a kick to the body
and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eliasson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Funk - the referee stops the clock and Eliasson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Funk. Eliasson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Funk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eliasson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eliasson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Funk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Funk cracks Eliasson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab from Funk.
Funk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eliasson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Funk throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Eliasson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eliasson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funk throws a low kick but Eliasson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliasson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Funk scores with a jab.
Funk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eliasson counters with a two punch combo.
Funk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Funk lands with a kick to the temple. Eliasson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Funk connects with a nice looking jab.
Funk cracks Eliasson with a good jab.
Funk throws a lazy body kick
enabling Eliasson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funk finds it's way round the side to connect with Eliasson's head.
Eliasson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funk slips under a jab from Eliasson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Funk scores with a body shot.
Eliasson misses with a body punch
and Funk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Funk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Funk connects with a right hand. Eliasson shakes it off.
Eliasson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Funk.
Nice straight punches there by Eliasson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eliasson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eliasson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Funk lands a nice looking body kick.
Funk lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Funk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erland Eliasson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eliasson tries to move into range but Funk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eliasson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eliasson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Funk misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Eliasson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Funk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eliasson throws a hook but Funk avoids it easily.
Funk avoids the body shot from Eliasson.
Funk throws out a counter right but Eliasson avoids it with no problem.
Funk throws a shot to the body.
Eliasson misses with a straight left.
Anders Funk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eliasson in his tracks.
Eliasson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eliasson looks to land a left hand but Funk moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eliasson.
Eliasson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Funk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Funk misses.
Funk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funk. That's going to slow Eliasson down.
Funk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Funk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Funk.
A quick step to the side and Eliasson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Funk misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Eliasson misses the target.
Funk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Funk throws a low kick but Eliasson moves out of range easily.
Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Funk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasson doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Funk finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Funk catches Eliasson right on the button with a cross.
Funk moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Funk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eliasson connects with a right hand. Funk shakes it off.
Eliasson throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Funk.
Funk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Funk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Eliasson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Funk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Funk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eliasson is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Eliasson misses its target.
Funk throws a wild body kick that Eliasson sees coming a mile off.
Eliasson is looking to counter punch.
Eliasson looks to land a left hand but Funk moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Funk! But no joy.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Eliasson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Funk throws a nice head kick!
Eliasson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Funk jabs Eliasson right on the nose. Eliasson blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funk slips a jab and a cross from Eliasson.
Funk throws a big counter head kick but Eliasson avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Funk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Funk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Funk lands a lovely overhand right.
Funk avoids the body shot from Eliasson.
Funk feints a counter leg kick.
Eliasson walks into a left hand.
Funk dodges the punch combination from Eliasson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Funk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erland Eliasson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Eliasson moves out of range of the body kick from Funk.
It looked like Eliasson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Funk with a jab.
Funk lands a really nice looking cross but Eliasson seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Funk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funk throws a leg kick but Eliasson checks it.
Eliasson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eliasson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Funk.
Funk lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Funk connects with a leg kick. Eliasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eliasson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Eliasson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk throws a head kick but Eliasson moves out of range.
Eliasson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funk finds it's way round the side to connect with Eliasson's head.
Funk throws a hook to the side of Eliasson's head but Eliasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Funk manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Funk
and Eliasson counters with a nice body shot.
Funk lands with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Funk slams his shin into Eliasson's torso.
Funk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Eliasson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Eliasson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Funk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eliasson ducks under a wild hook from Funk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eliasson will feel that in the morning.
Eliasson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eliasson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Funk lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eliasson is rocked!
A slow jab from Eliasson misses its intended target.
Eliasson throws the left hand but Funk avoids the punch easily.
Eliasson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Funk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Eliassons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Funk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eliasson in his tracks.
Funk looks for the body kick but Eliasson saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Eliasson misses its target.
Eliasson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Funk.
Anders Funk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Funk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eliasson takes a step back to recover.
Funk cracks Eliasson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eliasson just misses with a punch to the body.
Eliasson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Funk is looking to slow Eliasson down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Funk sizes up Eliasson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Funk connects with a right hand. Eliasson shakes it off.
Erland Eliasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funk is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Funk as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Funk.
Funk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funk moves out of range as Eliasson strikes.
Funk lands the left hand.
Eliasson ducks right into an uppercut from Funk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Funk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Funk!
During a confident post fight interview, Anders Funk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbie Bloonkers (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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23
280 lbs
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30
270 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barbie Bloonkers!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloonkers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Great is refusing to be controlled, as Bloonkers sits in half guard.
Bloonkers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Great is just riding it out for now. Bloonkers eventually gives up the hold.
Great looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Great actively working from the bottom here.
Bloonkers is trying to control the action in half guard but Great is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great wants to control but Bloonkers is keeping busy.
Great actively working from the bottom here.
Bloonkers is looking for a kimura but Great is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bloonkers to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bloonkers lands a nice short elbow.
Great is not content to let Bloonkers control the position.
Great is looking to improve his position.
Bloonkers is stalling here. Great is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bloonkers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Great has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Great tries for a kimura but Bloonkers is defending well.
Bloonkers struggling a bit here.
Bloonkers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Great tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Great working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Great has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bloonkers is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloonkers regains half guard there - taking advantage of Great's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bloonkers pushes Great off looking to stand but Great dives back in and keeps control.
Bloonkers felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bloonkers trying to control from the bottom.
Great stops Bloonkers from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Great'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.
Great tries to pass to full mount but Bloonkers defends it.
Great is working for a submission of some sort.
Great is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Great dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bloonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloonkers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Great kicks off Bloonkers and gets to his feet.
Great blocks the body kick.
Great scores with a body shot.
Bloonkers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bloonkers lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Great manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloonkers breaks the clinch.
Great jabs at Bloonkers's body.
Bloonkers throws a body kick that misses.
As Bloonkers looks to move away, Great throws a big counter combo but Bloonkers just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloonkers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bloonkers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Great has hold of Bloonkers's hands but Bloonkers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bloonkers wants to work for an arm triangle but Great is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Great is looking for a sweep. Bloonkers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Great trying to get back to full guard but Bloonkers takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bloonkers controlling the position easily from mount.
Great is squirming around, avoiding Bloonkers's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great wants to control but Bloonkers is having none of it.
Great manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bloonkers prevents Great from improving his position.
Bloonkers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bloonkers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Great looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great looking for submissions off his back.
Great wants to get back to full guard.
Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloonkers pulls his head out easily.
Great is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bloonkers content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Let's hope that Bloonkers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Great tries to get to full guard but Bloonkers has control of the leg.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Great looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bloonkers trying to control the action but Great is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbie Bloonkers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloonkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloonkers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cyrus Great will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Great is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloonkers.
Decent striking displayed by Great there.
It looks like Barbie Bloonkers has been cut.
Great dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloonkers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bloonkers tries to land a body kick
and Great counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Great feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloonkerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Bloonkers misses
and Great counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloonkers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Bloonkers wants to land a leg kick but Great is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloonkers lands a high kick!
Bloonkers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bloonkers!
A head kick by Bloonkers misses
and Great counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloonkers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Great to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloonkers looks to land a body kick but Great moved away.
Great swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloonkers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Great misses with a looping right.
Bloonkers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Great throws an overhand right that lands on Bloonkers's shoulder, as Bloonkers tries to avoid the shot.
Bloonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloonkers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bloonkers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Great counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bloonkers misses with the body kick
letting Great counter with a right hand.
Bloonkers throws a right and a left that Great avoids nicely.
Great misses with a looping left.
Bloonkers throws a front kick aimed at Great's knee but Great avoids it well.
Great appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloonkers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bloonkers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Great throws Bloonkers to one side and escapes!
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!
Bloonkers throws a head kick that misses.
Great lands with a nice combination. Bloonkers backs away looking to recover.
Bloonkers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloonkers pulls his head out easily.
Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloonkers pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bloonkers is on him like a limpet, forcing Great back against the cage.
Great tries to pull guard but Bloonkers won't allow it.
Great fails to pull guard.
Great ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Great no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Great working for a triangle but Bloonkers defends it easily.
Great looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bloonkers is one step ahead there.
Cyrus Great overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bloonkers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloonkers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bloonkers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bloonkers wants to control from the top but Great keeps moving.
Barbie Bloonkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloonkers distracts Great with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Great preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Great has his foot on Bloonkers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bloonkers works his way back into a safe position though.
Bloonkers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cyrus Great is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bloonkers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Great is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Great showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Great 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Great!
During a confident post fight interview, Cyrus Great thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Barbie Bloonkers was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gay.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronko Buster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Shogun's chin.
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23
238 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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26
231 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Buster.
It looks like Julio Shogun has been cut.
Shogun tries a head kick but it misses.
Shogun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buster avoids it really well and circles away.
Shogun instigates a clinch.
Shogun blocking some punches.
Shogun tries to pull guard but Buster holds him up against the cage and eventually Shogun drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Buster as the two fighters clinch.
Buster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shogun backwards.
Buster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shogun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bronko Buster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Shogun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shogun breaks the clinch.
Shogun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Buster.
Buster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shogun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shogun there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buster drops Shogun 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 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronko Buster!
An out of breath Bronko Buster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johny Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Clavette (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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153 lbs
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24
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johny Chambers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raoul Clavette!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers closes the distance and clinches.
Clavette lands with a right to the head.
Clavette misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chambers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clavette is trying to pull guard but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
Chambers lands with a left to the head.
Clavette takes a shot to the head.
Chambers lands an uppercut.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chambers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I was talking to Chambers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Chambers.
Clavette fails to pull guard.
Clavette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Chambers.
Clavette moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chambers jabs Clavette right on the nose. Clavette blinks but takes it well.
Clavette fails with the takedown.
Johny Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Chambers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clavette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chambers.
A little feinted left hand from Chambers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clavette doesn't manage to clinch there - Chambers circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chambers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chambers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Clavette regains guard.
Chambers preventing the sweep.
Clavette is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chambers tries to free his leg and advance position but Clavette is retaining full guard.
Clavette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chambers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chambers scoring with some ground and pound.
Chambers content to stall in guard here.
Chambers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is working Clavette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but Clavette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clavette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clavette has momentary wrist control but Chambers slips an elbow through the middle.
Clavette wants to hit a switch here but Chambers passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Clavette there!
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!
Clavette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chambers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clavette slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clavette regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clavette has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chambers has passed into side control.
Check out the look on Chambers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavette takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Clavette looks to move to half guard but instead Chambers has passed into mount! Damn!
Clavette is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chambers tries to control but Clavette wriggling away.
Chambers is landing with some decent strikes but Clavette is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clavette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chambers looking to control but Clavette is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clavette manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Chambers there.
Chambers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clavette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chambers lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chambers lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands with a punch from half guard.
Clavette taking some punishment here, with Chambers in his half guard.
Clavette is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clavette on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Clavette moves into full guard.
Chambers lands a couple of digs.
Chambers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chambers wants to control from the top but Clavette keeps moving.
Chambers is in close to Clavette's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chambers won't allow Clavette to sweep him here.
Clavette is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chambers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clavette.
Clavette is looking to advance position but Chambers won't allow it.
Clavette wants to work for an arm triangle but Chambers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Chambers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chambers connects with the punch.
Clavette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Raoul Clavette has been cut.
Raoul Clavette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chambers with a jab.
Chambers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clavette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chambers defends it well.
Chambers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clavette can do to turn this around?
Clavette moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chambers tries to close the distance and clinch but Clavette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clavette fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chambers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clavette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clavette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chambers scores with a sloppy right hand. Clavette should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clavette throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Clavette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clavette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette swinging wildly here.
Clavette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chambers doesn't manage to clinch there - Clavette circles away.
Clavette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chambers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clavette gets back to full guard.
Chambers connects with a couple of short punches.
Chambers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clavette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clavette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chambers defends well.
Clavette wants to sweep here but Chambers controlling him for the moment.
Johny Chambers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers with a nice head shot there.
Chambers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clavette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chambers is in close to Clavette's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clavette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chambers is aware though and is defending well.
Chambers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clavette is looking to sweep but instead, Chambers has passed into half guard.
Chambers trying to control from half guard but Clavette is working away.
Clavette on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chambers 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.
Clavette is refusing to be controlled, as Chambers sits in half guard.
Clavette is looking for a sweep. Chambers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chambers lands with a punch from half guard.
Clavette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clavette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chambers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clavette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clavette tries to get to full guard but Chambers has control of the leg.
Chambers is nestled in close to Clavette, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clavette gets full guard.
Chambers trying to control but Clavette is working from the bottom.
Clavette wants to sweep but no luck.
Chambers works over Clavette with some ground and pound from guard.
Chambers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clavette's head.
Clavette looking for a sweep. Not yet Clavette, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chambers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chambers stands up over Clavette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chambers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chambers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clavette is rocked!
Chambers distracts Clavette with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clavette is still in real trouble! Can Chambers finish him?
Chambers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clavette tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chambers postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Clavette covers up, he's hurt! Chambers keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Chambers and the ref steps in to end the fight! Chambers can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Chambers!
Johny Chambers retains his featherweight title!
Johny Chambers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sixth Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Sha (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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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sixth Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sha misses with a straight left.
Sha misses with a hook. Fist ducked under it nicely.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sha manages to avoid it.
Sha defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Fist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sha.
Sha throws an overhand right that lands on Fist's shoulder, as Fist tries to avoid the shot.
Sha just misses with a punch to the body.
Fist thuds a left hand into Sha's body.
Sha throws the kick towards the body but Fist avoids it.
Sha is looking to land body kicks.
Sixth Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Fist misses the target.
Fist misses with an uppercut. Sha saw that one coming.
Sha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sha misses with a low kick.
Sha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sha is looking for the big counter 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!
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Sha is just out of range.
Fist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sha on the side of the head.
Fist ducks under a wild hook from Sha.
Sha scores with a leg kick.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Sha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fist moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist scores with a nice right hand.
Sha 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.
Sha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fist moves away.
Sha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fist scores with a jab to the body.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
Fist looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sha defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Fist digs a good hook to Sha's body.
Sha looks to land a body kick but Fist moved away.
Sha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sha throws a jab but it's blocked by Fist.
Sha misses with a looping left.
Sha swinging wildly here.
Fist lunges at Sha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sha's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist moves out of range of the body kick.
Fist throws a poor cross that misses
and Sha counters with a nice uppercut.
Fist lands a jab to Sha's midsection.
Fist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fist. Sha does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist cracks Sha with an open hand slap.
Sha just misses with a punch to the body.
Fist lands with a good body shot.
Sha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sha is rocked!
Fist slips a jab from Sha.
Sha is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him?
Sha misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Fist misses the target.
Sha seems to have recovered his senses.
Sha throws a leg kick but Fist sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fist throws a body punch but Sha moves out of range.
Sixth Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fist misses with a hook
and Sha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fist lunges at Sha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sha's hand.
Sha feints and then cracks Fist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fist down.
Fist slips a jab from Sha.
Fist avoids the body shot from Sha.
Sha missing with a left hand there. Fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sha looks for the body kick but Fist saw that one coming.
Fist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fist scores with a nice head shot.
Fist loads up on a big right hand but Sha slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist lands with a good body shot.
Fist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
A big right from Fist misses.
A big left from Sha misses.
Sha misses with a wild body shot.
Fist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fist scores with a jab to the body.
Fist lands with an overhand left.
Sha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sha scores with a decent looking hook.
Fist throws a hook but Sha blocks it.
Sha defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist misses the shot to the body.
Fist stuns Sha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Fist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sha counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist loads up on a big right hand but Sha slips the punch.
Fist swings for the body but Sha moves out of range.
Sha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fist moves into full guard.
Sha looking to pass the guard.
Sha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fist advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sixth Fist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fist.
Fist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fist scores with a jab to the body.
Fist lands a nice hook to Sha's body. Sha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fist walks into a stiff left hand from Sha.
Sixth Fist is winning the standup battle so far.
Sha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fist.
Fist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fist misses with an uppercut. Sha saw that one coming.
Sha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist defending well as Sha loads up on a big left hand.
Sha throws a wild body kick that Fist sees coming a mile off.
Fist takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sha.
Sha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sha avoids the body shot from Fist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sha.
Sha throws out a loose jab but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sha was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Some wild striking there from Sha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fist.
Fist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Sha misses the target.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sha.
Fist looks to land a left hand but Sha moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sha.
Fist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sha.
Fist avoids the head kick by Sha.
Sha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Sha.
Fist lands an overhand right.
Sha scores with a jab to the head.
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!
A cross from Fist lands.
A big left from Fist misses.
A big right from Sha misses.
Fist misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fist throws a hook to the side of Sha's head but Sha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fist takes a swing at Sha's ribcage but misses.
Fist looks to land a right hand but Sha moved out of range.
Sha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fist cracks a nice hook into Sha's ribs.
Sha is looking to chop away at Fist's legs.
Fist moves out of range of the body kick.
Sha looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Sha misses with a body kick.
Fist lands with a nice body punch.
Fist lands with a right hand.
Fist throws a shot from downtown. Sha moves away and avoids it.
Fist drops Sha with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sha looks back up at him and smiles so Fist waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Sha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fist drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sha right on the button. Sha goes down! Fist follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fist gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sixth Fist!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sixth Fist thanked Machine Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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