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ROTR: Drago Vs Valo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klice has chosen THE D.O.C. - it's funky enough as his entrance music. Simbo Klice will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simbo Klice!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Money doesn't seem bothered though.
Money looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Klice connects with a single shot there.
It looks like DJ Money has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klice!
Klice throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Money tumbling to the canvas!
Money is rocked!
Klice told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klice decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Money is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klice throws a pinpoint strike between Money's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Money crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Klice scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simbo Klice!
In his post fight interview, Simbo Klice started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prostate Orgasm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Broa Ling (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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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prostate Orgasm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Broa Ling!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ling or perhaps it was just good defense by Orgasm, which made it look bad.
Ling dives in and scores a takedown into Orgasm's guard.
Orgasm pushes a forearm under Ling's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ling is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Prostate Orgasm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punchers Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punchers Chance is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Punchers Chance !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch there but Chance circles away.
Chance fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Carlos Anderson has been cut.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Chance sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Chance as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Chance counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chance ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chance has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Better Than Cozad in the buildup to the fight.
Chance drops Anderson with a huge uppercut! Anderson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Chance is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Punchers Chance !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Cedeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Lopatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Cedeno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexei Lopatin's chin.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Cedeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexei Lopatin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cedeno takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cedeno misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Cedeno. Beautiful body shot.
Lopatin misses with a few strikes there.
Lopatin misses with a double jab.
Cedeno went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lopatin drives through and clinches with Cedeno against the cage.
Cedeno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lopatin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cedeno fails with the takedown.
Cedeno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopatin decides to pull guard.
Lopatin seems keen to control Cedeno's posture.
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!
Cedeno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopatin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopatin has his feet on Cedeno's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cedeno misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Lopatin tries to counter it with a takedown but Cedeno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cedeno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopatin.
Lopatin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lopatin fails with a takedown attempt.
Cedeno looks to land a combination but Lopatin avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopatin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopatin drops his hands momentarily and Cedeno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cedeno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Bear's Den in the buildup to the fight.
Lopatin shoots and misses
enabling Cedeno to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopatin shoots in looking for a takedown but Cedeno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopatin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eduardo Cedeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Lopatin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopatin feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopatin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cedeno moves in looking to clinch but Lopatin pushes him off.
Cedeno avoids the head kick by Lopatin.
Cedeno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lopatin is rocked!
Lopatin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cedeno connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Lopatin covering up! Cedeno comes in with a big uppercut and Lopatin goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eduardo Cedeno!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lackt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Roscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Lackt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Winston Roscoe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lackt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roscoe's waist but Roscoe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lackt off to one side.
Roscoe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lackt.
Frank Lackt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roscoe lands a body shot.
Roscoe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roscoe throws out a counter right but Lackt avoids it with no problem.
Roscoe closes the distance and pushes Lackt back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lackt throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lackt fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lackt misses with a knee strike.
Roscoe blocks the elbow strike.
Roscoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lackt throws a punch but it's blocked by Roscoe.
Roscoe lands a left hand.
Roscoe cracks Lackt with a nice body shot.
Lackt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lackt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roscoe lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Roscoe.
Lackt tries to land knees in the clinch but Roscoe avoids the damage to the body.
Roscoe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lackt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Roscoe.
Lackt is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Roscoe fails to land.
Oh Lackt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lackt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lackt.
Roscoe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lackt up against the cage.
Roscoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roscoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roscoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roscoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roscoe throws a head punch that misses.
Lackt blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roscoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lackt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lackt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roscoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lackt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roscoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lackt throws an elbow but misses.
Lackt blocking some punches.
Lackt can't find room to land a body shot as Roscoe controls the action.
Roscoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lackt blocking some punches.
Roscoe blocks a body shot from Lackt.
A head punch on the inside from Roscoe fails to land.
Roscoe working aggressively here.
Roscoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roscoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roscoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Lackt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roscoe dodges an elbow strike from Lackt.
Roscoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lackt seems to have got his legs back now.
Lackt takes a shot to the head.
Roscoe lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Roscoe.
Roscoe stalls.
Roscoe dodges an elbow strike from Lackt.
A body shot lands from Roscoe.
Lackt is breathing heavily.
Roscoe blocks a body shot from Lackt.
Lackt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lackt tries a knee to the head but Roscoe blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Roscoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roscoe creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lackt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lackt drops to his knees and Roscoe pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Roscoe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogre Treestump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fowler comes to the cage accompanied by Pennywise - Bro Hymn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cam Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ogre Treestump!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treestump looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fowler is fending him off so far but Treestump persists. Nope, Fowler circles away and we're back to standing.
Fowler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Treestump moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Treestump will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fowler ducks under a wild hook from Treestump.
Treestump shoots in but no luck this time.
Cam Fowler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogre Treestump.
Fowler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Treestump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Treestump dives in for a single leg takedown but Fowler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fowler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fowler moves away from the strike by Treestump.
Treestump shoots in looking for a takedown but Fowler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Treestump's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Treestump looks winded!
Nice jab there from Fowler.
It looks like Ogre Treestump has been cut.
Fowler scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Fowler there.
Fowler lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Treestump falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cam Fowler!
A relieved looking Cam Fowler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ogre Treestump spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh hell'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teiden Ritari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Viljanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teiden Ritari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jouko Viljanen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viljanen avoids a kick to the body.
Viljanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viljanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viljanen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ritari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ritari wants to clinch up but Viljanen keeps it at a distance.
Viljanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Viljanen tries to score with a low kick but Ritari moves his leg out of the way.
Viljanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Viljanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ritari checks it well.
Jouko Viljanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Viljanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Viljanen connects with a right hand. Ritari shakes it off.
Ritari moves out of range as Viljanen strikes.
Ritari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Better Than Cozad in the buildup to the fight.
Viljanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritari was well out of range. Poor timing from Viljanen.
Ritari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Viljanen.
Ritari doesn't manage to clinch there - Viljanen circles away.
Viljanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Ritari is looking to counter the offense by Viljanen and move into the clinch.
Viljanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Viljanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ritari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ritari.
Ritari swings widly with a right hand
and Ritari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Teiden Ritari has been cut.
Viljanen misses with a low kick.
Ritari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jouko Viljanen has been cut.
Viljanen connects with a jab.
Viljanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Viljanen loads up on a big right hand but Ritari slips the punch.
Ritari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ritari rushes Viljanen and presses him up against the cage.
Viljanen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Viljanen is trying to force a seperation but Ritari has the dominant position.
Ritari misses with an elbow strike.
Ritari misses with a punch to the body.
Viljanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viljanen misses with some punches.
Viljanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ritari's elbow.
Ritari keeps control of Viljanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ritari throws an elbow but misses.
Ritari missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viljanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ritari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Viljanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ritari throws an elbow but misses.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viljanen avoids it.
Nice elbow from Ritari.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
Ritari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viljanen is defending well for now.
Viljanen gets through Ritari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Viljanen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ritari.
Viljanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritari backwards.
Ritari lands an elbow just above Viljanen 's eye.
Viljanen managing to block the knees to the body from Ritari.
Viljanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Viljanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ritari misses with a knee to the head.
Viljanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viljanen looks to throw the jab but Ritari is out of range.
A jab lands there for Ritari.
Viljanen misses with a body shot.
Viljanen moves away from the strike by Ritari.
Ritari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Viljanen misses
and Ritari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ritari prevents a body shot from Viljanen.
Viljanen lands with a left to the head.
Viljanen lands with a light punch inside.
Viljanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ritari lands an elbow inside.
Ritari lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Viljanen.
Viljanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but Viljanen blocks it.
Ritari misses with a knee strike.
Viljanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ritari slips under a jab.
Ritari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viljanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Viljanen closes the distance and clinches.
Viljanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Ritari.
Viljanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viljanen avoids it.
Viljanen manages to break the clinch.
Viljanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Ritari misses with a low kick.
Viljanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ritari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viljanen's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viljanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viljanen stuns Ritari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ritari slips under a jab from Viljanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouko Viljanen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Viljanen misses with a body shot.
Viljanen misses with a body kick.
Ritari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ritari throws a low kick but Viljanen moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viljanen! But no joy.
Jouko Viljanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ritari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Viljanen throws a big shot that misses.
Ritari clinches with his opponent.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
Viljanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritari misses with the head strike.
Teiden Ritari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ritari effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Ritari.
Viljanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viljanen tries to break free but Ritari pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Ritari.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
Ritari lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Viljanen lands with a light punch inside.
Viljanen blocks an elbow strike.
Ritari throws an elbow but it misses.
Ritari lands an elbow inside that Viljanen shrugs off.
Viljanen managing to block the knees to the body from Ritari.
The referee calls for Viljanen to work.
Ritari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ritari lands a nice knee to the body.
Ritari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viljanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ritari lands an elbow that stopped Viljanen in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Jouko Viljanen's cut even more.
Ritari scores a nice knee to the body.
Viljanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viljanen is trying to push Ritari away but Ritari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viljanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ritari.
Ritari blocking some punches.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
Viljanen misses with the head strike.
Viljanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ritari throws an elbow but misses.
Viljanen tries a body shot but Ritari blocks it.
Ritari is struggling to control the position.
Ritari misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Viljanen fails to land.
Viljanen managing to block the knees to the body from Ritari.
Viljanen blocks the elbow strike.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ritari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viljanen is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritari struggles to land a body shot inside as Viljanen controls his hands.
Viljanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ritari backwards.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viljanen avoids it.
Viljanen throws a head punch that misses.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
Ritari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
Viljanen blocks an elbow strike from Ritari.
Ritari blocks an uppercut.
Ritari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Viljanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viljanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viljanen tries to break free but Ritari pushes him back against the cage.
Viljanen tries to throw a body punch but Ritari avoids it by throwing Viljanen back against the cage.
Ritari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Viljanen dodges an elbow strike from Ritari.
Viljanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ritari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viljanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen working aggressively here.
Ritari misses with a knee to the head.
Viljanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Ritari lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ritari throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viljanen lands a right hand.
Ritari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritari pushes off an throws an elbow but Viljanen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ritari throws an elbow but it misses.
Viljanen avoids the elbow strike from Ritari, against the cage.
Viljanen is struggling to control the position.
Ritari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritari trying to stall but Viljanen improves his position.
Ritari throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teiden Ritari dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Ritari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ritari looks for the body kick but Viljanen saw that one coming.
Viljanen moves out of range of the body kick from Ritari.
Viljanen lands a nice looking body kick.
Viljanen lands a body shot.
Viljanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viljanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Viljanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ritari is rocked!
Viljanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Ritari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ritari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viljanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Ritari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ritari seems to have got his legs back now.
Viljanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ritari backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viljanen lands a nice uppercut.
Viljanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritari lands an elbow inside that Viljanen shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viljanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljanen dodges an elbow strike from Ritari.
Viljanen taking a breather.
Ritari missing with knees to the body.
Ritari is stalling here.
Viljanen avoids the elbow strike from Ritari, against the cage.
Viljanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
Viljanen breaks the clinch.
Ritari avoids the body shot from Viljanen.
Ritari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Viljanen as he connects with a hook.
Viljanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ritari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Viljanen manages to circle out of the way.
Viljanen throws a wild body kick that Ritari sees coming a mile off.
Viljanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Viljanen pushes Ritari up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritari misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viljanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ritari throws an elbow but misses.
Viljanen has a couple of punches blocked by Ritari.
Viljanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritari throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritari lands an elbow that stopped Viljanen in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Jouko Viljanen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Viljanen gets through Ritari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viljanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viljanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ritari backwards.
Ritari tries a knee to the head but Viljanen blocks it.
Viljanen breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ritari.
Ritari is looking to clinch but Viljanen is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ritari.
Viljanen lands with a straight right. Ritari didn't see that one coming.
Viljanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Viljanen misses with an uppercut. Ritari saw that one coming.
Ritari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritari lands a nice looking body kick.
Ritari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Viljanen throws a low kick but Ritari avoids it.
Ritari seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ritari slips under a jab from Viljanen.
Viljanen misses with a low kick.
Viljanen blocks a head kick by Ritari.
Ritari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Viljanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viljanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ritari is out of range.
Ritari lands a nice hook to Viljanen's body. Viljanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ritari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viljanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Viljanen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ritari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viljanen.
Ritari is looking to counter the offense by Viljanen and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viljanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viljanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritari was well out of range. Poor timing from Viljanen.
Viljanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Viljanen misses with an uppercut.
Viljanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritari was well out of range. Poor timing from Viljanen.
Viljanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viljanen misses with a low kick as Ritari jumps back.
Ritari tries to counter by clinching up but Viljanen breaks away and moves out of range.
Ritari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viljanen.
A leg kick checked by Ritari.
Viljanen takes one to the chin there.
Ritari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Viljanen's head.
Viljanen throws a hook to the side of Ritari's head but Ritari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ritari takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jouko Viljanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Viljanen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouko Viljanen!
A relieved looking Jouko Viljanen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercy Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercy Myers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Maia!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maia's sensitive parts.
Maia moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Myers on the inside.
Myers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maia told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Maia controls the action.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Maia misses with a body punch.
Myers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maia can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Maia throws an elbow that misses.
Myers lands with a right to the head.
Maia lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Myers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maia tries to stall but Myers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of 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 short right from Myers.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maia blocks an uppercut.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
Maia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Myers throws a head punch that misses.
Myers misses with a punch on the inside.
Myers blocks a body shot from Maia.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Myers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Maia blocking some punches.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maias head.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Myers.
Maia tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Maia back against the cage.
Myers lands with a light punch inside.
Maia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Myers finish him?
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Myers lands a shoulder strike.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Myers is unloading with more strikes now! Maia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mercy Myers!
Mercy Myers is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mercy Myers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Valo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Valo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
Drago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valo lands a left and a right that send Drago crashing to the mat, dazed. Valo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valo.
Valo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Valo - just one landing.
Drago is rocked!
Drago wants to stay close but Valo steps back to make room for something. Drago seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Valo and Drago drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tapio Valo!
After winning the bout, Tapio Valo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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