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Revolution XC 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurmann Vignisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Grant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 Los Angeles, Tyrone Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sigurmann Vignisson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vignisson.
Grant feinted with a counter takedown.
Grant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vignisson avoids it really well and circles away.
Sigurmann Vignisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Vignisson misses with a left hand
and Grant counters by moving into the clinch.
Vignisson effectively controlling the action here.
Vignisson just leaning against Grant, taking a breather.
Vignisson tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Vignisson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head.
Grant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vignisson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Vignisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vignisson.
Vignisson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vignisson with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vignisson.
Vignisson with a knee to the head.
Vignisson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vignisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
Grant tries to score a body lock takedown but Vignisson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vignisson scores with a knee to the head.
Grant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vignisson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Vignisson with a knee to the head.
Grant takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Vignisson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vignisson stalling the fight.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson controlling the action here for a moment.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tyrone Grant has been cut.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head.
Grant is rocked!
Knees to the body from Vignisson.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Vignisson.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vignisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Vignisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vignisson scores with a knee to the head.
Vignisson has Grant pressed against the cage.
Vignisson leaning against his opponent.
Vignisson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grant.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vignisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
Vignisson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurmann Vignisson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Grant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vignisson connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
Grant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vignisson misses with an uppercut.
Vignisson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vignisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vignisson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Vignisson.
Grant fails to land the takedown.
Vignisson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant slips a straight right by Vignisson.
Grant dives in for a single leg takedown but Vignisson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vignisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Vignisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Vignisson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vignisson has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vignisson landing knees to the head.
Vignisson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vignisson scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Vignisson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vignisson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Grant takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.
Grant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vignisson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vignisson misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Vignisson misses the target.
Vignisson loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Vignisson misses with an uppercut.
Vignisson forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Vignisson has him pressed against the cage.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vignisson lands a good knee to the midsection. Grant won't want to take too many of those.
Vignisson slowing the pace effectively.
Vignisson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A knee to the head by Vignisson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to score a body lock takedown but Vignisson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vignisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.
Vignisson stalling.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head.
Vignisson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vignisson tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Vignisson back against the cage.
Grant letting Vignisson take a breather here.
Vignisson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vignisson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson stalling in the clinch.
Grant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vignisson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vignisson moves into range and clinches up with Grant.
Vignisson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vignisson scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vignisson obliges.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vignisson landing knees to the body.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head.
Vignisson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vignisson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurmann Vignisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Grant'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!
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vignisson.
Grant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vignisson throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vignisson throws a big shot that misses.
Grant defending well as Vignisson loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Grant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Vignisson clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vignisson throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vignisson.
Vignisson pushes Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vignisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grant has Vignisson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vignisson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant has Vignisson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vignisson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vignisson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grant up against the cage.
Vignisson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vignisson can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Vignisson lands a knee to the body.
Vignisson taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Vignisson.
Vignisson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vignisson connects with a knee to the head.
Vignisson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson leaning against his opponent.
Vignisson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigurmann Vignisson.
Vignisson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vignisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vignisson throws out the jab.
Grant slips under a jab.
Sigurmann Vignisson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vignisson misses with a looping left.
Grant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vignisson misses with a straight right.
Grant shoots for a takedown but Vignisson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vignisson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Vignisson.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Vignisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vignisson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant moves away from the strike by Vignisson.
Vignisson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vignisson wants it to stay on the feet.
Grant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vignisson defends well and Grant ends up having to push Vignisson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vignisson stuffs the takedown attempt from Grant. Grant gets slowly back to his feet.
Vignisson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Vignisson.
Vignisson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vignisson darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Vignisson with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Vignisson.
Vignisson looking to throw knees to the head but Grant is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant is working for takedown but Vignisson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vignisson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vignisson pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurmann Vignisson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vignisson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurmann Vignisson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbins comes to the cage accompanied by Big Iron. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Robbins misses.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Robbins avoids it with no problem.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Robbins sees coming a mile off.
Robbins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Robbins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Robbins circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Diaz to the canvas! Diaz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Robbins keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marty Robbins!
After the fight, Marty Robbins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angry Racist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vidal's entrance music is Sweet Dreams . A fine choice. Racist comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anti-white Racism in America: The Reality kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arturo Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angry Racist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racist shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vidal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vidal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Racist asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vidal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vidal tries to get out of the position.
Vidal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Racist scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Racist's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Racist cracks Vidal with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vidal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Racist lands a few punches from side control.
Racist working the ground and pound from side control.
Racist lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vidal down.
Vidal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Racist on the ground.
Racist landing strikes.
Vidal is rocked!
Racist takes a little break here. Vidal wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Check out the look on Racist's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Vidal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racist crunches a massive hammerfist down on Vidal - he's out! Racist Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Angry Racist!
A relieved looking Angry Racist thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cavendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Campion has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Cavendish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Campion!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavendish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campion.
Campion throws a series of punches but Cavendish avoids them all with ease.
Campion takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Campion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cavendish scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cavendish's corner calls for a 1-2. Cavendish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Cavendish scores with a four punch combination!
Cavendish misses the jab.
Campion throws a series of punches but Cavendish avoids them all with ease.
Cavendish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cavendish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Campion's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion slips under a jab from Cavendish.
Cavendish throws a chopping leg kick but Campion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavendish lands a jab.
Campion shoots in and drives through. Cavendish sprawls well.
Marcel Cavendish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Campion.
Cavendish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Campion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That kick from Cavendish tenderised Campion's leg. Campion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cavendish scores with a nice right hand.
Cavendish with a jab.
Cavendish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campion.
Cavendish is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Campion gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cavendish tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cavendish manages to work his way to half guard, despite Campion's best efforts.
Cavendish is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Campion stalling.
Campion seems to be looking for submissions.
Campion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Campion has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cavendish sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cavendish is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavendish tries to roll over but Campion keeps him under control.
Campion is working for a submission of some sort.
Campion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cavendish slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Campion throwing strikes from guard but Cavendish blocks nicely.
Campion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cavendish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Campion preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cavendish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cavendish keeping moving, preventing Campion from controlling successfully.
Cavendish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campion wants to control from the top but Cavendish keeps moving.
Cavendish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campion is pushing down on Cavendish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cavendish is fighting to maintain full guard but Campion has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cavendish wants to improve his position but Campion is controlling well.
Cavendish moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campion throwing strikes from guard but Cavendish blocks nicely.
Cavendish is pulling down on Campion's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Cavendish dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Campion or perhaps it was just good defense by Cavendish, which made it look bad.
Campion closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Campion lands in his opponent's guard.
Cavendish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cavendish is on top in guard.
Campion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cavendish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cavendish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Michael Campion has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cavendish wants to control from the top but Campion keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campion wants to stand but Cavendish is controlling the position.
Campion is trying to keep Cavendish in close.
Cavendish wants to pass the guard but Campion is keeping the position.
Campion trying to control the position.
Cavendish won't allow Campion to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cavendish stays in close to Campion's body and controls the position.
Cavendish trying to control the position from guard on top but Campion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Campion staying out of range there.
Campion looks for a takedown but Cavendish sprawls well.
Marcel Cavendish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavendish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion slips under a jab.
Campion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A shot to the liver by Cavendish. Beautiful body shot.
Cavendish walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Campion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcel Cavendish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Campion.
Cavendish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Cavendish.
Campion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cavendish has his hands on Campion's head, controlling the position.
Cavendish lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Campion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavendish controlling from the top position.
Cavendish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campion pushes Cavendish off and scrambles back to his feet.
Michael Campion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cavendish.
Cavendish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Campion is defended easily by Cavendish.
Cavendish is looking to counter punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cavendish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Cavendish dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cavendish lands a leg kick that knocks Campion off balance momentarily.
Cavendish stuns Campion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cavendish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cavendish catches Campion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cavendish throws a body shot but no joy.
And Campion tries to counter it with a takedown but Cavendish pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cavendish lands a lovely overhand right.
Cavendish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campion can do to turn this around?
Campion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Campion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cavendish avoids the body shot from Campion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Cavendish misses.
Cavendish slaps away a takedown attempt from Campion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cavendish is looking to counter punch.
Cavendish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Campion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cavendish is keeping the position for now.
Campion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Campion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Campion scoring with some ground and pound.
Cavendish manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campion manages to get himself to full guard.
Campion trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cavendish forces his way into half guard.
Cavendish is trying to control. Campion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cavendish is looking to advance position but Campion won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion wants to get back to full guard.
Campion moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Campion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cavendish is one step ahead there.
Campion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campion is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion trying to control the position from guard on top but Cavendish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cavendish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Campion throwing strikes but missing.
Campion is in close to Cavendish's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cavendish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Campion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campion wants to control from the top but Cavendish keeps moving.
Campion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cavendish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Cavendish looking for a sweep. Not yet Cavendish, not yet.
Michael Campion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cavendish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campion is one step ahead there.
Campion wants to control from the top but Cavendish keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cavendish misses the jab.
Cavendish throws a chopping leg kick but Campion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cavendish slips a jab and a cross from Campion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Cavendish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cavendish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Cavendish!
Michael Campion was interviewed post fight and said 'Kudos mate...till we meet again.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Maldonado struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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28
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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22
228 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gleb Zheglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldonado tries for a takedown but Zheglov circles away easily
letting Zheglov counter with a right hand.
Zheglov looks to land a combination but Maldonado avoids it well.
Maldonado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zheglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldonado tries to move into range but Zheglov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zheglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldonado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zheglov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maldonado scrambles back to his feet.
Zheglov swings for the body but Maldonado moves out of range.
Zheglov lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheglov leaves Maldonado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zheglov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt - Zheglov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zheglov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gleb Zheglov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maldonado dives in and grabs Zheglov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zheglov pushes down on Maldonado's head and hops out.
Zheglov jabs at Maldonado's body.
Maldonado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maldonado.
Maldonado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maldonado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zheglov.
Zheglov looks to land a combination but Maldonado avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zheglov's waist but Zheglov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maldonado off to one side.
Maldonado tries for a takedown but Zheglov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maldonado moves out of range of the strikes.
Zheglov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gleb Zheglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Maldonado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zheglov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zheglov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldonado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldonado shoots in but Zheglov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab from Zheglov.
Maldonado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zheglov avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Zheglov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov connects with a single shot there.
Zheglov throws out a loose jab but Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldonado has a takedown stuffed.
Maldonado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zheglov pinned against the cage. Zheglov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maldonado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zheglov tries to avoid it but Maldonado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zheglov to the ground. Zheglov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zheglov blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Zheglov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zheglov's waist but Zheglov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maldonado off to one side.
Maldonado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Maldonado looks to move away, Zheglov throws a big counter combo but Maldonado just gets out of the way.
Zheglov works over Maldonado's head and body with a nice combination.
Zheglov connects with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Maldonado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zheglov misses the jab.
Maldonado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zheglov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldonado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gleb Zheglov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maldonado fails with a takedown attempt.
Zheglov lands a right hook to the body.
Zheglov throws a jab when Maldonado was well out of range.
Maldonado tries for a takedown but Zheglov circles away easily
and Zheglov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maldonado's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maldonado duly obliges.
Zheglov misses with a wild body shot.
Rob Maldonado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt
letting Zheglov counter with a right hand.
Gleb Zheglov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Maldonado.
Maldonado shoots for a takedown but Zheglov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zheglov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado darts in looking for a takedown but Zheglov gets double underhooks and turns Maldonado into the cage.
Zheglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldonado doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maldonado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zheglov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldonado can do to turn this around?
Zheglov throws a hook to the side of Maldonado's head but Maldonado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldonado fails with the takedown
and Zheglov counters with a right hand to the body.
Maldonado is breathing heavily.
Maldonado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zheglov scores with a one two! Maldonado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zheglov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maldonado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zheglov tries to bum rush Maldonado with a series of wild strikes but Maldonado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldonado has his takedown stuffed
and Zheglov counters with a left and a right that stings Maldonado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zheglov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zheglov with a jab.
Maldonado is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zheglov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maldonado.
Maldonado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maldonado.
Zheglov lands a jab.
Maldonado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zheglov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado fails with the takedown
and Zheglov counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maldonado 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 Zheglov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zheglov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maldonado shoots in looking for a takedown but Zheglov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maldonado's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt
and Zheglov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zheglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zheglov punishes Maldonado's body with a nice straight punch.
Zheglov lands a nice shot that snaps Maldonado's head back.
Maldonado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zheglov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt - Zheglov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zheglov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maldonado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Zheglov has got the better of the exchanges.
Maldonado moves to clinch but Zheglov breaks away
and Zheglov counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldonado is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado fails with the takedown
and Zheglov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zheglov works Maldonado's body with a nice hook.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Zheglov. No joy for Maldonado on that attempt.
Maldonado slips a straight right by Zheglov.
Maldonado defending well as Zheglov loads up on a big left hand.
Zheglov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldonado lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maldonado shoots and misses
and Zheglov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab, jab by Zheglov - just one landing.
Maldonado is still on wobbly legs! Can Zheglov finish him?
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt - Zheglov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maldonado seems to have recovered his senses.
Maldonado fails with the takedown
letting Zheglov counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gleb Zheglov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zheglov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maldonado drops his hands momentarily and Zheglov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maldonado misses with a takedown attempt - Zheglov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maldonado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zheglov counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Maldonado off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Zheglov follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Maldonado was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gleb Zheglov!
During a confident post fight interview, Gleb Zheglov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Everidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Kuusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everidge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Problem - Chance the Rapper. The key to victory for Dwight Everidge has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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28
255 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Everidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilmari Kuusi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Everidge is predictable there
and Kuusi counters with a shoot takedown. Everidge fights it but they end up in guard.
Kuusi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Everidge's head.
Kuusi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuusi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuusi postures up and lands a big shot to Everidge's brow.
Kuusi scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuusi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuusi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuusi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuusi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kuusi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Everidge's head.
Kuusi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Everidge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuusi lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusi stands and throws Everidge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Dwight Everidge has been cut.
Everidge is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kuusi cracks Everidge with a big elbow.
Everidge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuusi has an Americana. Everidge didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kuusi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kuusi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ilmari Kuusi!
After winning the bout, Ilmari Kuusi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Dwight Everidge spoke after the fight, saying 'Played my cards well but I wasnt able to get the W tonight. Its okay, though. Hats off to my opponent he's amazing but I'll be back. Trust me.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleva Vettenranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleva Vettenranta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaleva Vettenranta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev throws out a loose jab but Vettenranta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettenranta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zaitsev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vettenranta somewhat.
Zaitsev stuffs the takedown attempt from Vettenranta. Vettenranta gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaitsev throws a lazy right hand but Vettenranta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaitsev misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Zaitsev misses its intended target.
Zaitsev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettenranta manages to avoid it.
Vettenranta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaitsev avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleva Vettenranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaitsev wants to clinch.
Vettenranta drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zaitsev sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaitsev pushes Vettenranta up against the cage in a clinch.
Vettenranta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zaitsev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zaitsev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev lands with a left to the head.
Vettenranta is trying to pull guard but Zaitsev has him pressed against the cage.
Zaitsev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vettenranta takes a shot to the head.
Vettenranta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaitsev walks away with a smile on his face. Vettenranta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vettenranta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vettenranta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vettenranta is breathing heavily.
Zaitsev clinches up against the cage.
Vettenranta wants a takedown but no success here.
Zaitsev lands a left hand.
Zaitsev lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Zaitsev.
A shot in the inside from Zaitsev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitsev scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitsev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kaleva Vettenranta has been cut.
Zaitsev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaitsev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettenranta backwards.
A shot in the inside from Zaitsev.
Vettenranta is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaitsev.
Oh Vettenranta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaitsev creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Vettenranta drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitri Zaitsev!
Dmitri Zaitsev is the new heavyweight champion!
Dmitri Zaitsev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Fitzgerald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tapio Valo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo tries to move into range but Fitzgerald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valo looks to land a body kick but Fitzgerald moved away.
Valo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzgerald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fitzgerald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Valo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fitzgerald is keeping busy.
Fitzgerald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Fitzgerald - that landed with a thud.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo tries to throw a body punch but Fitzgerald avoids it by throwing Valo back against the cage.
I was talking to Fitzgerald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald struggles to land a body shot inside as Valo controls his hands.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitzgerald blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fitzgerald seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valo can turn it around.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from Valo.
Fitzgerald is working Valo over against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Valo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Valo.
Valo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Fitzgerald lands with a right to the head.
Valo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valo misses with some punches.
Valo is looking to control Fitzgerald's arms but Fitzgerald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage.
Fitzgerald struggles to land a body shot inside as Valo controls his hands.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Valo taking a breather.
Fitzgerald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Fitzgerald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald just leaning against Valo, taking a breather.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Valo blocks a body shot from Fitzgerald.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzgerald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzgerald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
Fitzgerald gets through Valo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Valo can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valo blocking some punches.
Valo is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzgerald finish him?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fitzgerald as Valo tries to tie him up.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald is struggling to control the position.
Fitzgerald lands a body shot.
Valo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Fitzgerald looking to throw knees to the head but Valo is blocking nicely.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries a knee to the head but Valo blocks it.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo seems to have recovered his senses.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valo lands a shoulder strike.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the side of Valo's head.
A right hand to the body from Valo.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Come on Valo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fitzgerald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Valo tries to stall but Fitzgerald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Valo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzgerald tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tapio Valo'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.
Fitzgerald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valo.
Tapio Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valo misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Valo misses its intended target.
Fitzgerald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Fitzgerald misses its intended target.
Valo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fitzgerald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valo can do to turn this around?
Valo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a jab to the body but Valo is just out of range.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot.
Valo throws out a counter right but Fitzgerald avoids it with no problem.
Valo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Valo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzgerald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valo. Valo obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Fitzgerald misses.
Valo walks into a jab.
Valo is looking to clinch.
It looked like Fitzgerald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo blocking some punches.
Valo controlling the action here for a moment.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valo scores with a shoulder strike.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Valo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald tries to work over Valo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valo.
Fitzgerald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Fitzgerald.
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!
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Fitzgerald.
Valo takes a shot to the head.
Valo trying to stall but Fitzgerald improves his position.
Valo trying to control the position but instead, Fitzgerald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valo into the cage.
A short right from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Fitzgerald as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzgerald.
Valo throws a head punch that misses.
Valo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgerald's elbow.
Valo scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
A head punch on the inside from Valo fails to land.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valo blocks it with crossed arms.
Andy Fitzgerald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valo managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valo working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo is looking to control Fitzgerald's arms but Fitzgerald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valo has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
Valo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valo misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valo's elbow.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzgerald unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Valo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fitzgerald is unloading with more strikes now! Valo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Fitzgerald!
Andy Fitzgerald retains his middleweight title!
Andy Fitzgerald bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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