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Kilo 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
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178 cm
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175 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Savolainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Avery!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savolainen.
Savolainen misses with a hook to the body
and Avery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avery lands a really nice looking cross but Savolainen seems unphased.
Savolainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Avery scores with a punch to the head.
Avery moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avery tries to work over Savolainen's front leg with a kick but Savolainen checks it.
Avery avoids the body shot from Savolainen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Avery.
Savolainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savolainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savolainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Avery tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savolainen is able to avoid easily.
Savolainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avery gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savolainen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Savolainen won't allow Avery to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen postures up in Avery's guard and throws a big left but Avery blocks it.
Savolainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Avery trying to control the position.
Avery keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Avery is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Avery looking for a sweep. Not yet Avery, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Savolainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savolainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Avery.
Avery lands a head kick!
It looks like Jaakko Savolainen has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Avery. No joy for Savolainen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Savolainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avery smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Savolainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Avery wants to land a leg kick but Savolainen is out of range.
Savolainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savolainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avery momentarily.
Avery tries to clinch up but Savolainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Savolainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Avery is looking to score with low kicks.
Savolainen moves away from the strike by Avery.
Savolainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Avery. Avery circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Savolainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avery moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands a leg kick that knocks Savolainen off balance momentarily.
Savolainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avery doesn't seem bothered though.
Avery lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Avery.
Savolainen loads up on a big right hand but Avery slips the punch.
Avery fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savolainen is out of range.
Savolainen ducks under a wild hook from Avery.
Savolainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avery listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avery cracks Savolainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Avery takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Avery fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savolainen.
Savolainen swings widly with a right hand
and Avery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avery with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avery closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Avery displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savolainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Avery misses with a body kick.
Savolainen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Avery sprawls and moves away.
Avery lands a nice hook to Savolainen's body. Savolainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Avery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savolainen misses the jab.
Avery tests Savolainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avery throws a low kick, looking for Savolainen's leg but Savolainen calmly moves out of range.
Avery throws a lazy right hand but Savolainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savolainen scores with a takedown into Avery's guard.
Avery wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Savolainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Savolainen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Savolainen throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Avery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Avery connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avery, right into the meat.
Avery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savolainen.
A countering left hand to the body from Avery misses.
Savolainen feints and as Avery raises his hands in defense, Savolainen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Savolainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Avery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savolainen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Savolainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savolainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Avery is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Avery is defending against the submission attempts here by Savolainen.
Savolainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Avery is just riding it out for now. Savolainen eventually gives up the hold.
Avery tries to get to full guard but Savolainen has control of the leg.
Savolainen is looking to take a break and control but Avery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Avery is trying to control but can't.
Savolainen wants to pass to mount but Avery is defending the position.
Savolainen is keen to just control but Avery is a slippery customer.
Savolainen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Savolainen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Avery knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Avery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Savolainen is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Avery. Beautiful body shot.
Savolainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savolainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Avery's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savolainen as he avoids it easily.
Savolainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Avery enables Savolainen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Avery manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Avery controls Savolainen momentarily but Savolainen frees himself.
Savolainen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Avery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savolainen is one step ahead there.
Savolainen wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
Avery keeping full guard, as Savolainen tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Avery is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Avery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savolainen wants to control but Avery is keeping busy.
Savolainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Avery wants to control from the top but Savolainen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Savolainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Savolainen wants to clinch up but Avery keeps it at a distance.
Sean Avery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avery scoring well with a low kick there.
Savolainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avery.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Avery doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Avery misses the target.
Savolainen closes the distance and clinches up with Avery, looking for a takedown. Savolainen pushes Avery against the cage but Avery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avery. Savolainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savolainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savolainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Avery tries to sprawl out of it but Savolainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Avery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen lands with a cross.
Avery throws a hook but Savolainen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savolainen moves away.
Avery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savolainen.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Avery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Avery clinches up with Savolainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Avery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savolainen is working for takedown but Avery is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Savolainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Avery lands a nice uppercut.
Savolainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avery backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Savolainen.
Avery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savolainen lands an uppercut.
Avery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savolainen backwards.
Avery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savolainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avery lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avery lands a nice uppercut.
Savolainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Savolainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Savolainen wants to take the fight to the mat but Avery manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Avery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savolainen backwards.
Savolainen blocks a body shot from Avery.
Savolainen trying to stall but Avery improves his position.
Avery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savolainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Avery avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avery.
Savolainen blocks a body shot from Avery.
Savolainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Avery stops a takedown attempt from Savolainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jaakko Savolainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Avery keeping moving, preventing Savolainen from controlling successfully.
Avery is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Savolainen wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
Savolainen stands and throws Avery's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Avery is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen swings around for an armbar but Avery sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Savolainen's guard.
Avery sitting in guard here, content to control.
Avery stands up over Savolainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Avery throws an elbow that misses. Savolainen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Avery's guard. Nice move by Savolainen!
Avery has his hands on Savolainen's head, controlling the position.
Savolainen works over Avery with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Avery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Avery 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Avery!
A relieved looking Sean Avery 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (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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217 lbs
41 - 23 - 0 |
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277 lbs
30 - 31 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Capwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciosek throws a hook but Capwell avoids it easily.
Capwell drives through with a takedown into Ciosek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capwell controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Capwell stopping the sweep attempt from Ciosek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell stays in close to Ciosek's body and controls the position.
Ciosek pulls Capwell in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Capwell takes one to the chin there.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ciosek.
Capwell misses with a takedown
and Ciosek counters with a stiff right hand.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut. Capwell saw that one coming.
Ciosek misses with a head kick.
Ciosek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ciosek as Capwell shoots in.
Capwell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Ciosek misses.
Capwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capwell defending well as Ciosek loads up on a big left hand.
Ciosek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capwell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Capwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciosek pinned against the cage. Ciosek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Capwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciosek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ciosek connects with a body shot that sends Capwell's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciosek connects with a solid leg kick.
Capwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciosek pinned against the cage. Ciosek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Capwell.
Ciosek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ciosek is fending him off so far but Capwell persists. Nope, Ciosek circles away and we're back to standing.
Ciosek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Capwell under the eye.
A jab from Ciosek finds it's way through Capwell's defenses.
Ciosek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Capwell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ciosek being controlled for a moment.
Ciosek sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Capwell is pressing down on Ciosek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ciosek is holding on for now.
Capwell controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Capwell avoids the attempt from Ciosek to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capwell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ciosek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zbigniew Ciosek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ciosek throws a series of punches but Capwell moves out of range.
Capwell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Capwell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Capwell moves away from the strike by Ciosek.
Ciosek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ciosek tries to sprawl but Capwell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Capwell not doing much here.
Capwell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell works his way into side control.
Capwell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ciosek can't do much from the bottom here.
Capwell taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ciosek prevents Capwell from improving position.
Capwell controlling the position from side mount.
Capwell working away.
Ciosek stops Capwell from passing to mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ciosek is looking to regain half guard here but Capwell keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell takes a little break here. Ciosek wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Capwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Ciosek tries to sprawl out of it but Capwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ciosek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ciosek with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Capwell.
Capwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ciosek as he jumps to the side.
A lazy left from Ciosek finds it's target.
Capwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciosek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Capwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Capwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ciosek defends well and Capwell ends up having to push Ciosek into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Capwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciosek misses the jab.
Capwell gets a double leg takedown into Ciosek's guard.
Ciosek is trying to keep Capwell in close.
Capwell pushes down on Ciosek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capwell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mason Capwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Capwell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Capwell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Capwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Capwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Capwell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ciosek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Capwell with a body shot.
Ciosek tries to clinch but Capwell is having none of it.
Ciosek moves in looking to clinch but Capwell pushes him off.
Ciosek scores with a one two! Capwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ciosek rushes Capwell and presses him up against the cage.
Ciosek scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciosek stops a takedown attempt from Capwell.
Capwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ciosek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Capwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciosek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ciosek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Capwell.
A short right from Ciosek on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ciosek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ciosek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ciosek circles away.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capwell looks for a takedown but Ciosek sprawls well.
Ciosek scores with a nice right hand.
Ciosek swinging wildly here.
Capwell with a poor takedown
and Ciosek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ciosek gets a clinch.
Capwell goes for a takedown attempt but Ciosek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ciosek scores with a jab. Capwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Capwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciosek swings for the body but Capwell moves out of range.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciosek scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek darts in and clinches Capwell up against the cage.
Ciosek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ciosek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ciosek has control of Capwell's left arm, preventing Capwell from doing any damage.
Ciosek looking to control.
Capwell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ciosek is controlling Capwell's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell content to stall in guard here.
Capwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ciosek tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ciosek throws a shot from downtown. Capwell moves away and avoids it.
Capwell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ciosek sprawls and moves away.
Ciosek looks to score with a jab to the body but Capwell is just out of range.
Ciosek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mason Capwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciosek moves into range and clinches up with Capwell.
Capwell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ciosek is defending well.
Capwell has hold of one of Ciosek's legs. Ciosek is fighting the takedown attempt but Capwell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ciosek wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ciosek.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Capwell passes into side control, despite Ciosek's attempt to control the position.
Ciosek is looking to regain half guard here but Capwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Capwell happy to just control the position for now.
Ciosek struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zbigniew Ciosek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ciosek 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sun-Tzu logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shanji Bikram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ap Nudd comes to the cage accompanied by Lift me up. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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32
220 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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33
212 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edern Ap Nudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shanji Bikram!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ap Nudd checks a leg kick.
Ap Nudd clinches with his opponent.
Bikram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bikram lands with a light punch inside.
Bikram lands a left hand.
Ap Nudd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bikram throws a leg kick but Ap Nudd sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've been told by Ap Nudd's head coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ap Nudd takes one on the button.
Ap Nudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bikram circles away quickly and effectively.
Ap Nudd instigates a clinch.
Bikram has a couple of punches blocked by Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bikram's elbow.
Ap Nudd is looking to control Bikram's arms but Bikram gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ap Nudd has his back to the cage.
Bikram swings wildly with an uppercut but Ap Nudd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bikram scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ap Nudd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ap Nudd digs a right hand underneath Bikram's ribcage. Bikram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ap Nudd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ap Nudd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Bikram.
Bikram lands a lovely overhand right.
Ap Nudd misses with a body kick.
Bikram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ap Nudd misses with a series of wild punches.
Ap Nudd misses with a looping right.
Ap Nudd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bikram has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ap Nudd finds it's way round the side to connect with Bikram's head.
Edern Ap Nudd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bikram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ap Nudd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ap Nudd walks into a stiff left hand from Bikram.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Bikram slips a straight right by Ap Nudd.
Bikram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bikram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bikram with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd throws a wild body kick that Bikram sees coming a mile off.
Ap Nudd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ap Nudd walks into a jab.
Ap Nudd checks a leg kick.
Ap Nudd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ap Nudd drives through and clinches with Bikram against the cage.
Ap Nudd tries to break free but Bikram pushes him back against the cage.
Ap Nudd tries to break free but Bikram pushes him back against the cage.
Bikram tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ap Nudd avoids it.
Ap Nudd dodges an elbow strike from Bikram.
Bikram tries a body shot but Ap Nudd blocks it.
Bikram misses with an elbow over the top.
Bikram misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ap Nudd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ap Nudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bikram circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bikram checks a leg kick.
Bikram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bikram moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ap Nudd misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Bikram on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Bikram tenderised Ap Nudd's leg. Ap Nudd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ap Nudd lands with a nice combination. Bikram backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Shanji Bikram has been cut.
Ap Nudd throws a sloppy body shot
and Bikram makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ap Nudd throws a sloppy head kick and Bikram moves out of range easily.
Bikram connects with a crisp jab.
Ap Nudd dips to his left and cracks Bikram with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick that misses
and Bikram counters with an outside leg kick.
Ap Nudd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bikram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ap Nudd throwing a counter right hand but Bikram manages to avoid it.
Ap Nudd gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bikram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ap Nudd is breathing heavily.
Bikram throws a series of punches but Ap Nudd avoids them all with ease.
Bikram lands with a right hand.
Bikram throws a chopping leg kick but Ap Nudd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Ap Nudd misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd misses with an uppercut. Bikram saw that one coming.
Bikram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bikram lands with an overhand left.
Ap Nudd throws out a loose jab but Bikram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ap Nudd scores with a nice strike.
Ap Nudd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bikram has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ap Nudd throws a right hand that misses
and Bikram counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Ap Nudd.
A jab from Bikram does it's job there.
Bikram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ap Nudd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bikram counters with a nice uppercut.
Bikram just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bikram throws the kick towards the body but Ap Nudd avoids it.
Ap Nudd throws a combination that misses
enabling Bikram to counter with a crisp jab.
Bikram lands a nice looking body shot.
Bikram lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shanji Bikram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shanji Bikram'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.
Bikram walks into a left hand.
Bikram takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bikram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bikram fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ap Nudd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Bikram.
Ap Nudd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bikram.
It seemed like Bikram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ap Nudd misses with an uppercut
and Bikram counters with a stiff right hand.
Ap Nudd avoids a kick to the body.
Bikram moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shanji Bikram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ap Nudd misses with a few strikes there.
Ap Nudd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bikram.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bikram keeps Ap Nudd at a distance using the push kick.
Ap Nudd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ap Nudd misses with a head kick.
Bikram moves away from the strike by Ap Nudd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bikram.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bikram lands a glancing blow to the side of Ap Nudd's head.
Bikram is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ap Nudd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bikram.
Ap Nudd is rocked!
A good leg kick by Bikram.
Ap Nudd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Bikram.
Ap Nudd tries to land a front kick but Bikram steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some wild striking there from Ap Nudd.
Bikram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ap Nudd loads up on a big right hand but Bikram slips the punch.
Ap Nudd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bikram.
Ap Nudd misses with a straight right.
Bikram connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd tries to clinch there but Bikram circles away.
A jab from Bikram does it's job there.
Oh Ap Nudd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ap Nudd swings widly with a right hand
and Bikram counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shanji Bikram!
An out of breath Shanji Bikram thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Coleman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
214 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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34
220 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt
and Coleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coleman takes a swing at De Sucre's ribcage but misses.
De Sucre is looking to counter punch.
De Sucre throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
De Sucre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coleman's calf.
Coleman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Sucre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Coleman is in De Sucre's guard.
De Sucre has control of Coleman's left arm, preventing Coleman from doing any damage.
De Sucre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman being controlled here momentarily.
De Sucre keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre seems keen to control Coleman's posture.
Coleman trying to control but De Sucre is working from the bottom.
Coleman prevents De Sucre from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman is looking to clinch but De Sucre is avoiding it.
No joy there for Coleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
De Sucre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Sucre lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre lands a right hand.
Coleman slowing the pace effectively.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre blocks an uppercut.
De Sucre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Sucre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman prevents a body shot from De Sucre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Coleman blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
De Sucre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Sucre misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
Coleman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from De Sucre.
De Sucre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coleman looks winded!
De Sucre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a hook that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
Coleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
Coleman swings wildly with an uppercut but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, De Sucre scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Sucre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
A shot in the inside from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre breaks the clinch.
Coleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Sucre - that will leave a mark!
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Sucre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre lands a nice looking body shot.
Coleman throws a series of strikes that have De Sucre backpedaling.
Black Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Sucre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Sucre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from De Sucre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries for a takedown but De Sucre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Sucre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a takedown
enabling De Sucre to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman.
De Sucre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
De Sucre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Coleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Sucre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Sucre feints and then cracks Coleman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coleman down.
Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe Sucre.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre 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.
De Sucre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Sucre looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but De Sucre shows good takedown defense.
De Sucre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Sucre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Coleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Coleman being controlled here momentarily.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre is pulling down on Coleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Coleman, at least for the moment.
Coleman trying to control but De Sucre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
De Sucre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleman can do to turn this around?
Coleman postures up.
De Sucre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Sucre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Sucre wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Sucre throws a push kick but Coleman slaps the foot to one side.
Coleman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Sucre scores with a spinning back kick!
Coleman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman moves into the clinch.
De Sucre tries to work over Coleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Sucre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
De Sucre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from De Sucre - that landed with a thud.
Coleman tries to work over De Sucre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Sucre scores with a hook to the body.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to work over De Sucre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
De Sucre works on Coleman's body with a couple of short punches.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Coleman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Sucre tries to work over Coleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Coleman is working for takedown but De Sucre is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Sucre breaks the clinch.
Coleman fails with the takedown
and De Sucre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antonio Jose De Sucre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman.
De Sucre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coleman's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Sucre.
De Sucre lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Sucre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Sucre. That's going to slow Coleman down.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt
and De Sucre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but De Sucre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Sucre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but De Sucre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Sucre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Sucre delivers a nice body kick.
De Sucre lands with a kick to the temple. Coleman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Sucre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coleman tries to clinch
and De Sucre counters with a leg kick.
De Sucre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Sucre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Sucre keeps Coleman at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
That's time! De Sucre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from De Sucre does it's job there.
De Sucre punishes Coleman's body with a nice straight punch.
Coleman tries to clinch up
enabling De Sucre to counter with a crisp jab.
De Sucre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Sucre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Sucre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Sucre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Sucre is leaning against Coleman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Sucre lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from De Sucre on the inside.
De Sucre lands with a left to the head.
De Sucre lands a nice uppercut.
Coleman is rocked!
Coleman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Sucre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Sucre.
Coleman is still on wobbly legs! Can De Sucre finish him?
De Sucre creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Coleman with a big uppercut! Coleman tries to clinch up but De Sucre pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Coleman to the mat! Coleman covers up and De Sucre unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Our winner, Antonio Jose De Sucre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staph Aureus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murphy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Róisín Murphy - Primitive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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42
213 lbs
39 - 22 - 2 |
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42
275 lbs
34 - 27 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Staph Aureus!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aureus's hands.
It looks like Staph Aureus has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murphy - that will leave a mark!
Good shot there by Murphy.
Murphy cracks Aureus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy throws a head kick but Aureus moves out of range.
Aureus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Aureus off balance momentarily.
Aureus shoots and misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Staph Aureus's cut even more.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Aureus tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Aureus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Aureus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aureus's sensitive parts.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aureus flicks out a counter leg kick but Murphy steps away.
Aureus is looking to clinch.
Aureus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
The cut above Staph Aureus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murphy cracks Aureus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murphy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Aureus to stand back up!
Aureus is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Aureus seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Aureus counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aureus closes the distance and clinches up with Murphy, looking for a takedown. Aureus pushes Murphy against the cage but Murphy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Aureus moves out of range easily.
Aureus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aureus wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Staph Aureus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Aureus avoids it.
Aureus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy cracks the inside of Aureus's front leg.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Aureus trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aureus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
Aureus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy tries a body shot but Aureus blocks it.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aureus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy cracks Aureus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Staph Aureus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Murphy!
Brian Murphy took some time post fight to say the following; 'Good win, nice game plan by my new manager. I'm on to great things. Version 2.0 is here baby!!'.
The defeated Staph Aureus had this to say: 'You win some you lose some . I'll be back, dont worry about it !'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Conghaile is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Deer's Cry by Angelina. Gordon Ramsay is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Ramsay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsay shoots in and bounces O Conghaile off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramsay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Conghaile swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Conghaile bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramsay's guard.
O Conghaile stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramsay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramsay has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
O Conghaile wants to control from the top but Ramsay keeps moving.
O Conghaile thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
O Conghaile has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conghaile has gone for a leg lock! Ramsay slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Conghaile's guard.
O Conghaile is looking for a triangle but Ramsay pushes his legs off easily.
O Conghaile trying to keep a closed guard but Ramsay is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramsay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Conghaile keeping moving, preventing Ramsay from controlling successfully.
O Conghaile being controlled here, momentarily.
Ramsay is working O Conghaile over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
O Conghaile is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Conghaile throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ramsay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Conghaile working for a triangle but Ramsay defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramsay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Conghaile looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ramsay passes into half guard.
O Conghaile looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramsay lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Conghaile taking some punishment here, with Ramsay in his half guard.
O Conghaile actively working from the bottom here.
O Conghaile is refusing to be controlled, as Ramsay sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay passes to side control.
O Conghaile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramsay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Conghaile takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
O Conghaile is trying to control Ramsay's posture but Ramsay avoids it.
Ramsay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Conghaile prevents Ramsay from improving position.
O Conghaile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramsay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Conghaile takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
O Conghaile gets back to half guard.
Ramsay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Conghaile looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramsay working O Conghaile over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile actively working from the bottom here.
O Conghaile taking some punishment here, with Ramsay in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramsay lands a nice short elbow.
Ramsay lands with a punch from half guard.
O Conghaile looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Conghaile wants to control but Ramsay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Conghaile is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramsay pulls his head out easily.
O Conghaile is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramsay pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Conghaile on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ramsay is looking to take a break and control but O Conghaile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramsay slips a nice elbow through O Conghaile's hands, connecting with O Conghaile's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Conghaile slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramsay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramsay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Conghaile looking for submissions off his back.
Ramsay lands strikes from half guard.
O Conghaile tries to roll over but Ramsay keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
O Conghaile looking for submissions off his back.
O Conghaile has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramsay is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramsay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Conghaile has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramsay wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Conghaile keeps working.
O Conghaile is looking to improve his position.
O Conghaile looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramsay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Conghaile gets full guard.
O Conghaile is looking for a triangle but Ramsay pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramsay defends well.
Ramsay works over O Conghaile with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramsay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramsay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ramsay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Conghaile can do to turn this around?
O Conghaile is looking for a triangle but Ramsay pushes his legs off easily.
O Conghaile looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ramsay passes into half guard.
O Conghaile is breathing heavily.
Ramsay frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ramsay breaks from O Conghaile's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ramsay dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramsay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramsay controlling from mount.
Gordon Ramsay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Conghaile tries to hold on but Ramsay postures up.
O Conghaile slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ramsay lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ramsay.
Ramsay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramsay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Conghaile looking for submissions off his back.
Ramsay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ramsay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramsay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramsay slows the pace down in half guard.
Ramsay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Conghaile looking for submissions off his back.
Ramsay is nestled in close to O Conghaile, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Conghaile tries to get to full guard but Ramsay has control of the leg.
O Conghaile is staying active underneath Ramsay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Conghaile throws a lazy right hand but Ramsay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramsay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Conghaile defends it nicely.
O Conghaile looks for the body kick but Ramsay saw that one coming.
Ramsay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Conghaile.
O Conghaile throws a head kick but Ramsay moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from O Conghaile. No joy for Ramsay on that attempt.
No luck for Ramsay with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Ramsay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Conghaile's half guard.
Ramsay slips a nice elbow through O Conghaile's hands, connecting with O Conghaile's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay drops an elbow to the side of O Conghaile's head.
O Conghaile wants to get back to full guard.
O Conghaile is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramsay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Conghaile works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramsay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Conghaile's head.
O Conghaile has momentary wrist control but Ramsay slips an elbow through the middle.
O Conghaile has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ramsay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ramsay works over O Conghaile with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramsay with a nice head shot there.
O Conghaile is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramsay defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Conghaile working for a triangle but Ramsay defends it easily.
Ramsay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramsay trying to control but O Conghaile is working from the bottom.
Ramsay chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramsay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Conghaile's head.
O Conghaile keeping full guard, as Ramsay tries to pass.
Ramsay controlling from the top position.
Ramsay trying to control the position from guard on top but O Conghaile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ramsay uses it to pass to side control.
Ramsay staying calm.
O Conghaile taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ramsay connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Conghaile some visible discomfort.
O Conghaile on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
O Conghaile manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ramsay's best efforts.
O Conghaile actively working from the bottom here.
O Conghaile looking for submissions off his back.
O Conghaile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ramsay passes into side control!
Ramsay is working O Conghaile over with some ground and pound from side control.
O Conghaile is trying to get back to half guard.
O Conghaile takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
O Conghaile can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramsay in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramsay staying calm.
Ramsay passes to full mount! That's big trouble for O Conghaile!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ramsay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy body kick from O Conghaile
and Ramsay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Conghaile's guard.
Ramsay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Conghaile throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ramsay escapes and throws O Conghaile's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Check out the look on Ramsay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
O Conghaile looking for a sweep but Ramsay has passed into full mount! Oh no!
O Conghaile tries to hold on but Ramsay postures up.
The referee warns O Conghaile that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Conghaile is rocked!
Ramsay postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked O Conghaile badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ramsay around the waist but Ramsay pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ramsay is the winner by TKO! Ramsay jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Ramsay!
Gordon Ramsay retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gordon Ramsay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Oisin O Conghaile was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Barca acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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214 lbs
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca tries to work over Bang's front leg with a kick but Bang checks it.
Barca scores with a hook.
It looks like Miro Bang has been cut.
Bang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barca to score with a decent uppercut.
Bang blocks a head kick by Barca.
Barca scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bang is defended easily by Barca.
Barca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bang counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bang lands a couple of elbows.
Barca scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Barca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bang dives in and scores a takedown into Barca's guard.
Barca manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bang successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barca would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barca postures up in Bang's guard and throws a big left but Bang blocks it.
Barca wanted to stand there but Bang had control of the position.
Bang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barca stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bang shoots for a double leg takedown but Barca sprawls well. He's pushed Bang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bang looking to score a takedown here. Barca is defending well but Bang drives through and ends up in Barca's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Barca manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Bang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barca after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miro Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang is trying to pull guard but Barca has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Barca.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Barca walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bang drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Barca swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bang's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca! Hannibal Barca retains his light heavyweight title!
Hannibal Barca 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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