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AD389: Dr. No PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pavlovich!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Satanae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pavlovich misses with a straight right.
Pavlovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Satanae.
Satanae seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pavlovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satanae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Pavlovich misses.
Pavlovich missing with a left hand there. Satanae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satanae looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anton Pavlovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlovich throws a series of punches but Satanae moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovich misses with an uppercut. Satanae saw that one coming.
Satanae tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pavlovich manages to circle out of the way.
Satanae walks into a jab.
Satanae blocks a jab.
Satanae is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pavlovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlovich. Satanae does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanae ducks under a wild hook from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich lands with an overhand left.
Satanae misses with a hook.
Pavlovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Pavlovich misses.
Pavlovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satanae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satanae moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlovich. Those never looked like landing.
Pavlovich misses with a hook. Satanae ducked under it nicely.
Satanae slips a straight right by Pavlovich.
As Pavlovich tries to get set, Satanae tries to push him back and clinch up but Pavlovich manages to avoid the attempt.
Satanae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with a straight left.
As Pavlovich tries to get set, Satanae tries to push him back and clinch up but Pavlovich manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pavlovich misses its intended target.
Satanae slips a straight right by Pavlovich.
Satanae blocks a jab.
Pavlovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satanae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satanae tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pavlovich manages to circle out of the way.
Pavlovich throws a hook but Satanae avoids it easily.
Pavlovich throws an overhand right that lands on Satanae's shoulder, as Satanae tries to avoid the shot.
Pavlovich missing with a left hand there. Satanae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Satanae under the eye.
Pavlovich misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlovich misses with a body shot
and Satanae counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pavlovich pushes Satanae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pavlovich - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
Satanae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Satanae.
Pavlovich stalling against the cage.
Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae.
Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae lands with a right to the head.
Satanae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Satanae blocking some punches.
Pavlovich misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlovich is blocking nicely.
Satanae with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Satanae blocking some punches.
Pavlovich leaning against his opponent.
Pavlovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Satanae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satanae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satanae crunches a lovely knee into Pavlovich's ribcage.
Pavlovich looks winded!
Pavlovich tries to throw a body punch but Satanae avoids it by throwing Pavlovich back against the cage.
Pavlovich blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich.
Satanae pushes off an throws an elbow but Pavlovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Satanae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Satanae.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Pavlovich 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.
Pavlovich tests Satanae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pavlovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Satanae moves into range and clinches up with Pavlovich.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovich blocks the elbow strike.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovich pushes Satanae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlovich is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satanae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pavlovich's brow.
Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Pavlovich as the two fighters clinch.
Pavlovich misses with a punch to the body.
Satanae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pavlovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satanaes head.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Satanae pushes off an throws an elbow but Pavlovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovich misses with a punch to the body.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovich blocking some punches.
Satanae missing with knees to the body.
Satanae throws an elbow that misses.
Pavlovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Satanae backwards.
Satanae scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlovich fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Satanae.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Satanae controls his hands.
Satanae putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pavlovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Satanae trying to stall but Pavlovich improves his position.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pavlovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Satanae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satanae is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Satanae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satanae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Pavlovich is looking to control Satanae's arms but Satanae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavlovich has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pavlovich.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Pavlovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satanae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlovich is defending well for now.
Tigellinus Satanae has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Satanae misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with some punches.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae.
Knees in the clinch landing for Satanae.
Pavlovich is breathing heavily.
Satanae trying to land knees to the body.
Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlovich avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satanae misses with an elbow strike.
Pavlovich avoiding damage.
Satanae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Pavlovich working aggressively here.
Satanae is pushing Pavlovich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satanae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pavlovich's brow.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae blocking some punches.
Pavlovich blocks the elbow strike.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae.
Pavlovich gets through Satanae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Satanae misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovich misses with a body punch.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satanae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlovich avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Pavlovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Pavlovich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pavlovich looks to land a left hand but Satanae moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlovich misses the target.
As Pavlovich tries to get set, Satanae tries to push him back and clinch up but Pavlovich manages to avoid the attempt.
Satanae staying out of range there.
Pavlovich swings for the body but Satanae moves out of range.
Pavlovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satanae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovich.
Satanae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satanae rushes Pavlovich and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pavlovich.
Satanae lands a good knee to the midsection. Pavlovich won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pavlovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavlovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich avoids the elbow strike from Satanae, against the cage.
Satanae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlovich.
Satanae trying to stall but Pavlovich improves his position.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae tries a body shot but Pavlovich blocks it.
Pavlovich digs a right hand into Satanae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Satanae's gas tank.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Satanae.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satanae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlovich backwards.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlovich is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pavlovich's face.
Satanae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Satanae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satanae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Satanae will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pavlovich up against the cage.
Pavlovich stalling in the clinch but Satanae improves position.
Pavlovich misses with some punches.
Pavlovich lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satanae.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satanae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlovich is defending well for now.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlovich is looking to control Satanae's arms but Satanae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavlovich has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pavlovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satanae scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Pavlovich.
Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Pavlovich lands a nice uppercut.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satanae lands a good knee to the midsection. Pavlovich won't want to take too many of those.
Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Satanae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Satanae lands a nice knee to the body.
Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlovich avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlovich blocks the elbow strike.
Tigellinus Satanae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satanae backwards.
Satanae scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Satanae takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Satanae scores with a shot to the side of Pavlovich's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Satanae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pavlovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pavlovich pushes Satanae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satanae prevents a body shot from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tigellinus Satanae showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pavlovich 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anton Pavlovich!
Anton Pavlovich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khaled Kalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kalil's choice of entrance music: Black Rob - Whoa!. This should be a great matchup!
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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
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaled Kalil!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalil ducks under a wild hook from Ventura.
Ventura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ventura rushes Kalil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ventura misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ventura on the inside.
Ventura lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Ventura.
Ventura misses with the head strike.
Ventura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kalil backwards.
Ventura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ventura misses with a looping left.
Kalil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ventura moves out of range as Kalil throws a body kick.
Kalil on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ventura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalil tries to break the clinch but Ventura is controlling the position.
Ventura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ventura cracks Kalil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalil misses with a leg kick
and Ventura counters with a left to the body.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalil moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura cracks Kalil with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kalil looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ventura finish him?
Kalil is rocked!
Ventura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kalil is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Kalil looks winded!
Ventura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ventura throws a pinpoint strike between Kalil's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kalil crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Ventura scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ventura!
Anthony Ventura 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rei Trevis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei Trevis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Argivas Kerenzikov's chin.
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258 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rei Trevis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Trevis as he avoids it easily.
Kerenzikov throws a hook but Trevis blocks it.
Kerenzikov takes a swing at Trevis's ribcage but misses.
Kerenzikov throws a right and a left that Trevis avoids nicely.
Trevis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Argivas Kerenzikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kerenzikov or perhaps it was just good defense by Trevis, which made it look bad.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kerenzikov enables Trevis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kerenzikov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kerenzikov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trevis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerenzikov keeping moving, preventing Trevis from controlling successfully.
Kerenzikov has his feet on Trevis's thighs here. He's pushed Trevis off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Trevis screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Argivas Kerenzikov!
Argivas Kerenzikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhengtao Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zhengtao Wei!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Halo is looking to score with low kicks.
Wei is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Halo throws the left hand but Wei avoids the punch easily.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wei looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
Halo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wei shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Halo.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhengtao Wei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wei throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a really nice looking cross but Wei seems unphased.
Wei tries to move into range but Halo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Zhengtao Wei has been cut.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wei.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wei throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and Wei counters with a straight right hand.
Wei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Halo avoids the head kick by Wei.
Wei takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wei looks winded!
Wei misses with a double jab.
Halo throwing a counter right hand but Wei manages to avoid it.
Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Halo.
Wei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wei is out of range and Halo settles back down.
Nice shot by Halo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wei raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Halo shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Wei takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Halo sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Wei bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Halo!
Our winner, Michael Halo, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Summer Sixteen By: Drake as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Sam Snead has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sam Snead seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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37
275 lbs
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30
265 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Snead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Snead does no damage.
King staying out of range there.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Snead bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snead tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.
King closes the distance and pushes Snead back into the cage.
King has hold of one of Snead's legs. Snead is fighting the takedown attempt but King gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
King with a nice head shot there.
Snead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King postures up in Snead's guard and throws a big left but Snead blocks it.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King throwing strikes from guard but Snead blocks nicely.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Snead has wrist control.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snead works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snead is keeping the position for now.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Snead has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
Snead pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
Snead working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King trying to control but Snead is working from the bottom.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snead has his hands on King's head, controlling the position.
Snead wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King throws an elbow that misses. Snead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Snead!
Snead won't allow King to sweep him here.
Snead gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Snead lands a body shot.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Snead tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snead throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Snead.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snead lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King loads up on a big right hand but Snead slips the punch.
Snead scores with a punch to the head.
Snead throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Some wild striking there from King.
King tries to move into range but Snead moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King drops Snead with a right and a left! King comes rushing in but Snead regains his composure and manages to keep King in guard.
It looks like Sam Snead has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King wants to control from the top but Snead keeps moving.
Snead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snead has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snead avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King postures up in Snead's guard and throws a big left but Snead blocks it.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King is in close to Snead's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King won't allow Snead to sweep him here.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Snead's head.
Snead keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Snead'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.
Snead throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King scores with a nice right hand.
Snead slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from King.
Snead is looking to counter punch.
King throws a one two combo.
Snead throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King lands a front kick.
Snead throws a hook but King blocks it.
Snead tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.
William King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Snead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King scores with a hook to the body. Snead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snead walks into a jab.
Snead walks into a stiff left hand from King.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is working Snead over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Snead has wrist control.
King works a leg free and moves into half guard.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snead on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Snead is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
William King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snead is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
King thows a huge punch but Snead dodges it nicely.
King trying to mount his opponent but Snead defends it.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snead's head.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King working over Snead with some ground and pound. Snead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snead keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King slips a nice elbow through Snead's hands, connecting with Snead's forehead.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snead is rocked!
King sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Snead! Oh, Snead is in big trouble! King lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William King!
An out of breath William King 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nango Chekananwangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Mac Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Nango Chekananwangi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nango Chekananwangi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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244 lbs
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28
268 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nango Chekananwangi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor Mac Burns!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chekananwangi misses with the combination.
We've been told by Chekananwangi's head coaches at Montreal Athletic Center 5* spar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Chekananwangi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chekananwangi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Chekananwangi misses.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chekananwangi. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chekananwangi.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chekananwangi moves out of range as Burns strikes.
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!
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Chekananwangi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns misses with a left hand
and Chekananwangi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekananwangi moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Connor Mac Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chekananwangi tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chekananwangi connects with an inside leg kick.
Chekananwangi checks a low kick from Burns.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekananwangi moves away.
Chekananwangi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burns sprawls and moves away.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chekananwangi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Chekananwangi persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Chekananwangi slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Chekananwangi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns misses with a left hand
and Chekananwangi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi misses the shot to the body.
Chekananwangi misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chekananwangi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chekananwangi moves away.
Chekananwangi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Chekananwangi misses with a low kick.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Burns tries to move into range but Chekananwangi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekananwangi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Burns.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns clobbers Chekananwangi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chekananwangi missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chekananwangi ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chekananwangi moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Chekananwangi.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi misses the jab.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chekananwangi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chekananwangi is looking to counter punch.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chekananwangi's hands.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chekananwangi throws out the jab.
Chekananwangi slips a straight right by Burns.
Chekananwangi is looking for a counter combo.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chekananwangi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Chekananwangi moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mac Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Chekananwangi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chekananwangi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Chekananwangi moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Chekananwangi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chekananwangi.
As Burns backs away, Chekananwangi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chekananwangi.
Burns tried to score with a low kick but Chekananwangi checks it.
A left lands for Burns.
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Chekananwangi's head back.
Chekananwangi misses with a looping right.
Chekananwangi defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chekananwangi tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Chekananwangi blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns misses with a hook to the body
enabling Chekananwangi to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chekananwangi moves out of range of the strikes.
Chekananwangi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chekananwangi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chekananwangi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chekananwangi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chekananwangi tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
A cross from Burns lands.
Chekananwangi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chekananwangi throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Chekananwangi swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Chekananwangi uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chekananwangi walks into a left hand.
Chekananwangi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chekananwangi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chekananwangi throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Chekananwangi's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chekananwangi. That's going to slow Burns down.
Chekananwangi misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chekananwangi or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chekananwangi has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
Chekananwangi gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chekananwangi tries for a takedown but Burns manages to get underhooks.
Burns prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nango Chekananwangi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chekananwangi is working for takedown but Burns is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chekananwangi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Chekananwangi struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Chekananwangi is trying to drag Burns to the mat but Burns just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chekananwangi blocks a body shot from Burns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Chekananwangi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Chekananwangi does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekananwangi connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Chekananwangi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chekananwangi misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Chekananwangi to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Chekananwangi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekananwangi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chekananwangi with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mac Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burns cracks Chekananwangi with a good jab.
Chekananwangi fails with the takedown
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Chekananwangi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chekananwangi at a distance.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chekananwangi on the side of the head.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Chekananwangi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chekananwangi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chekananwangi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns thuds his right hand into Chekananwangi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chekananwangi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Chekananwangi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chekananwangi manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Chekananwangi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chekananwangi throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chekananwangi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chekananwangi looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns throws out a counter right but Chekananwangi avoids it with no problem.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chekananwangi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekananwangi slips under a jab.
Chekananwangi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns has time to react.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chekananwangi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chekananwangi throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nango Chekananwangi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Chekananwangi is just out of range.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Chekananwangi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Chekananwangi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chekananwangi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chekananwangi doesn't seem bothered though.
Chekananwangi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chekananwangi misses
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns digs a good hook to Chekananwangi's body.
Chekananwangi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Chekananwangi moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Chekananwangi moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Chekananwangi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chekananwangi.
Chekananwangi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Burns has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
Chekananwangi is rocked!
Burns cracks Chekananwangi with a left hook right on the temple and Chekananwangi goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Burns lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Chekananwangi is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies comes to the cage accompanied by Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli. Venger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Live and Let Die. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
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33
264 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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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
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Venger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Repomies misses its intended target.
Venger throws a shot from downtown. Repomies moves away and avoids it.
Venger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Venger misses with a hook.
Repomies lands with a nice combination. Venger backs away looking to recover.
A big left from Venger misses.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Repomies.
Venger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Repomies throws out the jab.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Venger.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
Venger rushes Repomies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Venger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repomies lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venger has a couple of punches blocked by Repomies.
Repomies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.
Venger pushes Repomies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Venger - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repomies blocking some punches.
Repomies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venger's elbow.
Venger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Venger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Venger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Repomies misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Venger fails to land.
Venger misses with some punches.
Venger digs a right hand into Repomies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Repomies's gas tank.
Repomies digs a right hand into Venger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venger's gas tank.
Venger is leaning against Repomies and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Repomies is breathing heavily.
Venger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venger scores with a shoulder strike.
Venger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Venger working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Venger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Venger.
Venger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Venger lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venger misses with a punch to the body.
Repomies blocks a body shot from Venger.
Venger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Repomies.
Venger lands with a right to the head.
Repomies wants to stall.
Venger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Venger.
Venger lands an uppercut.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Venger up against the cage.
Venger has a couple of punches blocked by Repomies.
Venger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Venger.
It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
Venger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venger lands a nice shot to the body.
Venger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Venger throws a punch but it's blocked by Repomies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venger.
Venger throws a head punch that misses.
Repomies takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Venger fails to land.
Repomies misses with some punches.
Venger lands a nice shot to the body.
Venger lands a hook that snaps the head of Repomies backwards.
Venger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venger has a couple of punches blocked by Repomies.
Repomies blocking some punches.
Venger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venger lands a left hand.
Venger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Venger scores with a shot to the side of Repomies's head.
Repomies is rocked!
Repomies takes a shot to the head.
Oh Repomies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Venger throws a big uppercut that drops Repomies! More strikes from Venger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Repomies lies dazed against the cage as Venger celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Venger!
Vladimir Venger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Garfunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garfunkel has chosen Haifisch as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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277 lbs
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272 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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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
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zell Griever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Garfunkel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griever wants to slow Garfunkel down by chopping away at his legs.
Griever defending well as Garfunkel loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griever. Garfunkel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Garfunkel does it's job there.
Griever lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Garfunkel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garfunkel.
Garfunkel scores with a jab. Griever acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left lands for Griever.
It looks like Frank Garfunkel has been cut.
Griever tried to score with a low kick but Garfunkel checks it.
Griever throws an overhand right that lands on Garfunkel's shoulder, as Garfunkel tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Griever.
Garfunkel blocks a low kick nicely.
Garfunkel works Griever's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garfunkel misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Garfunkel.
A big left from Griever misses.
Garfunkel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garfunkel lands a head shot.
Griever takes a swing at Garfunkel's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garfunkel! But no joy.
Garfunkel slips a straight right by Griever.
Garfunkel blocks a head kick by Griever.
Garfunkel misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Griever misses.
Garfunkel scores with a sloppy right hand. Griever should have avoided that one.
Griever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griever slips under a jab.
Griever lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garfunkel lunges at Griever with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griever's hand.
Griever on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garfunkel misses with a low kick.
Garfunkel connects with a right hand. Griever shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griever misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griever connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garfunkel. Garfunkel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garfunkel throws a big shot that misses.
Griever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garfunkel misses with a straight left.
Griever misses with a looping left.
Garfunkel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griever counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Frank Garfunkel's cut even more.
Griever just misses with a punch to the body.
Garfunkel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Griever throws a hook but Garfunkel blocks it.
Garfunkel throws a combination that misses
and Griever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garfunkel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griever keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garfunkel.
Griever scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garfunkel rushes Griever and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garfunkel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garfunkel has him pressed against the cage.
Garfunkel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griever blocks an uppercut.
Griever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garfunkel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griever.
Garfunkel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zell Griever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griever on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Garfunkel.
A good leg kick by Garfunkel.
Griever throws a lazy head kick
enabling Garfunkel to counter with a crisp jab.
Garfunkel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Griever to counter with a crisp jab.
Griever darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The cut above Frank Garfunkel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garfunkel throws out the jab.
Griever fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garfunkel just manages to avoid it.
Garfunkel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garfunkel.
Griever misses with a hook.
Griever slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griever lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Griever.
Griever gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garfunkel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griever finds it's way round the side to connect with Garfunkel's head.
Garfunkel doesn't manage to clinch there - Griever circles away.
A good leg kick by Garfunkel.
Garfunkel staying out of range there.
Griever lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frank Garfunkel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Frank Garfunkel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garfunkel with a hook.
Griever is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griever throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garfunkel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griever jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griever throws a lazy uppercut
letting Garfunkel counter with a right hand.
Garfunkel with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Garfunkel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Griever misses.
Garfunkel rushes Griever and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griever blocking some punches.
Garfunkel lands a hook that snaps the head of Griever backwards.
Griever lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garfunkel tries to work over Griever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griever misses with a body punch.
Griever lands an uppercut.
Garfunkel lands a body shot.
Griever's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garfunkel blocks a leg kick.
Griever tries to bum rush Garfunkel with a series of wild strikes but Garfunkel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garfunkel throws a lazy right hand but Griever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garfunkel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griever on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garfunkel catches Griever with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garfunkel misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever misses with a two punch combination.
Griever throws a nice looking combination but Garfunkel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griever stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garfunkel.
A head kick misses from Griever.
Griever looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Garfunkel finds it's target.
Griever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garfunkel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garfunkel slips a jab from Griever.
Nice shot lands for Garfunkel.
Griever scores with a nice strike.
Griever misses with an uppercut. Garfunkel saw that one coming.
Griever lands a slapping body shot.
Griever bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griever takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Griever misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garfunkel.
A bone on bone clash there as Griever blocks the leg kick.
Griever looks to throw the jab but Garfunkel is out of range.
Griever misses with an uppercut.
Garfunkel misses with an uppercut
and Griever counters with a straight right hand.
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
Griever is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garfunkel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griever throws out the jab.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Griever takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Griever lunges at Garfunkel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garfunkel's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garfunkel.
Zell Griever's cut is getting worse.
Garfunkel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griever manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griever throws a body shot but no joy.
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griever.
Garfunkel lands with an overhand left.
Garfunkel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griever misses with a head kick.
Griever scores with a nice right hand.
Garfunkel jabs at Griever's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garfunkel misses with a combination
and Griever connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garfunkel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griever. Griever circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garfunkel connects with a single shot there.
Griever is rocked!
Griever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garfunkel throws out the jab.
Griever walks into a stiff left hand from Garfunkel.
Oh Griever is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garfunkel pounces like a tiger and cracks Griever with a vicious hook! Griever is down but not out! Garfunkel follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Garfunkel!
Frank Garfunkel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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36
264 lbs
24 - 19 - 0 |
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278 lbs
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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
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rau Utu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utu scores with a push kick.
Utu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Utu throws a body kick that misses.
Pelle lands with a nice combination. Utu backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
Utu scores with a jab. Pelle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pelle looks to throw the jab but Utu is out of range.
Pelle misses with a looping right.
Pelle tests Utu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pelle, as that shot connected.
Pelle cracks Utu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Utu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pelle finish him?
Utu is rocked!
That has opened up Rau Utu's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utu moves away.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
Pelle misses the shot to the body.
Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pelle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pelle avoids the head kick by Utu.
Pelle throws an overhand right that lands on Utu's shoulder, as Utu tries to avoid the shot.
Utu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pelle with a body shot.
Pelle drops his hands momentarily and Utu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle moves out of range of the body kick from Utu.
Utu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Utu looks winded!
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pelle thuds a left hand into Utu's body.
Utu looks to land a right hand but Pelle moved out of range.
Utu misses with a low kick.
Utu dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
Utu fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utu moves away.
Pelle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Utu.
Utu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Utu moves out of range as Pelle strikes.
Utu misses with a kick to the body.
Utu missing with a left hand there. Pelle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Utu - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelle.
Pelle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Pelle misses its intended target.
Pelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Utu looks to land a body kick but Pelle moved away.
Pelle looks to land a combination but Utu avoids it well.
Utu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pelle blocks it well.
Pelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pelle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Utus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Utu lunges at Pelle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pelle's hand.
Utu throws a right hand that Pelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelle also avoids with ease.
Utu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pelle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Utu was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelle.
Utu throws a combination. Pelle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Utu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Utu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pelle has time to react.
Utu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Utu throws a wild body kick that Pelle sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Utu scores with a sloppy right hand. Pelle should have avoided that one.
Pelle throws a right and a left that Utu avoids nicely.
Utu slips a jab and a cross from Pelle.
Utu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pelle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Utu lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Pelle misses the target.
Pelle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Pelle misses.
It seemed like Utu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pelle swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Utu moves out of range.
Pelle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Utu.
Utu scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Utu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Utu throws a hook to the side of Pelle's head but Pelle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Utu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pelle swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Pelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Utu! But no joy.
Pelle avoids the head kick by Utu.
Pelle ducks right into an uppercut from Utu.
A solid body kick from Utu.
Pelle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utu moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Utu! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Pelle.
Pelle takes one to the side of the head.
Pelle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelle with a nice cross.
The cut above Rau Utu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A thudding body kick lands there by Utu!
Utu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pelle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Utu throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.
Utu keeps Pelle at a distance using the push kick.
Utu misses with a wild body shot.
Pelle takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Amis Pelle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rau Utu'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.
Some wild striking there from Utu.
Pelle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Utu scores with a jab. Pelle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Utu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Utu misses with a jab to the body
and Pelle counters with a crisp one two that drops Utu! Pelle thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Utu to his feet! Utu is in big trouble!
Pelle throws a right hand that Utu ducks under and follows up with a left that Utu also avoids with ease.
Utu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pelle moves out of range of the body kick.
Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pelle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Utu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pelle throws the left hand but Utu avoids the punch easily.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Utu missing with a left hand there. Pelle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Pelle.
Pelle is looking to wear down Utu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pelle looks to throw the jab but Utu is out of range.
Utu throws a body kick that misses.
Amis Pelle is winning the standup battle so far.
Utu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Utu throws a head kick that misses.
Pelle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Utu throws the left hand but Pelle avoids the punch easily.
Utu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPelle.
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Utu.
Utu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Pelle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Utu jabs Pelle right on the nose. Pelle blinks but takes it well.
Utu looks for the body kick but Pelle saw that one coming.
Amis Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pelle.
Pelle avoids a kick to the body.
Utu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Utu looks to move away, Pelle throws a big counter combo but Utu just gets out of the way.
Utu misses with a hook
and Pelle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Utu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pelle takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pelle. Utu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Pelle moves out of range of the strikes.
Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Utu misses with a head kick.
Pelle slips under a jab.
Utu defending well as Pelle loads up on a big left hand.
Utu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Utu throws a shot from downtown. Pelle moves away and avoids it.
Pelle lands a left and a right that send Utu crashing to the mat, dazed. Pelle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rau Utu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rau Utu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amis Pelle!
Post fight, Amis Pelle took to the microphone: 'HAHAHA he and his manager suck. but dont feel bad, i am the crusher of skulls and spirits! i cannot be defeated!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield comes to the cage accompanied by False Alarm. Karol Cropp has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Redfield.
We've been informed that Cropp has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cropp closes the distance and pushes Redfield back into the cage.
Redfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cropp wants a takedown.
Redfield tries to break the clinch but Cropp is controlling the position.
Redfield tries to land a knee to the head but Cropp blocks with his arms.
Redfield manages to break the clinch.
Redfield misses with a double jab
and Cropp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cropp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Redfield sneaks out the side door and pushes Cropp away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Redfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Redfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cropp was well out of range. Poor timing from Redfield.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cropp.
Redfield sizes up Cropp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Redfield tries to keep at a distance but Cropp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cropp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cropp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redfield's efforts to push away.
Cropp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cropp forces Redfield back against the cage and clinches.
Cropp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Redfield.
Cropp wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Redfield tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cropp! Redfield dives in looking to finish! Cropp is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Redfield!
Chris Redfield retains his heavyweight title!
Chris Redfield decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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