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EPL 11.2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Zigaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minowa Fujiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zigaman's entrance music is Cameo - Word Up!. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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269 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nova Zigaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minowa Fujiati!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiati tries to sprawl but Zigaman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zigaman is nestled in close to Fujiati, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zigaman is pressing down on Fujiati's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fujiati is holding on for now.
Zigaman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zigaman controlling the action here.
Zigaman is nestled in close to Fujiati, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zigaman is looking for a kimura here.
Fujiati is not content to let Zigaman control the position.
We've been hearing that Zigaman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiati tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zigaman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Fujiati is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fujiati can't escape the position.
Zigaman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zigaman lands a couple of good shots and Fujiati has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fujiati covers up after that shot from Zigaman.
Fujiati can't escape the position.
Fujiati turns into Zigaman and is now in his guard.
Fujiati avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fujiati avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zigaman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fujiati has managed to get both his arms back between Zigaman's legs - danger averted.
Fujiati won't allow Zigaman to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujiati passes into half guard.
Fujiati wants to control but Zigaman is keeping him busy.
Zigaman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fujiati working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zigaman wants to improve his position but Fujiati is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zigaman is working hard here to advance position.
Fujiati seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Fujiati.
Zigaman is looking to improve his position.
Fujiati is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zigaman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fujiati lands a nice short elbow.
Zigaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Fujiati passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zigaman!
Zigaman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zigaman gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fujiati's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fujiati's back!
Fujiati prevents Zigaman from getting a body triangle.
Zigaman lands an elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Fujiati's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fujiati tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zigaman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fujiati's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiati is working to get back to half guard.
Fujiati keeps trying to improve his position.
Fujiati slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fujiati is staying active underneath Zigaman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zigaman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fujiati defends it well.
Zigaman content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fujiati looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zigaman!
Fujiati swings around for an armbar but Zigaman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fujiati's guard.
Zigaman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fujiati has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zigaman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zigaman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman wants to pass the guard but Fujiati is keeping the position.
Zigaman wants to control from the top but Fujiati keeps moving.
Zigaman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman lands a couple of elbows.
Zigaman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zigaman stands up over Fujiati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zigaman postures up and lands a big shot to Fujiati's brow.
Zigaman wants to pass the guard but Fujiati is keeping the position.
Zigaman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zigaman swings around for an armbar but Fujiati sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zigaman's guard.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing Fujiati from controlling successfully.
Fujiati keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zigaman's head.
Fujiati trying to control the position from guard on top but Zigaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zigaman is on top in guard.
Nova Zigaman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zigaman is aware though and is defending well.
Zigaman wants to control from the top but Fujiati keeps moving.
Zigaman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fujiati's head.
Fujiati working for a triangle but Zigaman defends it easily.
Fujiati tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zigaman pushes down on Fujiati's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fujiati wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zigaman in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati is refusing to be controlled, as Zigaman sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zigaman in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Zigaman.
Fujiati is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zigaman pulls his head out easily.
Zigaman slows the pace down in half guard.
Fujiati taking some punishment here, with Zigaman in his half guard.
Zigaman lands strikes from half guard.
Fujiati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zigaman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fujiati defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zigaman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zigaman is trying to control the action in half guard but Fujiati is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fujiati is looking for a sweep. Zigaman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fujiati looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zigaman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujiati can do to turn this around?
Zigaman trying to control from half guard but Fujiati is working away.
Zigaman wants to work for an arm triangle but Fujiati is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zigaman slows the pace down in half guard.
Zigaman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fujiati!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman dominated that second round.
That's time! Zigaman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Fujiati.
Fujiati changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zigaman misses with a hook. Fujiati ducked under it nicely.
Fujiati feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zigaman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujiati's guard.
Zigaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujiati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zigaman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fujiati's head.
Zigaman 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.
Fujiati keeping moving, preventing Zigaman from controlling successfully.
Zigaman is in close to Fujiati's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman trying to control but Fujiati is working from the bottom.
Zigaman content to stall in guard here.
Fujiati is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fujiati had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zigaman defends it easily.
Zigaman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fujiati keeping moving, preventing Zigaman from controlling successfully.
Zigaman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zigaman scoring with some ground and pound.
Minowa Fujiati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Fujiati keeping moving, preventing Zigaman from controlling successfully.
Fujiati is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fujiati winds up and cracks Zigaman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fujiati seems to be working for a kimura but Zigaman defends the submission attempt.
Zigaman looking for submissions off his back.
Zigaman trying to control but Fujiati postures up.
Fujiati trying to control the action but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
Zigaman gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati works over Zigaman with some ground and pound from guard.
Fujiati is in close to Zigaman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zigaman wants to sweep here but Fujiati controlling him for the moment.
Zigaman wants to improve his position but instead Fujiati has moved into half guard.
Fujiati is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zigaman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zigaman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fujiati is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zigaman is just riding it out for now. Fujiati eventually gives up the hold.
Zigaman works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujiati doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujiati manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zigaman is on top in guard.
Fujiati is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zigaman defends well.
Zigaman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zigaman pushes down on Fujiati's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zigaman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nova Zigaman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zigaman controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nova Zigaman.
Well Zigaman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Zigaman!
Post fight, an emotional Nova Zigaman said 'Listen, junior... get yourself another job and don't ever think you can compete with the freak again. Whilst you're there, send you wife my way and I'll show her just how bombastic the zig-man is. Word up.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ajax might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rakija is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rakija. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakija fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajax manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Rakija 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.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rakija napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ajax thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
I wouldn't like to be where Rakija is right now.
Ajax is trying to get an arm triangle but Rakija is defending well.
Rakija stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rakija is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rakija avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ajax.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ajax misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija tries to bench press Ajax off him but Ajax keeps the position.
Ajax trying to control the action but Rakija is working from the bottom.
Ajax lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Rakija's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ajax working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rakija is trying to control Ajax's posture but Ajax avoids it.
Rakija is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ajax is staying active.
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.
Ajax is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rakija knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Ajax seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rakija struggling a bit here.
Rakija is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rakija takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rakija struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax is looking to take a break and control but Rakija is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Ajax crashes against the mat.
Ajax laying and praying for a moment but Rakija takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rakija is looking to control Ajax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rakija avoid being mounted?
Rakija is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ajax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ajax throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rakija is doing well to control the position and prevent Ajax from advancing to side control.
Rakija wants to control but Ajax is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rakija controlling the position well.
Ajax sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rakija defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ajax is working for a submission of some sort.
Ajax is keen to just control but Rakija is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax dominated that round.
That's time! Ajax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rakija steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Ajax shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rakija is controlling Ajax's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ajax wants to control but Rakija is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rakija manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ajax is in close to Rakija's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ajax postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakija seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've been hearing that Ajax has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rakija avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rakija not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rakija holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija keeping moving, preventing Ajax from controlling successfully.
Ajax stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Rakija has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ajax manages to get his head free but now Rakija has transitioned to an armbar! Ajax grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Rakija! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riza Rakija!
Our winner, Riza Rakija, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj Trigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Taj Trigger has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Taj Trigger seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taj Trigger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sota Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trigger gets tackled into the cage by Sankari. Sankari maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Trigger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trigger.
A frustrated look appears on Trigger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trigger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trigger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sankari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sankari lands a jab to Trigger's midsection.
Sankari thumps Trigger with a low kick.
Trigger misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Sankari.
Sankari throws a right hand that Trigger ducks under and follows up with a left that Trigger also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Trigger misses
and Sankari counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankari misses with an elbow strike.
Sankari is leaning against Trigger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sankari throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari lands an elbow that stopped Trigger in his tracks for a moment.
Trigger has had enough of the clinch but Sankari keeps him there for the moment.
Trigger is trying to stall.
Sankari throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sankari fails to land.
Sankari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trigger's efforts to push away.
Sankari keeps control of Trigger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sankari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trigger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sankari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sankari.
Sankari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trigger blocks an elbow strike from Sankari.
Sankari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sankari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sankari gets through Trigger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trigger breaks the clinch.
Sankari moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trigger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trigger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sankari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trigger tries to land a front kick but Sankari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trigger walks into a jab.
Trigger punishes Sankari's body with a nice straight punch.
Sankari closes the distance and clinches.
Trigger is trying to break free.
Trigger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sankari misses with a few strikes there.
Sankari pushes Trigger up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sankari.
Sankari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trigger's elbow.
Sankari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sankari lands an elbow inside.
Trigger pushes Sankari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trigger prevents a body shot from Sankari.
Trigger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trigger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sankari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trigger misses with a two punch combination.
Sankari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trigger manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Trigger there.
A slow jab from Sankari misses its intended target.
Sankari is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari scores with a push kick.
Sankari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sankari misses the shot to the body.
Sankari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trigger backs up against the cage.
Sankari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankari. Trigger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trigger is looking to counter the offense by Sankari and move into the clinch.
Sankari catches Trigger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trigger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sankari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trigger takes one on the button.
Trigger slips a jab and a cross from Sankari.
As Sankari tries to get set, Trigger tries to push him back and clinch up but Sankari manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trigger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trigger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trigger looks to land a right hand but Sankari moved out of range.
Sankari tried to score with a low kick but Trigger checks it.
Trigger is looking to counter the offense by Sankari and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sota Sankari dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Trigger as he connects with a hook.
Trigger loads up on a big right hand but Sankari slips the punch.
Sankari throws a body punch but Trigger moves out of range.
Sankari connects with a right hand. Trigger shakes it off.
Sankari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sankari scores with a spinning back kick!
Trigger lands with a right hand.
Sankari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sankari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sankari.
Sankari lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Trigger fails to land.
Sankari tries a body shot but Trigger blocks it.
Sankari lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Taj Trigger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari tries a body shot but Trigger blocks it.
Trigger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sankari working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sota Sankari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trigger blocks an elbow strike.
Sankari misses with an elbow strike.
Sankari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sankari is leaning against Trigger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sankari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sankari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sankari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sankari.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sankari throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Sankari as the two fighters clinch.
Trigger avoids a wild elbow strike from Sankari.
Sankari lands a hook that snaps the head of Trigger backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sankari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari lands a shot to the body.
Sankari lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari throws an elbow but it misses.
Sankari scores with a hook to the body.
Sankari lands an elbow that stopped Trigger in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sankari.
Sankari lands a nice elbow.
Sankari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sankari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sankari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trigger backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sankari as the two fighters clinch.
Sankari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sankari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trigger's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Sankari as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sankari.
Nice elbow from Sankari.
Trigger is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Trigger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sankari lands a nice shot to the body.
Sankari lands an elbow inside.
Trigger working hard to break the clinch.
Sankari cracks Trigger with a nice body shot.
Trigger seems to have got his legs back now.
Sankari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sankari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trigger backwards.
Sankari misses with a body punch.
Trigger blocks a body shot from Sankari.
Sankari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sankari blocks a body shot from Trigger.
Sankari drops Trigger onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Trigger is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankari lands an elbow just above Trigger 's eye.
Sankari dips a shoulder and cracks Trigger with a mighty uppercut! Trigger falls back against the cage and Sankari unloads with a barrage of strikes! Trigger is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sankari screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sota Sankari!
Sota Sankari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire . Charles McGuire could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aznar Thrul's chin.
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire avoids the head kick by Thrul.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Thrul's legs.
And Thrul tries to counter it with a takedown but McGuire pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thrul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thrul throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire preventing the sweep.
McGuire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thrul is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul is adopting a defensive guard.
McGuire tries to free his leg and advance position but Thrul is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrul.
Thrul with a nice cross.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Thrul's legs.
Thrul throws a counter combo.
Thrul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thrul fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGuire to the ground. Thrul is now in McGuire's guard.
McGuire is controlling Thrul's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thrul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGuire trying to control the position.
Thrul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thrul wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.
Thrul not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thrul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thrul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thrul landing with the ground and pound.
McGuire looking for a guillotine here but Thrul defends easily.
McGuire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thrul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGuire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thrul defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGuire is trying to control the position but Thrul postures up.
Thrul tries to free his leg and advance position but McGuire is retaining full guard.
McGuire is adopting a defensive guard.
Thrul is in close to McGuire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aznar Thrul will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thrul throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thrul sprawls and moves away.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Thrul rushes McGuire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
Thrul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrul struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Thrul moved out of range.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire stuns Thrul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Thrul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrul flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Thrul is predictable there
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Thrul as McGuire shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Thrul there.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrul counters with a series of strikes. McGuire will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGuire lands a nice looking body shot.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Thrul ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Thrul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thrul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
McGuire checks a low kick from Thrul.
Thrul throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
As Thrul backs away, McGuire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
letting Thrul counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Thrul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Thrul avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Thrul throws a big counter head kick but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire throws a hook but Thrul blocks it.
Thrul throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Thrul misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuire throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
Thrul counters with a body kick.
Thrul moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
Thrul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thrul throws a front kick that sends McGuire stumbling back into the cage.
Charles McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thrul.
McGuire misses the jab.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Thrul looks for a takedown but McGuire sprawls well.
McGuire lands a slapping body shot.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrul counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thrul throws a fast counter high kick but McGuire manages to duck under it in time.
A slapping body kick lands there for McGuire.
A punch combination from McGuire misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrul swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thrul connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
Thrul misses with an uppercut.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Thrul avoids it.
Thrul is trying to counter with his kicks.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
Thrul checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 19:19
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 19:19
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haades has chosen Accept - Head Over Heels as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haades throws a shot from downtown. Bolivar moves away and avoids it.
Bolivar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haades lands a slapping body shot.
Haades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haades connects with a jab.
Haades throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolivar.
Haades throws a body kick that misses.
Bolivar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haades wants to clinch.
Haades drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades throws a right hand that misses
and Bolivar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolivar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Haades 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades looks to throw the jab but Bolivar is out of range.
Haades lands with a nice body punch.
Haades throws a head kick but Bolivar moves out of range.
Haades closes the distance and pushes Bolivar back into the cage.
Bolivar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haades moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bolivar moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Bolivar misses its target.
Bolivar looks to land a left hand but Haades moved out of range nicely.
Haades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolivar.
Bolivar misses with a head kick.
Bolivar moves out of range as Haades throws a body kick.
Haades slips a jab and a cross from Bolivar.
Haades looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolivar is just out of range.
Haades looks to land a body kick but Bolivar moved away.
Bolivar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haades throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolivar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haades misses with a low kick.
A jab from Haades misses.
Bolivar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haades at a distance.
Haades closes the distance and pushes Bolivar back into the cage.
Haades blocks a body shot from Bolivar.
A frustrated look appears on Bolivar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolivar digs a right hand into Haades's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haades's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haades.
Haades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolivar working hard to break the clinch.
Haades tries a body shot but Bolivar blocks it.
Bolivar blocks an uppercut.
Bolivar lands a hook that snaps the head of Haades backwards.
Bolivar struggles to land a body shot inside as Haades controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolivar manages to break the clinch.
Haades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolivar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haades scores with the left hand. Bolivar knows he should have avoided that one.
Haades looks to land a body kick but Bolivar moved away.
Bolivar throwing a counter right hand but Haades manages to avoid it.
Haades misses with an uppercut
and Bolivar counters with a three punch combo that has Haades backing up. Haades nods at Bolivar to acknowledge the strikes.
Bolivar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bolivar.
Haades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolivar misses the target.
We've been told by Bolivar's head coaches at K.O.N.Y. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Haades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolivar keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolivar moves out of range of the body kick from Haades.
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!
Haades slips a jab from Bolivar.
Bolivar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haades counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Haades is predictable there
and Haades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bolivar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haades misses with a straight right.
Bolivar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bolivar cracks Haades with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haades throws a series of punches but Bolivar moves out of range.
Bolivar throws the kick towards the body but Haades avoids it.
Bolivar misses with a wild body shot.
Bolivar throws a head kick that Haades semi-blocks.
A jab from Bolivar does it's job there.
Haades motions for Bolivar to come forward. Haades throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolivar throwing a counter right hand but Haades manages to avoid it.
Haades doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolivar circles away.
A slow jab from Bolivar misses its intended target.
Haades lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hannes Haades will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Haades wants to clinch
and Bolivar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haades's knee momentarily.
Bolivar throws the left hand but Haades avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Bolivar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bolivar is looking to slow Haades down with leg kicks.
Bolivar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haades dips to his left and cracks Bolivar with an uppercut!
Bolivar misses the jab.
Haades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolivar throwing a counter right hand but Haades manages to avoid it.
Haades misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolivar counters with a three punch combo that has Haades backing up. Haades nods at Bolivar to acknowledge the strikes.
Haades cracks a nice hook into Bolivar's ribs.
Haades throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haades looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolivar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haades's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Haades misses the target.
Bolivar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bolivar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bolivar ducks under a wild hook from Haades.
Both fighters circling a little - Haades finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Haades misses.
Haades lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bolivar takes a step back to recover.
Haades tries to clinch but Bolivar moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolivar misses the target.
Bolivar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haades takes the fight into the clinch.
Haades swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolivar blocks an uppercut.
Pablo Bolivar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar tries to break free but Haades pushes him back against the cage.
Haades misses with the head strike.
Haades throws a head punch that misses.
Bolivar scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haades lands a left hand.
Haades misses with some punches.
Bolivar prevents a body shot from Haades.
Bolivar is trying to break the clinch but Haades is controlling him.
Haades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolivar throws a hook to the side of Haades's head but Haades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolivar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haades connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Bolivar.
A jab from Bolivar misses.
Nice shot by Haades.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolivar checks a leg kick nicely.
Bolivar misses the jab.
Bolivar looks to score with a jab to the body but Haades is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Haades.
Haades goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bolivar takes one on the button.
Haades drops Bolivar with a beautiful combination! Bolivar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haades is looking for the KO!
Bolivar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haades misses with a wild combination.
Oh Bolivar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolivar lands with a nice body kick.
Bolivar seems to have got his legs back now.
Haades misses with the combination.
Bolivar is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haades.
Haades dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolivar. That did some damage!
Bolivar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolivar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haades throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bolivar counters with a stiff right hand.
Haades misses with a body kick.
Bolivar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bolivar is out of range and Haades settles back down.
Bolivar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolivar moves away from the strike by Haades.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannes Haades comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haades has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 19:19
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 18:20
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill misses with a low kick as Ozturk jumps back.
Ozturk dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Ozturk cracks Hill with a good jab.
Ozturk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Hill misses.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Ozturk.
Hill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hill scores with a nice right hand.
Ozturk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ozturk misses with a leg kick
and Hill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ozturk really felt that one!
Hill forces Ozturk back against the cage and clinches.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozturk controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ozturk - that landed with a thud.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill avoids a wild elbow strike from Ozturk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ozturk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozturk scores with a shoulder strike.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the cage.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Ozturk.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozturk lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Hill stalling against the cage.
Ozturk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Ozturk lands a body punch.
Hill takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozturk's elbow.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Ozturk avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Ozturk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Ozturk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Hill is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ozturk.
Ozturk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ozturk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Ozturk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozturk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ozturk digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ozturk tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
Ozturk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill working aggressively here.
Ozturk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozturk lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozturk lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Ozturk.
Hill dodges an elbow strike from Ozturk.
Ozturk is pushing Hill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ozturk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozturk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk prevents a body shot from Hill.
Ozturk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ozturk fails to land.
Ozturk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hill thows a leg kick but Ozturk checks it
and Ozturk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozturk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozturk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ozturk throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill throws a wild body kick that Ozturk sees coming a mile off.
Ozturk slips a straight right by Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill blocking some punches.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozturk tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozturk manages to break the clinch.
Ozturk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ozturk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the leg kick from Ozturk.
Hill scores with a push kick.
Hill throws a chopping leg kick but Ozturk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ozturk tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill has managed to clinch.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
Ozturk lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ozturk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozturk backwards.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Ozturk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill misses with the head strike.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the cage.
Ozturk cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ozturk lands with a left to the head.
Jericho Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill taking a breather.
Ozturk lands a shoulder strike.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets through Ozturk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Ozturk breaks the clinch.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozturk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Ozturk.
Ozturk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ozturk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Ozturk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a wild body kick that Ozturk sees coming a mile off.
Ozturk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
Ozturk is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Ozturk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Ozturk throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hill tries to clinch but Ozturk moves away
and Ozturk counters with an outside leg kick.
Ozturk thows a leg kick but Hill checks it
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozturk wants to control but Hill passes easily into half guard.
Ozturk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hill.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hadi Ozturk.
I think Ozturk 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 18:20
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 18:20
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk!
Hadi Ozturk decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obliteratii comes into the arena with Walkürenritt blaring out of the sound system. Payakaroon has chosen My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys as his entrance music. 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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29
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14 - 4 - 0 |
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213 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Obliteratii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Obliteratii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Obliteratii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obliteratii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Payakaroon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obliteratii was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakaroon.
Obliteratii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Obliteratii misses with an uppercut
and Payakaroon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obliteratii dodges the punch combination from Payakaroon.
Obliteratii lands a jab to the nose.
Left hook, right uppercut from Payakaroon.
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
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!
Obliteratii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obliteratii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Payakaroon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Payakaroon swings widly with a right hand
and Obliteratii counters with a left to the body.
Obliteratii scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Payakaroon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obliteratii.
Payakaroon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Payakaroon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obliteratii manages to avoid it.
Payakaroon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick but Payakaroon moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obliteratii.
Payakaroon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Obliteratii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obliteratii scores with a kick to the body.
Obliteratii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Payakaroon misses with a head kick.
Payakaroon connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obliteratii swings for the body but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Payakaroon tries a quick counter leg kick but Obliteratii is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obliteratii misses with a looping right.
Jab from Obliteratii.
Nice defenses there by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a wild combination.
Obliteratii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Obliteratii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obliteratii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obliteratii drives through and clinches with Payakaroon against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obliteratii.
A right hook to the body lands for Obliteratii.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage.
Payakaroon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obliteratii cracks Payakaroon with a nice body shot.
Obliteratii will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Payakaroon up against the cage.
Obliteratii lands a nice shot to the body.
Payakaroon looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Obliteratii.
Obliteratii pushes Payakaroon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obliteratii prevents a takedown attempt there.
Payakaroon tries to stall but Obliteratii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payakaroon is trying to push Obliteratii away but Obliteratii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Payakaroon struggles to land a body shot inside as Obliteratii controls his hands.
Payakaroon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obliteratii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payakaroon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obliteratii connects with a crisp jab.
Payakaroon ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Payakaroon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obliteratii connects with a solid leg kick.
Payakaroon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
Payakaroon slips a jab from Obliteratii.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obliteratii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a hook but Payakaroon avoids it easily.
Payakaroon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payakaroon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obliteratii lands a nice looking body shot.
Obliteratii misses with a hook. Payakaroon ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Payakaroon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Obliteratii scores with a hook to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zeus Obliteratii is winning the standup battle so far.
Obliteratii throws a right hand that misses
and Payakaroon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakaroon moves out of range as Obliteratii strikes.
Obliteratii scoring well with a low kick there.
Payakaroon throws a right and a left that Obliteratii avoids nicely.
Payakaroon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obliteratii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obliteratii scores with a hook to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii swings widly with a right hand
and Payakaroon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obliteratii takes a swing at Payakaroon's ribcage but misses.
Obliteratii throws a series of strikes that have Payakaroon backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obliteratii connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payakaroon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obliteratii was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obliteratii.
Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obliteratii.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakaroon is just out of range.
Payakaroon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Obliteratii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Payakaroon slips under a jab from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands with a cross.
Obliteratii throws a shot from downtown. Payakaroon moves away and avoids it.
Payakaroon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Obliteratii catches Payakaroon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Payakaroon swings for the body but Obliteratii moves out of range.
Samart Payakaroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payakaroon.
Obliteratii lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Obliteratii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Payakaroon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Payakaroon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obliteratii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obliteratii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Obliteratii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obliteratii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payakaroon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obliteratii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Payakaroon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obliteratii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payakaroon scrambles back to his feet.
Payakaroon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot.
Payakaroon tries to bum rush Obliteratii with a series of wild strikes but Obliteratii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch.
Payakaroon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii jabs at Payakaroon's body.
Payakaroon is breathing heavily.
Obliteratii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payakaroon on the side of the head.
Obliteratii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payakaroon can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Payakaroon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii misses with a wild body shot.
Obliteratii misses with a looping left.
Obliteratii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Payakaroon counters with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payakaroon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Obliteratii rather than just go for the knockout.
Obliteratii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payakaroon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payakaroon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Payakaroon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obliteratii jabs at Payakaroon's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payakaroon. Obliteratii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obliteratii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Obliteratii misses with an uppercut.
Obliteratii lands a right hook to the body.
Obliteratii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Payakaroon there.
Payakaroon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Payakaroon lands a glancing blow to the side of Obliteratii's head.
Payakaroon misses with a hook
and Obliteratii counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakaroon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zeus Obliteratii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Payakaroon misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Obliteratii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obliteratii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 20:18
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 20:18
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
A victorious Zeus Obliteratii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Samart Payakaroon spoke after the fight, saying 'It's been a great tournament. I have no regrets other than the regret I have in informing my opponent that his mom is waiting for me in the locker room! OH YEA BABY!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mary had a little lamb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Garcia forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
We've been hearing reports that Garcia has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rodney Garcia has been cut.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Garcia thows a body kick. Tyson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Tyson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
Garcia drops Tyson with a big left hand! Tyson is injured, injured bad! Garcia jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Garcia!
A relieved looking Rodney Garcia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lethal Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clones Jr's entrance music is Pusha T - Blocka. A fine choice. Larry has chosen Promise Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lethal Larry!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larry lands an overhand right.
Clones Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clones Jr cracks Larry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clones Jr defending well as Larry loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Larry.
Larry cracks Clones Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clones Jr throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Lethal Larry has been cut.
Don Clones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larry loads up on a big right hand but Clones Jr slips the punch.
Clones Jr connects with a body shot.
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!
Larry connects with an inside leg kick.
Clones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Larry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clones Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Larry just manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Clones Jr is predictable there
and Larry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clones Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larry.
Clones Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Larry passes into side control.
Larry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clones Jr regains half guard.
Clones Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Larry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clones Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clones Jr is in trouble now - Larry has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clones Jr regains half guard.
Larry is pressing down on Clones Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clones Jr is holding on for now.
Clones Jr looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larry is working for a kimura but Clones Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Larry wants to free his trapped foot but Clones Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Clones Jr has recovered full guard.
Clones Jr wants to sweep here but Larry controlling him for the moment.
Clones Jr is trying to control the position but Larry postures up.
Larry tries to free his leg and advance position but Clones Jr is retaining full guard.
Larry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four 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.
Larry is working for a kimura but Clones Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Larry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Larry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clones Jr tries to roll over but Larry keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lethal Larry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lethal Larry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Larry throws a hook but Clones Jr avoids it easily.
Clones Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Clones Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clones Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Larry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larry misses with an uppercut. Clones Jr saw that one coming.
Clones Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Larry scores with a leg kick.
Clones Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloppy strikes from Clones Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Larry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Clones Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clones Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Clones Jr misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clones Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clones Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Clones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clones Jr takes a swing at Larry's ribcage but misses.
Clones Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clones Jr throws a leg kick but Larry checks it.
Larry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clones Jr's head.
Clones Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clones Jr wants to land a leg kick but Larry is out of range.
A slow jab from Clones Jr misses its intended target.
Clones Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clones Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larry misses with a hook.
Clones Jr misses the shot to the body.
Larry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clones Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Larry avoided it.
Larry scores with a jab. Clones Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larry.
Clones Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larry finds it's way round the side to connect with Clones Jr's head.
Larry throws a shot from downtown. Clones Jr moves away and avoids it.
Clones Jr cracks Larry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clones Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larry. Larry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Don Clones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clones Jr looks to land a combination but Larry avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr checks a leg kick.
Clones Jr thumps Larry with a low kick.
Clones Jr checks a leg kick.
Clones Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larry.
A quick step to the side and Clones Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clones Jr cracks Larry with an open hand slap.
A decent looking cross lands there for Larry.
Larry wants to land a leg kick but Clones Jr is out of range.
Clones Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clones Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larry on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clones Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larry lands a leg kick that knocks Clones Jr off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clones Jr checks it well.
Clones Jr scores with a jab. Larry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clones Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larry is out of range and Clones Jr settles back down.
Clones Jr gets a clinch.
Larry manages to break the clinch.
Larry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Clones Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larry throws a leg kick
and Clones Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Larry misses.
Don Clones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lethal Larry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Clones Jr.
Larry throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Larry misses.
Clones Jr throws a jab when Larry was well out of range.
Larry with the counter takedown but Clones Jr avoids it easily.
Larry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clones Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Clones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Clones Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Clones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Larry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clones Jr misses with a leg kick
and Larry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clones Jr!
Larry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larry is looking to take a break and control but Clones Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clones Jr is looking for a sweep.
Larry is looking to take a break and control but Clones Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clones Jr misses with a strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lethal Larry.
I think Larry 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 18:20
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 18:20
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lethal Larry!
Lethal Larry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Don Clones Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn first loss for me. I guess i go home, shake this off and continue planning for the next guy.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jung's choice of entrance music: Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sungwon Jung!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Kingsley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jung scores with a punch to the head.
Kingsley tries to land a front kick but Jung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Jung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jung looks for the body kick but Kingsley saw that one coming.
Kingsley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
Jung bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kingsley's corner calls for a 1-2. Kingsley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sungwon Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsley checks a leg kick.
Kingsley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingsley is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jung.
Jung connects with an inside leg kick.
Kingsley 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.
Kingsley just misses with a punch to the body.
Jung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung moves away from the strike by Kingsley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley throws a hook to the side of Jung's head but Jung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingsley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Kingsley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jung scores with a body shot.
Jung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kingsley's sensitive parts.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jung has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Jung blocks a low kick nicely.
Kingsley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jung's calf.
Kingsley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jung scores with a jab. Kingsley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kingsley misses with a straight left.
Kingsley throws an overhand right that lands on Jung's shoulder, as Jung tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Kingsley. No joy for Jung on that attempt.
Kingsley misses with a low kick.
Kingsley is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jung's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jung throws a hook to the side of Kingsley's head but Kingsley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingsley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingsley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kingsley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jung looks to throw the jab but Kingsley is out of range.
Jung throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingsley.
Jung scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Kingsley.
Kingsley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Jung moved away.
A head kick misses from Jung.
Kingsley throws the left hand but Jung avoids the punch easily.
Kingsley thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung counters with a shoot takedown. Kingsley fights it but they end up in guard.
Jung trying to control but Kingsley is working from the bottom.
Jung postures up.
Jung scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jung preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingsley is working hard here to advance position.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters circling - Kingsley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kingsley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jung counters with a takedown into side control.
Jung trying to control the action but Kingsley is working from the bottom.
Jung cracks Kingsley with a big right hand but Kingsley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kingsley is looking for a sweep.
Kingsley sneaks back into half guard.
Jung takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Kingsley is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung wants to take a breather but Kingsley is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sungwon Jung dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jung misses with a wild body shot.
Kingsley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jung sprawls and moves away.
Jung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Kingsley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jung wants to clinch up but Kingsley keeps it at a distance.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Kingsley saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Jung swings for the body but Kingsley moves out of range.
It looked like Kingsley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jung.
Kingsley scores with a leg kick.
Kingsley punishes Jung's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Jung.
Jab, jab by Jung - just one landing.
Jab from Kingsley.
Sungwon Jung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingsley.
Kingsley throws an overhand right that lands on Jung's shoulder, as Jung tries to avoid the shot.
Jung throws a lazy right hand but Kingsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kingsley throws out a loose jab but Jung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung throws a hook to the side of Kingsley's head but Kingsley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingsley clobbers Jung with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingsley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jung is out of range and Kingsley settles back down.
Jung tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung misses the jab.
Jung connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kingsley is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingsley.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kingsley.
Donk. Jung catches Kingsley right on the button with a cross.
Kingsley misses with a body shot.
Jung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Jung does it's job there.
Jung avoids the body shot from Kingsley.
Jung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingsley.
A punch combination from Kingsley misses.
Jung scores with a spinning back kick!
Kingsley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kingsley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Kingsley.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingsley was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingsley.
Kingsley throws a head kick that misses.
Kingsley connects with a solid leg kick.
Jung throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kingsley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kingsley swings for the body but Jung moves out of range.
Kingsley misses with a looping left.
Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingsley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingsley scores with a leg kick.
Jung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kingsley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingsley throws a hook to the side of Jung's head but Jung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jung moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kingsley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jung ducks under a wild hook from Kingsley.
A good leg kick by Jung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Kingsley slams his shin into Jung's torso.
Kingsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jung.
A head kick misses from Jung.
Kingsley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kingsley blocks the body kick.
Jung lands a jab to Kingsley's midsection.
Jung throws a body punch but Kingsley moves out of range.
Jung throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kingsley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jung throws a leg kick which misses Kingsley's front leg but catches the back leg as Kingsley tries to avoid it.
Kyle Kingsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingsley manages to avoid it.
Kingsley tries to land a leg kick but Jung saw it coming and moves away.
Kingsley misses with a body shot.
Jung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kingsley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jung ducks right into an uppercut from Kingsley.
Kingsley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jung tries to counter with a clinch but Kingsley shakes him off and moves away.
Jung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jung takes a swing at Kingsley's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jung lands an overhand right.
Jung fails to land the takedown.
Kingsley checks a leg kick nicely.
Kingsley looks to land a left hand but Jung moved out of range nicely.
Jung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingsley but Kingsley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jung shoots in and bounces Kingsley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingsley working for a triangle but Jung defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sungwon Jung.
Well Jung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 18:20
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 18:20
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sungwon Jung!
An intense looking Sungwon Jung took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Tank you, tank you for coming.'.
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A |
G |
S |
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B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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