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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J.J. Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Grey. Smith's entrance music is Therion - Sitra Ahra. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J.J. Grey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Grey moved out of range nicely.
Grey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grey pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grey blocks the elbow strike.
Grey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grey struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Grey misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Grey working aggressively here.
Grey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grey misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grey scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Grey.
Smith is rocked!
Smith bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Grey comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Smith falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Smith was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). J.J. Grey!
J.J. Grey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munoz throws a leg kick
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Armondo Munoz has been cut.
Joe blocks the body kick.
Joe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munoz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joe. Joe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Munoz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joe avoids a kick to the body.
Joe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Munoz has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Munoz tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Munoz.
A short left from Munoz.
Munoz misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe prevents a body shot from Munoz.
Munoz tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Munoz back against the cage.
Joe prevents a body shot from Munoz.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
A right handed body shot lands from Munoz.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munoz tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Joe scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munoz.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munoz misses with the head strike.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a body shot from Munoz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munoz misses with a punch on the inside.
Munoz lands a right hand.
Joe blocking some punches.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
Joe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe lands with a light punch inside.
Munoz struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munoz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munoz.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
Munoz lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munoz.
Joe prevents a body shot from Munoz.
Munoz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Munoz lands a shoulder strike.
Munoz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe tries to work over Munoz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munoz scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Joe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe misses with some punches.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with some punches.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munoz's elbow.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe is working Munoz over against the cage.
Munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe blocks a body shot from Munoz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Munoz tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
Munoz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Munoz prevents a body shot from Joe.
Munoz works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz misses with some punches.
Munoz lands a body punch.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armondo Munoz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munoz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Munoz forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Munoz lands with a left to the head.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Munoz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Munoz controls the action.
Munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe working aggressively here.
Munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Munoz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munoz struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Munoz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
Joe gets through Munoz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Munoz working aggressively here.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz takes a shot to the head.
Munoz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joe blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe pushes Munoz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Joe cracks Munoz with a nice body shot.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Average Joe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munoz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Munoz tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
Joe scores with a hook to the body.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe tries to work over Munoz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe prevents a body shot from Munoz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Joe.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe lands a right hand.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
Joe working aggressively here.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Munoz misses with a punch on the inside.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Munoz misses with a punch on the inside.
Munoz misses with some punches.
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munoz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Munoz or not.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Munoz has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Munoz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Munoz moves away from the strike by Joe.
Munoz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Munoz connects with a leg kick. Joe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Munoz keeps Joe at a distance using the push kick.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Munoz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Munoz.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munoz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz scores with a head kick. Joe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Munoz throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Munoz counters with a leg kick.
Munoz misses with a lunging right hand
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a hook but Munoz blocks it.
Munoz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armondo Munoz is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe connects with the punch.
Munoz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Munoz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joe checks a leg kick.
Joe lands a big head kick that sends Munoz tumbling to the mat! Joe takes a step backwards and waves Munoz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munoz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decent striking displayed by Munoz there.
Munoz gets tackled into the cage by Joe. Joe maintains the clinch.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Munoz seems to have got his legs back now.
Munoz presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
A short uppercut from Munoz.
Munoz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
A short right from Joe.
Joe scores with a shoulder strike.
Munoz tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Munoz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Munoz presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Munoz - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Munoz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Munoz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munoz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Munoz.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Munoz.
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz misses with a punch to the body.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munoz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munoz tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Munoz back against the cage.
Munoz misses with some punches.
Joe digs a right hand into Munoz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Munoz's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe working aggressively here.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Joe - that landed with a thud.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Joe pushes Munoz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Munoz swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe prevents a body shot from Munoz.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Munoz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munoz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Munoz lands a shot to the body.
Munoz working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munoz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe blocks a body shot from Munoz.
Munoz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Munoz on the inside.
Munoz tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Munoz back against the cage.
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 Armondo Munoz.
I think Munoz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali has chosen Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle thumps Pourramenazanali with a low kick.
Finkle clinches up with Pourramenazanali and pushes him back against the cage.
Finkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pourramenazanali's defenses.
Pourramenazanali lands an elbow inside that Finkle shrugs off.
Pourramenazanali tries for a takedown but Finkle manages to get underhooks.
Pourramenazanali lands an elbow just above Finkle 's eye.
Pourramenazanali has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Finkle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle turns into Pourramenazanali and is now in his guard.
Pourramenazanali trying to control the position.
Pourramenazanali wants to sweep here but Finkle controlling him for the moment.
Pourramenazanali keeping moving, preventing Finkle from controlling successfully.
Finkle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pourramenazanali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finkle is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finkle wants to control from the top but Pourramenazanali keeps moving.
Pourramenazanali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finkle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pourramenazanali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finkle trying to control but Pourramenazanali is working from the bottom.
Pourramenazanali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finkle is one step ahead there.
Finkle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Finkle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pourramenazanali bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finkle's guard.
Pourramenazanali throwing strikes but missing.
Finkle has control of Pourramenazanali's left arm, preventing Pourramenazanali from doing any damage.
Finkle keeping moving, preventing Pourramenazanali from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pourramenazanali scoring with some ground and pound.
Pourramenazanali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pourramenazanali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pourramenazanali lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Finkle managing to control the position.
Pourramenazanali looking to sit in guard and control but Finkle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Finkle wants to control from the top but Pourramenazanali keeps moving.
Pourramenazanali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pourramenazanali trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali is trying to keep Finkle in close.
Finkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Pourramenazanali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pourramenazanali working a defensive guard here.
Pourramenazanali wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Finkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Pourramenazanali is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finkle trying to control but Pourramenazanali is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Finkle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali dominated that round.
That's time! Finkle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pourramenazanali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finkle.
Finkle takes a swing at Pourramenazanali's ribcage but misses.
Ray Finkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finkle!
Finkle rushes Pourramenazanali with punches - Pourramenazanali moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Pourramenazanali goes down! Finkle follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Finkle!
A very excited looking Ray Finkle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Take (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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take throws a sloppy head kick and Damione Deathclaw moves out of range easily.
Damione Deathclaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Take looks to land a right hand but Damione Deathclaw moved out of range.
Take tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Take throws a leg kick but Damione Deathclaw checks it.
Take throws a sloppy head kick and Damione Deathclaw moves out of range easily.
Take looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damione Deathclaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
Damione Deathclaw closes the distance and clinches up with Take, looking for a takedown. Damione Deathclaw pushes Take against the cage but Take circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damione Deathclaw slips a straight right by Take.
Damione Deathclaw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Take misses with a straight left.
Damione Deathclaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Take sprawls and moves away.
Damione Deathclaw cracks Take with a good jab.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Take.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damione Deathclaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damione Deathclaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damione Deathclaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Take pinned against the cage. Take gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a body shot.
Take thinks about the counter body kick.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Take throws a lazy body kick
and Damione Deathclaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Take's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Take has Damione Deathclaw pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Take is keeping the position for now.
Take controlling the position.
Damione Deathclaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damione Deathclaw is looking to take a break and control but Take is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Take wants to control but Damione Deathclaw postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Take is defending well.
Damione Deathclaw working the head with strikes.
Damione Deathclaw working away.
Take might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Damione Deathclaw haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Damione Deathclaw throws an elbow but Take slips to the side and avoids it well.
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.
Take manages to get back to half guard.
Damione Deathclaw lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Damione Deathclaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working.
Damione Deathclaw is working for a kimura but Take is defending it quite comfortably.
Take is trying to maintain the position but Damione Deathclaw is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Take controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Calypso Damione Deathclaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Take misses.
Take throws a big shot that misses.
Damione Deathclaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Take lunges at Damione Deathclaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damione Deathclaw's hand.
Take misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw attempts a counter takedown but Take avoids it well and moves away.
Take looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Damione Deathclaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Take sprawls and moves away.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Take misses with a kick to the body
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a nice double leg into side control. Take won't be happy with that.
Damione Deathclaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Take is trying to control Damione Deathclaw's posture but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take tries to improve position but can't.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Take is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Take prevents Damione Deathclaw from moving into mount.
Damione Deathclaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Take's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Take has one of Damione Deathclaw's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Take has escaped the position, nice work there.
Take wants to control but Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Take is looking to regain half guard here but Damione Deathclaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control the action but Take is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw tries for a kimura but Take is defending well.
Damione Deathclaw wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Take, who protects the arm well.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control the position but Take is working away.
Damione Deathclaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damione Deathclaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Take is trying to control Damione Deathclaw's posture but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Take is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damione Deathclaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Take knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damione Deathclaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Take throws a looping overhand right but Damione Deathclaw ducks down to avoid it.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Damione Deathclaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damione Deathclaw. That did some damage!
Damione Deathclaw avoids the body shot from Take.
Damione Deathclaw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Take cracks Damione Deathclaw with an open hand slap.
Take takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Damione Deathclaw avoids the body shot from Take.
Damione Deathclaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Take.
Damione Deathclaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damione Deathclaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Damione Deathclaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damione Deathclaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Damione Deathclaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damione Deathclaw darts in looking for a takedown but Take gets double underhooks and turns Damione Deathclaw into the cage.
Damione Deathclaw throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take misses with a leg kick
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a single leg into guard. Take didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Take has control of Damione Deathclaw's left arm, preventing Damione Deathclaw from doing any damage.
Damione Deathclaw wants to pass the guard but Take is keeping the position.
Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Damione Deathclaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damione Deathclaw is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Take wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Damione Deathclaw looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Take missing with a left hand there. Damione Deathclaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damione Deathclaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Take.
Damione Deathclaw half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yamato Take seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damione Deathclaw works the jab nicely.
Damione Deathclaw sizes up Take with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Take throws a hook but Damione Deathclaw avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take scores with a shot to the body.
Take misses with a body shot.
Damione Deathclaw catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Take finds it's target.
Damione Deathclaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Take throws a leg kick
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a single leg into guard. Take didn't expect that.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Take keeping full guard, as Damione Deathclaw tries to pass.
Take is controlling Damione Deathclaw's posture.
Take trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw stands and throws Take's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Damione Deathclaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Damione Deathclaw has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Damione Deathclaw tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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 Calypso Damione Deathclaw.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damione Deathclaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
A relieved looking Calypso Damione Deathclaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Klas Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kind comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Afternoon Delight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
203 lbs
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32
195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn throws a jab but it's blocked by Kind.
Kind looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kind connects with a crisp jab.
Horn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horn misses with a leg kick.
Kind looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horn connects with a single shot there.
Horn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kind's calf.
Kind misses with a body shot.
Kind keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Kind was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
It seemed like Kind was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Horn is predictable there
and Kind counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kind.
Kind walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kind fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horn on the side of the head.
Horn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Klas Horn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kind is trying to defend but Horn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kind kicks off Horn and gets to his feet.
Kind looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kind was well out of range. Poor timing from Horn.
Horn throws a body shot but no joy.
Horn misses with a left hand
and Kind counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horn throws a body punch but Kind moves out of range.
Horn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horn clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Kind scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horn blocks an uppercut.
Kind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horn gets a clinch.
Kind working aggressively here.
Kind lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horn.
Kind breaks the clinch.
Horn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut there from Horn.
Horn throws a big shot that misses.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Kind moves away and avoids it.
Champ Kind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horn.
Klas Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kind lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kind is trying to maintain a safe position but Horn gets an underhook and turns Kind into the cage.
Kind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horn's elbow.
Horn tries to work over Kind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horn misses with the head strike.
Horn wants to stall.
Kind struggles to land a body shot inside as Horn controls his hands.
Horn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horn controlling the action here for a moment.
Kind breaks from the clinch.
Kind with a hook.
Horn defending well as Kind loads up on a big left hand.
Kind slips a jab from Horn.
Horn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn misses with a looping right.
Horn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horn scores with the left hand. Kind knows he should have avoided that one.
Horn clinches up against the cage.
Kind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horn misses with some punches.
Kind is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klas Horn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kind tries to work over Horn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kind presses Horn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horn tries to pull guard but Kind forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kind's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Horn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kind controls his hands.
Kind lands an uppercut.
Horn tries to pull guard but Kind holds him up against the cage and eventually Horn drops back down to his feet.
Kind tries a body shot but Horn blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Champ Kind will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Klas Horn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kind misses with a double jab.
Kind throws a nice looking combination but Horn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Kind tries to get set, Horn tries to push him back and clinch up but Kind manages to avoid the attempt.
Horn cracks a nice hook into Kind's ribs.
Kind throws a series of punches but Horn moves out of range.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Kind moves away and avoids it.
Horn tries to clinch there but Kind circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Kind there.
Horn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kind! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kind as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horn tries for a takedown but Kind sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Champ Kind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kind takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horn cracks Kind with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kind catches Horn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kind moves away.
Kind scores with a jab. Horn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind moves in close and cracks Horn with a massive right hand! Horn, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Kind!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Champ Kind!
Champ Kind seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karelin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to CCCP. On his way into the cage it seems that Aleksanteri Karelin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aleksanteri Karelin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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38
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245 lbs
21 - 13 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Aybara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Perrin Aybara has been cut.
Aybara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aybara digs a good body shot into Karelin's ribs.
Aybara throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Aybara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin misses with an uppercut
and Aybara counters with a nice uppercut.
Aybara connects with a body shot that sends Karelin's belly button to the back.
Karelin moves out of range of the strikes.
Karelin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Aybara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aybara connects with a nice looking jab.
Aybara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Karelin misses.
A punch combination from Aybara misses.
As Aybara looks to move away, Karelin throws a big counter combo but Aybara just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aybara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karelin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aybara misses with a wild combination.
Aybara misses with a two punch combination.
Karelin throws a big counter combination but Aybara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aybara works the jab nicely.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karelin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aybara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aybara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karelin lands a slapping 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!
Karelin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aybara throws a low kick, looking for Karelin's leg but Karelin calmly moves out of range.
Karelin stuffs the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Karelin blocks the low kick.
Karelin is looking to counter the offense by Aybara and move into the clinch.
Karelin misses with a hook. Aybara ducked under it nicely.
Karelin throws the left hand but Aybara avoids the punch easily.
Aybara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aybara moves out of range as Karelin strikes.
Aybara moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aybara ducks under a wild hook from Karelin.
Some bone on bone action there as Aybara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aybara tried to score with a low kick but Karelin checks it.
Aybara lands a jab to the nose.
Aybara fails with a takedown attempt.
Aybara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aybara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is not content to let Aybara control the position.
Aybara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karelin is trying to stand.
Aybara is trying to control. Karelin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aybara misses with a head shot. Karelin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aybara throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Aybara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aybara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aybara blocks a jab.
Aybara feints the counter takedown.
No joy there for Aybara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karelin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karelin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aybara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aybara lands a high kick!
Aybara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Aybara. Those never looked like landing.
Aybara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karelin.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body. Aybara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Aybara saw that one coming.
Karelin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Aybara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aybara throws a push kick but Karelin slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Karelin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aybara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karelin throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aybara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aybara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karelin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aybara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aybara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aybara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perrin Aybara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelin throws a series of punches but Aybara moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aybara misses with a combination
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin blocks the body kick.
Aybara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good exchange - Aybara coming out on top.
Aybara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
Aybara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karelin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aybara with the counter takedown but Karelin avoids it easily.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Aybara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Aybara saw that one coming.
Aybara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aybara moves out of range of the strikes.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Karelin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aybara's head.
Aybara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin drops Aybara with a big left hand! Aybara is injured, injured bad! Karelin jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
A very excited looking Aleksanteri Karelin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corvo Attano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corvo Attano!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Attano instigates a clinch.
Dundee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Attano backwards.
Attano working aggressively here.
Dundee tries a body shot but Attano blocks it.
Attano presses Dundee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Dundee as the two fighters clinch.
Attano tries a body shot but Dundee blocks it.
Attano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Attano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attano blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
The referee calls for Attano to work.
Attano gets through Dundee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attano stalling the fight.
Attano lands a hook that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Dundee gets through Attano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dundee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Attano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attano misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attano lands a left hand.
I was talking to Dundee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Attano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Attano.
Attano misses with a punch on the inside.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Attano controls the action.
Attano prevents a body shot from Dundee.
Dundee lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dundee.
Attano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Attano is leaning against Dundee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Attano throws a punch but it's blocked by Dundee.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Attano stalls.
Attano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
A short left from Attano.
Dundee lands a shoulder strike.
Attano tries to land a knee to the head but Dundee blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dundee scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Attano.
Attano working aggressively here.
Dundee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dundee tries to land a knee to the head but Attano blocks with his arms.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Dundee.
A head punch on the inside from Dundee fails to land.
Attano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dundee struggles to land a body shot inside as Attano controls his hands.
Dundee swings wildly with an uppercut but Attano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attano swings wildly with an uppercut but Dundee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attano pushes Dundee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Attano prevents a body shot from Dundee.
Dundee trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Attano blocks a body shot from Dundee.
Attano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attano lands with a light punch inside.
Dundee has Attano pushed against the cage.
Dundee tries to work over Attano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Attano can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
Attano misses with a knee to the head.
Dundee misses with a knee strike.
Attano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Dundee.
Dundee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Attano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Attano.
Dundee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dundee.
Attano swings wildly with an uppercut but Dundee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dundee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Attano.
Attano has Dundee pushed against the cage.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
Dundee misses with a punch on the inside.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
Dundee presses Attano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
Dundee has Attano pressed against the cage.
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Attano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dundee's elbow.
Attano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Attano presses Dundee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dundee misses with a punch to the body.
Dundee misses with some punches.
Dundee throws a head punch that misses.
Attano is pushing Dundee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corvo Attano will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dundee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dundee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dundee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Attano.
Attano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dundee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Attano's knee momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Attano. Those never looked like landing.
Dundee misses with a hook.
Dundee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Attano slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee throws a jab when Attano was well out of range.
Dundee throws a body kick that misses.
Attano swings for the body but Dundee moves out of range.
Dundee throws a poor cross that misses
and Attano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Attano throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Dundee misses the target.
Attano throws a hook but Dundee avoids it easily.
Dundee lands a jab to the nose.
Dundee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Attano moves out of range as Dundee strikes.
Corvo Attano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Attano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dundee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Attano misses with a two punch combination.
Corvo Attano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Attano throws a one two combo.
Dundee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Attano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Dundee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Attano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dundee was well out of range. Poor timing from Attano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dundee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dundee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dundee scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Attano misses the target.
Dundee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Attano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dundee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Attano slips the punch.
It seemed like Attano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Attano lands a nice looking body shot.
Dundee swings for the body but Attano moves out of range.
Dundee slips under a jab.
Attano blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Dundee misses.
Dundee throws a head kick that misses.
Dundee misses with a left hand
and Attano counters with a straight right hand.
Attano throws a looping overhand right but Dundee ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dundee.
Attano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Dundee.
The fighters circling - Dundee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dundee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Attano under the eye.
Dundee walks into a jab.
Dundee misses with a low kick as Attano jumps back.
Attano lunges at Dundee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dundee's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Dundee.
Dundee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Attano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dundee with a body shot.
Attano works the jab nicely.
Attano scores with a body shot.
Dundee throws a body punch but Attano moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dundee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dundee lands a glancing blow to the side of Attano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
Dundee lands a body shot.
Dundee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Attano momentarily.
Attano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dundee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dundee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dundee misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Dundee misses.
Good work by Attano as he checks the leg kick.
Attano throws out a loose jab but Dundee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attano scores with a hook to the body. Dundee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dundee tries to bum rush Attano with a series of wild strikes but Attano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dundee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dundee throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Attano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Attano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dundee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Corvo Attano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dundee looks to throw the jab but Attano is out of range.
Attano scores with a one two! Dundee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dundee.
Dundee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dundee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Attano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Attano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Attano cracks Dundee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dundee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dundee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Attano throws the left hand but Dundee avoids the punch easily.
Attano throws a series of punches but Dundee moves out of range.
Dundee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Attano's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dundee connects with a solid leg kick.
Dundee misses with a leg kick.
Attano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dundee misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Attano digs a good hook to Dundee's body.
Attano misses with a shot to the body
and Dundee counters with a stiff right hand.
Attano closes the distance and clinches.
Attano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Attano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dundee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Attano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dundee up against the cage.
Attano tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Attano throws a punch but it's blocked by Dundee.
Attano slows down the pace here.
Dundee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dundee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee blocks a body shot from Attano.
Attano blocks a body shot from Dundee.
Attano tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dundee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Attano tries to throw a body punch but Dundee avoids it by throwing Attano back against the cage.
Dundee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dundee.
Dundee lands a body shot.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
Attano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Attano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dundee blocks an uppercut.
Dundee lands with a light punch inside.
Attano can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
Dundee being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dundee fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee prevents a body shot from Attano.
Attano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Dundee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Dundee.
Dundee landing knees to the body.
Attano tries to stall but Dundee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mick Dundee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dundee.
Attano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Attano blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Attano.
Attano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Attano.
Dundee has a couple of punches blocked by Attano.
Attano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dundee working aggressively here.
Attano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Attano's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Attano as Dundee tries to tie him up.
Attano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Attano misses with a body punch.
Dundee is trying to stall.
Dundee tries to work over Attano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Attano tries a knee to the head but Dundee blocks it.
Attano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dundee blocks a body shot from Attano.
A short left from Dundee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dundee.
Attano tries to work over Dundee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dundee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corvo Attano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Attano fails to land.
A short uppercut from Attano.
Attano looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corvo Attano.
Well Attano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corvo Attano!
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