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ICON Fight NIGHT 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Irrozios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andile Fikizolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irrozios comes to the cage accompanied by L'Algérino - Hasni. Andile Fikizolo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Irrozios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andile Fikizolo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fikizolo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irrozios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fikizolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Frank Irrozios has been cut.
Fikizolo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fikizolo blocks a jab.
Frank Irrozios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irrozios shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Irrozios is rocked!
Fikizolo lands with a good body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irrozios backs away from a small jab... but Fikizolo lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Irrozios crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Fikizolo with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Andile Fikizolo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Allen Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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278 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshiro Kakashi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrick Allen Franco!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Kakashi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kakashi shoots in but Franco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kakashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kenshiro Kakashi has been cut.
Kakashi shoots in for a double leg but Franco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kakashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Franco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat.
Franco scores with a hook.
Kakashi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshiro Kakashi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco works Kakashi 's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Kakashi walks into a left hand.
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!
Kakashi is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Franco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is looking to slow Kakashi down with leg kicks.
Franco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown but Franco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kakashi catches Franco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
Kakashi with a poor takedown
and Franco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco lands a jab to the head.
Franco throws a leg kick which misses Kakashi 's front leg but catches the back leg as Kakashi tries to avoid it.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakashi manages to avoid it.
Franco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakashi misses with a takedown
and Franco counters with a straight right hand.
Kenshiro Kakashi 's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco pushes Kakashi away with a front kick.
Kakashi lands with a cross.
Kakashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakashi .
Franco stuffs the takedown attempt from Kakashi . Kakashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco throws a right hand that Kakashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakashi also avoids with ease.
Franco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kakashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakashi throws out a powerful jab.
Kakashi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franco keeps working.
Kakashi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kakashi wants to control but Franco is keeping him busy.
Franco wants to control but Kakashi passes into side.
Franco wants to control but Kakashi postures up.
Kakashi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Franco!
Kakashi tries to control but Franco wriggling away.
Kakashi lands a big shot there that rocks Franco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kakashi punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi avoids the attempt from Franco to control.
Kakashi landing strikes from the mount.
Kakashi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Franco wants to control but Kakashi is having none of it.
Franco is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco wants to control but Kakashi is having none of it.
Franco wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Kakashi has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Franco taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenshiro Kakashi !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turk Turkleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk Turkleton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Turk Turkleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill West!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fails with a takedown attempt.
West dives in and scores a takedown into Turkleton's guard.
Turkleton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
West throwing strikes but missing.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Turkleton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turkleton wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkleton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
West keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Turkleton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Turkleton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkleton prevents West from standing back up.
Turkleton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Bill West has been cut.
Nice strikes from Turkleton there.
That has opened up Bill West's cut even more.
West has hold of Turkleton's hands but Turkleton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The cut above Bill West's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bill West's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turk Turkleton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Rudy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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143 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Rudy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chester Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch there but Rudy circles away.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Rudy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Rudy manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looking for a triangle here. Rudy is fighting it but it looks tight! Jones pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rudy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chester Jones!
Chester Jones 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurmann Vignisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vignisson has chosen Hustle Bones-Death Grips as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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156 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sigurmann Vignisson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vignisson rushes Nurmagomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vignisson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vignisson trying to land knees to the body.
Vignisson misses with a knee strike.
Vignisson tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurmagomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Vignisson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vignisson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vignisson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Vignisson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vignisson with a knee to the head.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Vignisson manages to get underhooks.
Nurmagomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vignisson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurmagomedov is defending well for now.
Vignisson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nurmagomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vignisson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Vignisson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Vignisson misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Vignisson's temple.
Nurmagomedov controlling the pace.
Nurmagomedov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Vignisson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nurmagomedov has cracked it and Vignisson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nurmagomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ironside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Everidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everidge has chosen No Problem - Chance the Rapper as his entrance music. Dwight Everidge will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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269 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ironside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Everidge!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ironside does it's job there.
Ironside takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Bjorn Ironside has been cut.
Everidge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ironside backs up against the cage.
Ironside has managed to clinch.
Ironside tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ironside tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Ironside as the two fighters clinch.
Everidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironside uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ironside is working Everidge over against the cage.
Ironside tries to work over Everidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Everidge working aggressively here.
Everidge misses with a punch to the body.
Everidge tries a body shot but Ironside blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ironside.
It looks like Dwight Everidge has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironside lands a left hand.
Ironside throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Everidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Ironside.
A short left from Ironside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Everidge pushes Ironside back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ironside lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Everidge or not.
Everidge looks winded!
Everidge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ironside lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ironside.
Ironside lands a nice shot to the body.
Ironside lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ironside working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ironside blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ironside.
Ironside gets through Everidge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ironside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Everidge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ironside working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Everidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ironside's elbow.
Everidge takes a shot to the head.
Ironside lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ironside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everidge misses with some punches.
Ironside lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ironside lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ironside makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ironside prevents a body shot from Everidge.
Ironside lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Everidge.
Ironside lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ironside lands with a left to the head.
Everidge misses with a body punch.
Everidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ironside.
Ironside lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Ironside on the inside.
Ironside digs a right hand into Everidge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Everidge's gas tank.
Ironside drops Everidge onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Everidge is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Everidge is rocked!
That has opened up Dwight Everidge's cut even more.
Good body shot from Ironside.
Ironside lands a right hand.
Everidge is still on wobbly legs! Can Ironside finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironside.
Everidge throws a head punch that misses.
Ironside throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Everidges head.
Ironside works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ironside drops Everidge with a big right hand! Ironside charges in looking to finish - Everidge manages to keep Ironside in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Ironside is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ironside has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Everidge seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ironside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironside stands up and waves to Everidge to follow him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Everidge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Ironside.
Ironside lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Dwight Everidge's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ironside blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Everidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ironside lands a body shot.
Ironside lands a shot to the body.
Ironside lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ironside gets through Everidge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ironside dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ironside moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ironside.
Everidge struggles to land a body shot inside as Ironside controls his hands.
Bjorn Ironside has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ironside scores with a shot to the side of Everidge's head.
Everidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ironside cracks Everidge with a nice body shot.
Ironside lands with a right to the head.
Ironside lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ironside.
Ironside lands a right hand that snaps the head of Everidge backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ironside.
Ironside is working Everidge over against the cage.
Ironside lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Everidge or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Ironside.
Ironside lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dwight Everidge's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Everidge is breathing heavily.
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!
A short body shot lands from Ironside as the two fighters clinch.
Ironside throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Everidges head.
Ironside makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ironside lands a shoulder strike.
Ironside has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ironside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwight Everidge's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bjorn Ironside!
The defeated Dwight Everidge had this to say: 'Played my cards well but I wasnt able to get the W tonight. Its okay, though. Hats off to my opponent he's amazing but I'll be back. Trust me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Parade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parade has chosen I KILL Cause I'm Hungry as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gleb Zheglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Parade!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parade throws a shot from downtown. Zheglov moves away and avoids it.
Parade closes the distance and pushes Zheglov back into the cage.
Parade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
Zheglov scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
Zheglov is pushing Parade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parade keeps control of Zheglov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zheglov just leaning against Parade, taking a breather.
Parade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zheglov up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Parade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zheglov throws a head punch that misses.
Parade slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov being controlled against the cage.
Parade leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zheglov.
Zheglov'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.
Zheglov letting Parade take a breather here.
Zheglov can't find room to land a body shot as Parade controls the action.
Parade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rage Parade.
Parade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zheglov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parade tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rage Parade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parade swinging wildly here.
Parade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Zheglov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zheglov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parade to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Gleb Zheglov has been cut.
Zheglov scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov misses the jab.
Parade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Zheglov's head coaches at Jobber Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Parade.
Zheglov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Parade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zheglov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Parade.
Parade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parade clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade has Zheglov pressed against the cage.
Zheglov scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zheglov.
Parade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zheglov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parade can turn it around.
Zheglov lands a body shot.
Zheglov effectively controlling the action here.
Parade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Parade.
Parade slows down the pace here.
Parade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zheglov up against the cage.
Parade continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zheglov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rage Parade will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zheglov misses with a hook.
Parade misses with a combination
and Zheglov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Parade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the liver by Zheglov. Beautiful body shot.
Zheglov ducks under a wild hook from Parade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheglov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parade finds it's way round the side to connect with Zheglov's head.
Zheglov throws a body punch but Parade moves out of range.
Gleb Zheglov is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Parade.
Zheglov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parade throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Zheglov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parade looks to throw the jab but Zheglov is out of range.
Zheglov misses with an uppercut.
Zheglov loads up on a big right hand but Parade slips the punch.
Parade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parade throws a hook but Zheglov avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Zheglov misses the target.
A left lands for Parade.
Parade tries to bum rush Zheglov with a series of wild strikes but Zheglov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rage Parade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zheglov tries to keep at a distance but Parade has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov misses with the head strike.
Zheglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Parade tries to throw a body punch but Zheglov avoids it by throwing Parade back against the cage.
Zheglov has had enough of the clinch but Parade keeps him there for the moment.
Zheglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parade lands a nice uppercut.
Parade pushes Zheglov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zheglov as Parade tries to tie him up.
Zheglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zheglov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parade misses with a double jab
and Zheglov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parade has Zheglov up against the cage in a clinch.
Parade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zheglov backwards.
Zheglov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parade leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Come on Parade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parade misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Zheglov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade has Zheglov pushed against the cage.
Parade tries to stall but Zheglov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rage Parade.
Zheglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parade.
Zheglov works the jab nicely.
Zheglov scores with a three punch combo!
Parade throws the left hand but Zheglov avoids the punch easily.
Zheglov throwing a counter right hand but Parade manages to avoid it.
Parade throws a right and a left that Zheglov avoids nicely.
Zheglov lands with a nice body punch.
Zheglov with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gleb Zheglov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zheglov misses with a hook. Parade ducked under it nicely.
Parade let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Parade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zheglov circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Parade misses.
A jab lands there for Zheglov.
Zheglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Parade is just out of range.
Parade misses with a double jab
and Zheglov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheglov slips a jab from Parade.
Zheglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zheglov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parade throws a right hand that Zheglov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zheglov also avoids with ease.
Zheglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parade staying out of range there.
Parade misses with a two punch combination.
Parade slips a jab from Zheglov.
Parade tries to close the distance and clinch but Zheglov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Parade misses its intended target.
Zheglov throws a right and a left that Parade avoids nicely.
Parade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parade backs up against the cage.
Parade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parade might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parade darts in and clinches Zheglov up against the cage.
Zheglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zheglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Parade controls his hands.
Zheglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zheglov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zheglov misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Parade to work.
Zheglov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parade taking a breather.
Zheglov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Zheglov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parade lands a right hand.
Zheglov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Parade to work.
Zheglov lands with a left to the head.
Zheglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zheglov lands with a left to the head.
Parade is struggling to control the position.
Parade is trying to maintain a safe position but Zheglov gets an underhook and turns Parade into the cage.
Zheglov wants to get back to striking at distance but Parade won't allow it.
Zheglov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov stalling in the clinch but Parade improves position.
Zheglov is looking to control Parade's arms but Parade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zheglov has his back to the cage.
Zheglov can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Parade trying to stall but Zheglov improves his position.
Zheglov misses with the head strike.
Parade breaks from the clinch.
Parade just misses with a punch to the body.
Parade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parade tries to clinch but Zheglov moves away
and Zheglov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Parade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zheglov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zheglov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zheglov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zheglov is looking to counter punch.
Zheglov lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gleb Zheglov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zheglov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gleb Zheglov!
A victorious Gleb Zheglov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daryl Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ed Driver's chin.
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daryl Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Driver misses.
Driver with a nice cross.
Smith is looking to clinch but Driver is avoiding it.
Driver cracks Smith with a good jab.
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Driver sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Driver avoids it this time.
Smith defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws out a counter right but Driver avoids it with no problem.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Driver.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Driver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Driver is looking to counter punch.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Driver misses the jab.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Driver.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Driver stalling the fight.
Driver wants to break free but Smith has control.
Nice body punch from Driver - that landed with a thud.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driver.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Driver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Daryl Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ed Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Driver lands an overhand right.
A big left from Driver misses.
Driver lands with a nice body punch.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Driver.
Driver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith misses the jab.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Driver avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Driver finish him?
Smith is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Driver knocks Smith out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Driver!
Ed Driver made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Thundercunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Edmund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thundercunt comes to the cage accompanied by What a Wonderful World-Louis Armstrong. Edmund has chosen fuck you pay me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Thundercunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Edmund !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thundercunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thundercunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edmund blocks an uppercut.
Thundercunt prevents Edmund from breaking the clinch.
Thundercunt keeps control of Edmund as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thundercunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmund .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thundercunt.
Thundercunt throws a head punch that misses.
Edmund looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Edmund wants to stall.
Thundercunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edmund backwards.
Edmund can't break the clinch.
Thundercunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thundercunt throws a head punch that misses.
Thundercunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edmund .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Thundercunt fails to land.
Thundercunt has a couple of punches blocked by Edmund .
Thundercunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmund .
Edmund is looking to take this one to the mat.
Edmund can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Thundercunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Edmund looking for a takedown.
Edmund makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmund jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thundercunt walks away with a smile on his face. Edmund gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Theodore Thundercunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Edmund .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edmund tries to score a body lock takedown but Thundercunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thundercunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thundercunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Thundercunt on the inside.
Thundercunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thundercunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Edmund throws an elbow but misses.
Thundercunt gets through Edmund 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edmund looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edmund blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Thundercunt fails to land.
Thundercunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thundercunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Edmund backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edmund .
Edmund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thundercunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thundercunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thundercunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt scores with a shot to the side of Edmund 's head.
Edmund looks winded!
Thundercunt has a couple of punches blocked by Edmund .
Edmund blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Thundercunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thundercunt.
A short body shot lands from Edmund as the two fighters clinch.
Thundercunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmund has had enough of the clinch but Thundercunt keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Thundercunt fails to land.
Thundercunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thundercunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thundercunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thundercunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edmund backwards.
Edmund is rocked!
Thundercunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmund is still on wobbly legs! Can Thundercunt finish him?
Thundercunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Edmund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thundercunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thundercunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmund .
Thundercunt misses with some punches.
Thundercunt gets through Edmund 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thundercunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmund wants to break free but Thundercunt has control.
Thundercunt working aggressively here.
Edmund blocks an uppercut.
Edmund wants a takedown but no success here.
Edmund seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thundercunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thundercunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmund .
Edmund is trying to break the clinch but Thundercunt is controlling him.
Thundercunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thundercunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edmund is trying to push Thundercunt away but Thundercunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thundercunt has a couple of punches blocked by Edmund .
Thundercunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Edmund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thundercunt gets underhooks to prevent Edmund 's takedown attempt.
Edmund blocking some punches.
Thundercunt lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmund .
Edmund blocking some punches.
Edmund wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thundercunt has him pressed against the cage.
Edmund wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thundercunt lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Edmund to his knees! Thundercunt keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theodore Thundercunt!
Theodore Thundercunt spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Antonio Siffredi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by Cherry Pie by Warrant. Siffredi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kill them all. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Siffredi finds it's way round the side to connect with Potter's head.
It looks like Peter Potter has been cut.
Potter lands with an uppercut that bounces Siffredi off the cage and back into range.
Siffredi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Siffredi slips a jab from Potter.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siffredi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter misses with a hook. Siffredi ducked under it nicely.
Siffredi takes one to the chin there.
Siffredi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Siffredi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Siffredi keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siffredi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siffredi scores with a jab to the body.
Siffredi checks the leg kick.
Siffredi throws a hook to the side of Potter's head but Potter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siffredi lands with a shot to the body.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Potter swings for the body but Siffredi moves out of range.
Siffredi throws a looping overhand right but Potter ducks down to avoid it.
Potter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
and Siffredi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siffredi connects with a body shot that sends Potter's belly button to the back.
Siffredi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Potter has time to react.
Siffredi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potter on the side of the head.
Potter is rocked!
Peter Potter's cut is getting worse.
Potter throws out a leg kick but Siffredi moves out of range and Potter only half commits.
Oh Potter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potter circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Siffredi. Potter falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Siffredi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Antonio Siffredi!
An out of breath Rocco Antonio Siffredi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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