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DUEL#36 Hallick vs Lapu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ari Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Kantola has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kantola trying to move into half guard but instead Harris has managed to sweep!
Kantola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris trying to control but Kantola is working from the bottom.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Kantola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kantola is retaining full guard.
Kantola is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Kantola looking for a sweep. Not yet Kantola, not yet.
Kantola pulls Harris in close to his closed guard and prevents Harris from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kantola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris stands up and waves to Kantola to follow him.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kantola isn't going anywhere.
Kantola is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kantola keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola controls the position for a moment.
Harris lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harris happy to just control the position for now.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kantola tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
Kantola can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a little break here. Kantola wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kantola tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Harris in the domination position with Kantola hanging on.
Kantola is trying to get back to half guard.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kantola keeps working.
Kantola tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Kantola is letting Harris control him for a moment.
Kantola tries to improve position but can't.
Kantola being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris throws a strike aimed at the side of Kantola's head but Kantola avoids it well.
Kantola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kantola struggling a bit here.
Kantola tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kantola struggling a bit here.
Harris trying to control the position but Kantola is working away.
Harris controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris feints and as Kantola raises his hands in defense, Harris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harris is pushing down on Kantola's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kantola is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris winds up and cracks Kantola with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kantola is looking to improve his position.
Harris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kantola trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantola gets full guard.
Kantola looking for a sweep. Not yet Kantola, not yet.
Gunner Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kantola keeps trying to improve his position.
Kantola is trying to keep Harris in close.
Kantola is controlling Harris's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kantola being controlled here, momentarily.
Kantola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kantola has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Harris postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kantola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kantola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kantola throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kantola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Harris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kantola uses from the top position.
Kantola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kantola trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kantola is pulling down on Harris's head. It's preventing any offense from Harris, at least for the moment.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kantola is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Kantola has wrist control.
Kantola is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kantola trying to control the position.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kantola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kantola is trying to keep Harris in close.
Kantola can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harris controls the pace.
Kantola controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Kantola managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kantola wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kantola is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Harris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kantola napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Harris stalls from top position.
Harris trying to control the action but Kantola is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kantola tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Harris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Kantola defending well.
Harris works his foot free and advances to mount.
Harris content just to control the position here.
Kantola is just holding on here. Harris manages to take his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantola is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harris working for a choke but Kantola is defending well.
Kantola tries to escape but Harris has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kantola has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kantola can't escape the position.
Harris not allowing Kantola to control his hands.
Kantola rolls, trying to escape but Harris keeps control of the position.
Kantola staying busy and making it hard for Harris to control.
Kantola wants to escape the position.
Harris looking to break Kantola's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kantola remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Harris will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Harris trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kantola doesn't escape.
Will Harris go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Harris working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Kantola is doing well to defend. Harris seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Kantola is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gunner Harris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Childish Gambino - Redbone. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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161 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Mendes.
Edilhson moves forwards but Mendes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edilhson forces Mendes back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mendes trying to stall but Edilhson improves his position.
Edilhson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edilhson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edilhson blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Edilhson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edilhson backwards.
Mendes has a couple of punches blocked by Edilhson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
Edilhson working hard to break the clinch.
Edilhson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Edilhson blocking some punches.
Edilhson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edilhson misses with an elbow strike.
Edilhson scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mendes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendes looking to slow down the pace here.
Edilhson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mendes lands with a right to the head.
Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendes misses with a hook
and Edilhson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edilhson misses with a body shot.
Mendes lands an overhand right.
Edilhson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendes circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Edilhson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edilhson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a looping overhand right but Edilhson ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Edilhson slips the punch.
Edilhson looks to land a body kick but Mendes moved away.
Mendes lands with a straight right. Edilhson didn't see that one coming.
Mendes misses with a hook
letting Edilhson counter with a right hand.
Mendes throws out a loose jab but Edilhson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edilhson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mendes with a body shot.
Edilhson throws a big shot that misses.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws an overhand right that lands on Edilhson's shoulder, as Edilhson tries to avoid the shot.
Edilhson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Edilhson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Edilhson.
Edilhson lands with a cross.
Edilhson looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Mendes has managed to clinch.
Mendes taking a breather.
Edilhson throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendes gets through Edilhson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edilhson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendes breaks the clinch.
Edilhson misses with a head kick.
Mendes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edilhson on the side of the head.
Mendes dips to his left and cracks Edilhson with an uppercut!
Edilhson ducks under a wild hook from Mendes.
Mendes lands with a hook. Edilhson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edilhson thinks about the counter body kick.
Mendes throws a right and a left that Edilhson avoids nicely.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edilhson.
Edilhson walks into a straight right hand from Mendes.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes looks to land a left hand but Edilhson moved out of range nicely.
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson thuds his right hand into Mendes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Edilhson misses.
Mendes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edilhson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Edilhson.
Mendes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendes throws a hook to the side of Edilhson's head but Edilhson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edilhson misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Mendes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Edilhson keeps it at a distance.
Mendes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mendes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edilhson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendes's head.
Edilhson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendes is rocked!
Edilhson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendes. That did some damage!
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edilhson moves into range and clinches up with Mendes.
Mendes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edilhson breaks the clinch.
Edilhson blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Mendes backing away here, and Edilhson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Edilhson misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Edilhson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edilhson misses with the combination.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edilhson, right into the meat.
Mendes wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edilhson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edilhson moves forwards but Mendes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edilhson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Mendes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes misses with a hook
and Edilhson scores with a counter punch that sends Mendes to the canvas! Edilhson smells blood - he's punishing Mendes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mendes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmundo Edilhson!
Edmundo Edilhson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Tucker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Themistokles counters with an inside leg kick.
Tucker looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Tucker takes a swing at Themistokles's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Tucker misses with a hook
and Themistokles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Themistokles misses with the combination.
Tucker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Themistokles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Themistokles counters with a leg kick.
Themistokles jabs at Tucker's body.
Jab from Themistokles.
John Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Themistokles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Tucker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Themistokles lands with a kick to the temple. Tucker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping leg kick lands for Themistokles.
Tucker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That kick from Themistokles tenderised Tucker's leg. Tucker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Themistokles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Themistokles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tucker's hands.
Tucker misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Themistokles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Themistokles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Themistokles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Themistokles scores with a body shot.
Themistokles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tucker's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles takes the fight into the clinch.
Themistokles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a left hand.
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Themistokles.
Tucker is rocked!
Themistokles lands with a right to the head.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Themistokles lands a big right hand that drops Tucker! The killer instinct kicks in and Themistokles finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Themistokles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Strategos Themistokles!
Strategos Themistokles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
John Tucker was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks my fans for their support.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianpaolo Volpicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Volpicelli misses
and Jalgratas counters with a stiff right hand.
Jalgratas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jalgratas ducks under a wild hook from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Jalgratas.
Volpicelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jalgratas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jalgratas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volpicelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jalgratas lands with a cross.
Volpicelli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Volpicelli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalgratas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jalgratas lands with a cross.
Volpicelli lands a head kick!
Jalgratas lands a leg kick that knocks Volpicelli off balance momentarily.
Volpicelli scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volpicelli connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalgratas. Volpicelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jalgratas tries a low kick but Volpicelli avoids it.
Volpicelli takes a swing at Jalgratas's ribcage but misses.
Jalgratas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volpicelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jalgratas.
Volpicelli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jalgratas rather than just go for the knockout.
Jalgratas connects with a single shot there.
Volpicelli looks to land a combination but Jalgratas avoids it well.
Jalgratas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jalgratas moves out of range of the body kick.
Jalgratas throws a leg kick but Volpicelli moved away.
It seemed like Volpicelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jalgratas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volpicelli moves away.
Volpicelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jalgratas moves away.
Jalgratas lands a body shot.
Jalgratas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalgratas looks to land a left hand but Volpicelli moved out of range nicely.
Volpicelli throws a shot from downtown. Jalgratas moves away and avoids it.
Jalgratas misses with a straight left.
Jalgratas darts in and clinches Volpicelli up against the cage.
Jalgratas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volpicelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jalgratas throws a punch but it's blocked by Volpicelli.
A hook to the body from Volpicelli.
Jalgratas lands a knee to the body.
Volpicelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Volpicelli misses with a body punch.
Jalgratas stalling against the cage.
Jalgratas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volpicelli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jalgratas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jalgratas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalgratas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Volpicelli breaks the clinch.
Volpicelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volpicelli loads up on a big right hand but Jalgratas slips the punch.
Jalgratas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volpicelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volpicelli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jalgratas misses with a leg kick
and Jalgratas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jalgratas throws out a loose jab but Volpicelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalgratas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volpicelli misses with a wild body shot.
Volpicelli misses with a wild combination.
Jalgratas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jalgratas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Volpicelli avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jalgratas scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Jalgratas connects with a leg kick. Volpicelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jalgratas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volpicelli.
Jalgratas scores with a three punch combo!
Volpicelli walks into a stiff left hand from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas moves forwards but Volpicelli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Volpicelli throws a body shot but no joy.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot
and Jalgratas counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Volpicelli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalgratas misses with a body kick.
Good work by Jalgratas as he checks the leg kick.
Volpicelli throws a shot from downtown. Jalgratas moves away and avoids it.
Jalgratas clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaan Jalgratas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jalgratas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volpicelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jalgratas scores with a head kick. Volpicelli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jalgratas tries to clinch there but Volpicelli circles away.
Volpicelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalgratas was well out of range. Poor timing from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jalgratas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volpicelli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jalgratas lands a nice shot that snaps Volpicelli's head back.
Jalgratas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Volpicelli is rocked!
Jalgratas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volpicelli to the mat! Volpicelli manages to get full guard.
Volpicelli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Volpicelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Jalgratas finish him?
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!
Jalgratas lands a knee to the head.
Jalgratas lands a big knee! That's hurt Volpicelli! Oh, he's all over the place! Jalgratas lands another knee that sends Volpicelli to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaan Jalgratas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas comes to the cage accompanied by ...Baby one more time!. The crowd seem to be enjoying dAnconia's choice of entrance music: Revolution. 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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270 lbs
11 - 13 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ahokas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
dAnconia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahokas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
dAnconia throws a big shot that misses.
Ahokas tries to counter with a takedown but dAnconia is quick to defend against it.
Ahokas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and dAnconia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ahokas scrambles back to his feet.
dAnconia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ahokass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ahokas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dAnconia manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from dAnconia.
Ahokas takes a swing at dAnconia's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dAnconia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahokas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahokas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dAnconia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahokas moves away.
Ahokas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia lands a nice looking body shot.
dAnconia lands a nice shot to the body.
dAnconia scores with a body shot.
dAnconia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahokas at a distance.
Ahokas is breathing heavily.
dAnconia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
dAnconia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from dAnconia. Ahokas shrugs it off though.
dAnconia lands with a kick to the ribs.
dAnconia sends Ahokas crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! dAnconia is motioning to the referee to let Ahokas up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ahokas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahokas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia lands a big uppercut and Ahokas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ahokas looks OK. dAnconia waves Ahokas back to his feet!
Oh Ahokas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahokas walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ahokas limp body while dAnconia jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco dAnconia!
After winning the bout, Francisco dAnconia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Juha Ahokas stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sucker!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahtic comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping My Day Away. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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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
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahtic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taphorn lands with a right to the head.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Taphorn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nahtic is trying to break the clinch but Taphorn is controlling him.
Nahtic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nahtic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nahtic lands a glancing blow to the side of Taphorn's head.
Nice body punch from Taphorn.
Nahtic has closed the distance and engaged Taphorn in a clinch.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Nahtic wants to stall.
Taphorn tries to pull guard but Nahtic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nahtic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nahtic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taphorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nahtic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taphorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nahtic to score with a decent uppercut.
Lou Nahtic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nahtic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
Nahtic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taphorn is out of range and Nahtic settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taphorn.
Taphorn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taphorn throws a big right hand that misses.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nahtic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nahtic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taphorn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nahtic managing to control the position.
Taphorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taphorn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taphorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Nahtic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Nahtic has wrist control.
Taphorn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nahtic's guard.
Taphorn trying to advance position but Nahtic counters by regaining guard.
Taphorn stopping the sweep attempt from Nahtic.
Taphorn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taphorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taphorn passes Nahtic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taphorn thows a huge punch but Nahtic dodges it nicely.
Nahtic has hold of Taphorn's hands but Taphorn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taphorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taphorn prevents Nahtic from improving his position.
Taphorn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn working over Nahtic with some ground and pound. Nahtic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nahtic trying to control here.
Taphorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nahtic's head.
Taphorn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nahtic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taphorn.
Nahtic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
Taphorn is trying to control. Nahtic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nahtic taking some punishment here, with Taphorn in his half guard.
Nahtic has hold of Taphorn's hands but Taphorn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nahtic trying to hold on to Taphorn's head to control him but Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn looks to land a strike but Nahtic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Nahtic keeps moving.
Nahtic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taphorn trying to control but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
Taphorn landing some decent shots from guard.
Taphorn throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taphorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taphorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Taphorn moves out of range as Nahtic strikes.
Taphorn instigates a clinch.
Nahtic working hard to break the clinch.
Nahtic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nahtic blocking some punches.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Taphorn lands a shot to the body.
Taphorn has Nahtic pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nahtic blocking some punches.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn jumps guard but Nahtic stands there with Taphorn around his waist. Taphorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Nahtic controls the action.
Nice body punch from Taphorn - that landed with a thud.
Nahtic controlling the action here for a moment.
Nahtic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nahtic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taphorn has him pressed against the cage.
Taphorn pulls guard effortlessly.
Taphorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nahtic defends it easily.
Nahtic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taphorn is keeping the position for now.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taphorn has his foot on Nahtic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nahtic works his way back into a safe position though.
Taphorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taphorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nahtic's guard.
Nahtic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nahtic pulls Taphorn in close to his closed guard and prevents Taphorn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Taphorn throws an elbow that misses. Nahtic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taphorn's guard. Nice move by Nahtic!
Nahtic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic postures up in Taphorn's guard and throws a big left but Taphorn blocks it.
Nahtic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taphorn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nahtic has managed to get both his arms back between Taphorn's legs - danger averted.
Taphorn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nahtic passes Taphorn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taphorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taphorn is trying to maintain the position but Nahtic is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Nahtic seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Nahtic trying to control the action but Taphorn is working from the bottom.
Nahtic slows the pace down in half guard.
Taphorn actively working from the bottom here.
Taphorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nahtic pulls his head out easily.
Taphorn is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taphorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nahtic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nahtic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nahtic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Taphorn instigates a clinch.
Nahtic prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taphorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taphorn throws a big shot that misses.
Nahtic throws out a loose jab but Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nahtic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taphorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taphorn lands a head shot.
Nahtic throws a leg kick but Taphorn checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taphorn throws a body punch but Nahtic moves out of range.
Nahtic tries to counter by clinching up but Taphorn breaks away and moves out of range.
Nahtic throws a hook but Taphorn avoids it easily.
Taphorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nahtic.
Lou Nahtic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic has managed to clinch.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Nahtic wants to break free but Taphorn has control.
Taphorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nahtic lands with a cross.
Taphorn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nahtic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn rushes Nahtic and presses him up against the cage.
Nahtic can't find room to land a body shot as Taphorn controls the action.
Nahtic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
Nahtic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taphorn tries a body shot but Nahtic blocks it.
Taphorn wants a takedown.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nahtic has Taphorn pressed against the cage.
Peter Taphorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic working hard to break the clinch.
Nahtic taking a breather.
Taphorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nahtic slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Taphorn.
Nahtic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nahtic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taphorn gets control of Nahtic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taphorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Nahtic won't allow Taphorn to sweep him here.
Taphorn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taphorn keeping moving, preventing Nahtic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taphorn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taphorn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taphorn lands strikes from half guard.
Nahtic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
Taphorn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nahtic defending well though.
Taphorn lands with a punch from half guard.
Taphorn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taphorn looks to land a strike but Nahtic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn stands up over Nahtic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lou Nahtic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nahtic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taphorn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nahtic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taphorn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taphorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taphorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taphorn 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
A very excited looking Peter Taphorn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Harris (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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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lovelair at a distance.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lovelair.
Lovelair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovelair was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Harris. That snapped Lovelair's head back.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Lovelair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lovelair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Lovelair throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris feints and then cracks Lovelair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lovelair down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Lovelair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lovelair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lovelair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.
Harris lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lovelair goes down and covers up as Harris starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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223 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 16 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi rushes The Tall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Tall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Tall, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Damozzi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Tall.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by The Tall.
The Tall swings wildly with an uppercut but Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tall manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi has closed the distance and engaged The Tall in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Tall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Tall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Tall manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
Damozzi forces The Tall back against the cage and clinches.
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damozzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Tall breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi walks into a left hand.
Damozzi rushes The Tall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Tall.
Damozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Tall clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Tall, pushing him back against the cage.
Damozzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Tall misses with a looping right.
Damozzi clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Tall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but The Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves away
and The Tall counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from The Tall does it's job there.
The Tall looks to land a combination but Damozzi avoids it well.
Damozzi wants to clinch but The Tall slips to the side
and The Tall counters with a one-two to the body.
The Tall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Tall throws a jab but it's blocked by Damozzi.
An attempted straight right counter from Damozzi misses the target.
The Tall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Tall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Damozzi backs off The Tall throws a huge counter combo but Damozzi manages to avoid it all.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
The Tall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damozzi or not.
The Tall breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Tall, pushing him back against the cage.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Tall blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but The Tall circles away.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
The Tall misses with a double jab.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
The Tall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
The Tall throws a jab when Damozzi was well out of range.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Tall lands with an uppercut that bounces Damozzi off the cage and back into range.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Tall counters with a nice uppercut.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damozzi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but The Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Tall misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi tries to clinch up but The Tall circles away and keeps his distance.
The Tall lands a jab to Damozzi's midsection.
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves away
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but The Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Tall gets tackled into the cage by Damozzi. Damozzi maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Tall blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
The Tall lands an uppercut.
Damozzi letting The Tall take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damozzi wants to clinch but The Tall slips to the side
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but The Tall circles away and keeps his distance.
The Tall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Damozzi looks to clinch
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Tall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Tall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Damozzi with a body shot.
Damozzi is looking to clinch but The Tall is avoiding it.
The Tall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Tall lands with a nice body punch.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from The Tall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duncan The Tall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Tall connects with a body shot that sends Damozzi's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to clinch up
and The Tall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damozzi thinking.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall cracks Damozzi with an open hand slap.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall throws a lazy right hand but Damozzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Tall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Tall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duncan The Tall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damozzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Damozzi avoids them all with ease.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
The Tall's corner calls for a 1-2. The Tall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damozzi moves into the clinch successfully.
The Tall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tall manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
The Tall scores with a nice right hand.
The Tall misses with a straight left.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Damozzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damozzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damozzi walks into a stiff left hand from The Tall.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away.
Damozzi rushes The Tall and presses him up against the cage.
The Tall breaks the clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but The Tall circles away.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Tall lands with a cross.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but The Tall circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi clinches up with The Tall and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Tall backwards.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Tall blocks an uppercut.
The Tall breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi wants to clinch
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi forces The Tall back against the cage and clinches.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damozzi working aggressively here.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
The Tall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from The Tall. Those never looked like landing.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - The Tall scores with a four punch combination!
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Damozzi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Tall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tall throws a body shot but no joy.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
The Tall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Tall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
The Tall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some wild striking there from The Tall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves away
and The Tall counters with a nice uppercut.
The Tall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damozzi on the side of the head.
Damozzi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damozzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Tall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Tall working aggressively here.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by The Tall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Tall throws out the jab.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
Damozzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Tall tries to bum rush Damozzi with a series of wild strikes but Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Tall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Tall circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Tall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damozzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Tall.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi wants to clinch
and The Tall counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Tall lands a lovely overhand right.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away.
Damozzi instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by The Tall.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
The Tall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by The Tall.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damozzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Tall backwards.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Tall blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi lands an uppercut.
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Damozzi with a body shot.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
The Tall circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi has managed to clinch.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Tall blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of The Tall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
The Tall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan The Tall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Tall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan The Tall!
After winning the bout, Duncan The Tall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Haack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Vasilyevich's chin.
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196 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Vasilyevich finds it's way through Haack's defenses.
Vasilyevich lands a right hook to the body.
Vasilyevich with a jab.
Vasilyevich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haack cracks a nice hook into Vasilyevich's ribs.
Vasilyevich misses with a hook. Haack ducked under it nicely.
Vasilyevich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Vasilyevich misses.
Haack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vasilyevich shoots in looking for a takedown but Haack manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vasilyevich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vasilyevich misses with a head kick.
Vasilyevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Haack tried to counter with a leg kick but Vasilyevich avoided it.
Good standup being displayed there by Haack as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilyevich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haack circles away.
Haack appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vasilyevich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Vasilyevich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Haack lands with a slapping head kick.
Haack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vasilyevich is out of range and Haack settles back down.
Vasilyevich moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
Haack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vasilyevich tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich misses with a right hand
and Vasilyevich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasilyevich blocks a head kick by Haack.
Haack sets himself, and Vasilyevich steps forward looking for the clinch! Haack avoids it this time.
Vasilyevich drives through with a takedown into Haack's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vasilyevich wants to pass the guard but Haack is keeping the position.
Haack wants to sweep but no luck.
Haack is controlling Vasilyevich's posture.
Vasilyevich works over Haack with some ground and pound from guard.
Vasilyevich won't allow Haack to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haack pulls Vasilyevich in close to prevent any damage.
Haack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasilyevich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haack seems keen to control Vasilyevich's posture.
Haack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vasilyevich manages to get himself to full guard.
Vasilyevich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haack is one step ahead there.
Haack wants to control from the top but Vasilyevich keeps moving.
Haack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasilyevich is keeping the position for now.
Haack trying to control but Vasilyevich is working from the bottom.
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.
Haack passes into half guard.
Vasilyevich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haack with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vasilyevich is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Haack jumps into side control!
Haack staying calm.
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 Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasilyevich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasilyevich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haack tries to avoid it but Vasilyevich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haack to the ground. Haack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haack lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasilyevich. That's going to slow Haack down.
Vasilyevich with a nice cross.
Vasilyevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vasilyevich shoots for a double leg takedown but Haack sprawls well. He's pushed Vasilyevich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vasilyevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasilyevich misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andre Haack is winning the standup battle so far.
Haack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haack throwing a counter right hand but Vasilyevich manages to avoid it.
Haack scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vasilyevich throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilyevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Vasilyevich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Haack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasilyevich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich tried to score with a low kick but Haack checks it.
Haack is looking for a counter combo.
Vasilyevich misses with a right hand
and Haack counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Haack does it's job there.
Vasilyevich slips a straight right by Haack.
Vasilyevich avoids the head kick by Haack.
Vasilyevich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vasilyevich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
Vasilyevich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haack throws a push kick but Vasilyevich slaps the foot to one side.
Vasilyevich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vasilyevich is rocked!
Haack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vasilyevich's sensitive parts.
Vasilyevich is still on wobbly legs! Can Haack finish him?
Haack throws a monster overhand right that drops Vasilyevich! Haack follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Haack!
Andre Haack seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Ivan Vasilyevich stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wasnt mentally prepared, ill come back stronger then ever for next fight'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lapu Lapu enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapu slips under a jab.
Hallick avoids the head kick by Lapu.
We've been told by Hallick's head coaches at Forcefield Ludas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hallick throws a leg kick but Lapu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lapu tries a quick counter leg kick but Hallick is wise to it.
Lapu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallick is looking to counter punch.
Hallick looks to land a right hand but Lapu moved out of range.
Lapu throws a shot from downtown. Hallick moves away and avoids it.
Lapu digs a good hook to Hallick's body.
Lapu throws a solid leg kick but Hallick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lapu.
Lapu throws a hook to the side of Hallick's head but Hallick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lapu cracks a nice hook into Hallick's ribs.
Lapu scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu throws a head kick that half lands.
Lapu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Hallick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lapu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hallick blocks it well.
Hallick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick lands with a straight right. Lapu didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the body from Hallick misses
and Lapu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lapu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lapu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hallick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Hallick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lapu lands a jab.
Good work by Hallick as he checks the leg kick.
Lapu throws a wild body kick that Hallick sees coming a mile off.
Hallick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hallick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lapu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It appears Hallick was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hallick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Lapu misses
and Hallick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lapu's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu misses with a head kick.
Lapu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hallick moves forwards but Lapu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hallick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lapu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lapu avoids the body shot from Hallick.
Lapu lands a leg kick that knocks Hallick off balance momentarily.
Lapu misses with a head kick.
Lapu throws a leg kick that misses.
Lapu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hallick moves out of range of the leg kick from Lapu.
Hallick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lapu looks to land a body kick but Hallick moved away.
Lapu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hallick checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lapu.
Lapu throws a head kick that misses
and Hallick counters with a thumping low kick.
Lapu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hallick. That did some damage!
Hallick thuds a left hand into Lapu's body.
Lapu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hallick counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Lapu.
Hallick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lapu scores with a body shot.
Lapu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallick is just out of range.
Lapu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallick.
Hallick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hallick.
Lapu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hallick jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lapu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallick has time to react.
Lapu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hallick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallick.
Lapu throws a big counter head kick but Hallick avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Hallick.
That has opened up Lapu Lapu's cut even more.
Hallick checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Lapu tries to get set, Hallick tries to push him back and clinch up but Lapu manages to avoid the attempt.
Hallick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallick.
Lapu throws a lazy head kick
and Hallick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lapu loads up on a big right hand but Hallick slips the punch.
Lapu Lapu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallick looks to land a left hand but Lapu moved out of range nicely.
Hallick lands a head shot.
Lapu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapu moves away.
Lapu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hallick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lapu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hallick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lapu Lapu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
That's time! Hallick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hallick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lapu.
Lapu is looking to chop away at Hallick's legs.
Lapu throws a looping overhand right but Hallick ducks down to avoid it.
Hallick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lapu misses with a shot to the body
and Hallick counters with a head kick that drops Lapu to the mat! Lapu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lapu is rocked!
Hallick fakes the body blow, causing Lapu to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lapu goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Hallick!
Al Hallick retains his light heavyweight title!
Al Hallick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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