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EVO 03312017 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koios Dionysos Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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188 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 Amsterdam, Koios Dionysos Molovgomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molovgomedov misses with an uppercut.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Molovgomedov seems unphased.
Nice cross by Burns.
Molovgomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molovgomedov moves away.
That kick from Burns tenderised Molovgomedov's leg. Molovgomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Molovgomedov missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Molovgomedov's defenses.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns throws a head kick but Molovgomedov moves out of range.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Molovgomedov, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Molovgomedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Molovgomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Molovgomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Molovgomedov throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Molovgomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Molovgomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molovgomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molovgomedov staying out of range there.
Burns lands an overhand right.
Burns slips a straight right by Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov slips a straight right by Burns.
A punch combination from Molovgomedov misses.
Molovgomedov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Molovgomedov blocks a head kick by Burns.
Molovgomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Molovgomedov moves away and avoids it.
Molovgomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks the body kick.
A jab from Burns misses.
Brady Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Molovgomedov.
Burns slips a jab from Molovgomedov.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Molovgomedov takes one to the side of the head.
Molovgomedov misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws out a counter right but Molovgomedov avoids it with no problem.
Burns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Molovgomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molovgomedov moves away.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Molovgomedov moves away from the strike by Burns.
As Burns looks to move away, Molovgomedov throws a big counter combo but Burns just gets out of the way.
Molovgomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns throws a head kick that Molovgomedov semi-blocks.
Molovgomedov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns.
Molovgomedov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molovgomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Molovgomedov misses with a leg kick
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Molovgomedov misses with a kick to the body.
Burns misses with a hook. Molovgomedov ducked under it nicely.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Molovgomedov in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Burns slips under a jab from Molovgomedov.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burns throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Molovgomedov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burns!
Molovgomedov throws a head kick that misses
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Molovgomedov 's knee.
Molovgomedov throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns avoids the body shot from Molovgomedov.
Jab from Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molovgomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Molovgomedov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Molovgomedov swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molovgomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molovgomedov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Molovgomedov lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Molovgomedov off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns avoids the head kick by Molovgomedov.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Burns staying out of range there.
Molovgomedov lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Molovgomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Molovgomedov on the side of the head.
Molovgomedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Molovgomedov throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Molovgomedov steps away.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Molovgomedov throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Molovgomedov.
A low kick from Molovgomedov is predictable there
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Burns lands but Molovgomedov takes it in his stride.
It looks like Koios Dionysos Molovgomedov has been cut.
Burns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Molovgomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Molovgomedov works over Burns's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Molovgomedov slips under a jab.
Molovgomedov moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molovgomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Molovgomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molovgomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Molovgomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns lands a right hand.
Molovgomedov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molovgomedov digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Molovgomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molovgomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns lands with a nice body kick.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Molovgomedov's head but Molovgomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Burns backs away, Molovgomedov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molovgomedov avoids the head kick by Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molovgomedov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Molovgomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Burns cracks Molovgomedov with an open hand slap.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Molovgomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Molovgomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Molovgomedov looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Molovgomedov misses the body punch
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns throws a right hand that misses
enabling Molovgomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Molovgomedov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns thows a leg kick but Molovgomedov checks it
and Molovgomedov counters with a nice body kick.
Brady Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Molovgomedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molovgomedov misses with a body kick.
Molovgomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molovgomedov. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Molovgomedov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Molovgomedov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Molovgomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Molovgomedov.
Molovgomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Molovgomedov avoids it.
Molovgomedov tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Molovgomedov lands a big head kick that sends Burns tumbling to the mat! Molovgomedov takes a step backwards and waves Burns back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Burns is rocked!
It looks like Brady Burns has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns throws a hook but Molovgomedov avoids it easily.
Burns is still on wobbly legs! Can Molovgomedov finish him?
Burns circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Molovgomedov. Burns falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Molovgomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koios Dionysos Molovgomedov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roderick Solo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roderick Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solo blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Solo misses.
Solo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Solo slips under a jab.
Danky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danky is looking to chop away at Solo's legs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Danky has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Danky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solo on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solo.
Solo walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky throws a body kick that misses.
Danky lands a nice hook to Solo's body. Solo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danky misses with a hook.
Solo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. Danky catches Solo right on the button with a cross.
Solo scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Solo looks to land a body kick but Danky moved away.
Solo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
Solo checks a leg kick.
Danky misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Solo to counter with a crisp jab.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danky moves out of range of the leg kick from Solo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Solo.
Danky throws a body punch but Solo moves out of range.
Solo cracks the inside of Danky's front leg.
Solo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solo tries to land a front kick but Danky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Danky responds with a good body kick, but Solo manages to step out the way in time.
Danky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky misses with a wild combination.
Solo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Solo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Solo pushes Danky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solo slows down the pace here.
Danky has a couple of punches blocked by Solo.
Solo prevents a body shot from Danky.
Solo tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danky has Solo pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Danky fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo stalling in the clinch.
Danky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solo counters with a stiff right hand.
Danky is rocked!
Solo misses with an uppercut. Danky saw that one coming.
Danky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Solo's head backwards.
Solo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danky checks it well.
Danky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solo 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.
Danky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Solo's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky winds up and cracks Solo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Danky stops Solo from getting back to his feet.
Danky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky stops Solo from getting back to his feet.
Danky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Solo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Danky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Solo is trying to stand.
Danky lands with a punch from half guard.
Solo is looking to escape.
Danky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Danky working Solo over with strikes.
Danky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Solo is trying to stand up here but Danky is controlling him well.
Danky working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solo cracks Danky with a good jab.
Solo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danky.
Danky throws a leg kick but Solo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Danky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Solo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Danky.
Danky moves out of range as Solo strikes.
A good leg kick by Solo.
Solo tries to move into range but Danky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danky connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Solo finds it's target.
Solo slips a straight right by Danky.
Solo looks to land a left hand but Danky moved out of range nicely.
Danky connects with a body shot that sends Solo's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky throws a body punch but Solo moves out of range.
Dom Danky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danky looks to land a left hand but Solo moved out of range nicely.
Danky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solo as he jumps to the side.
A quick step to the side and Solo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky digs a good hook to Solo's body.
Danky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Solo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Danky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danky misses with a takedown attempt
and Solo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danky scores with a hook.
Danky wants to land a leg kick but Solo is out of range.
Solo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Solo looks to land a body kick but Danky moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Solo sprawls well initially but Danky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Solo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Danky is on him like a limpet, forcing Solo back against the cage.
Solo struggles to land a body shot inside as Danky controls his hands.
Danky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solo wants to stall.
Solo wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solo.
Danky misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Solo can't fight it off and eventually Danky manages to take the fight to the floor. Solo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Danky scoring with some ground and pound.
Danky prevents Solo from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Danky lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Danky seems content to control.
Danky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Solo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Solo makes his way to full guard, as Danky worked for a kimura.
Danky connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danky throwing strikes but missing.
Solo is looking to stand up but Danky isn't so interested in that idea.
Solo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Danky stands up over Solo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Danky tries to free his leg and advance position but Solo is retaining full guard.
Danky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Danky throwing strikes but missing.
Danky won't allow Solo to get back to his feet.
Solo has momentary wrist control but Danky slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Danky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Solo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Solo throws Danky to one side and escapes!
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solo was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Danky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solo moves away.
Danky misses with the body kick
and Solo counters with a nice body kick.
Danky dives in and scores a takedown into Solo's guard.
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!
Danky is working Solo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Danky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solo wants to get back to his feet but Danky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Danky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Solo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Danky off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Danky closes the distance and clinches up with Solo, looking for a takedown. Danky pushes Solo against the cage but Solo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roderick Solo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solo slips a jab and a cross from Danky.
Danky throws out a leg kick but Solo moves out of range and Danky only half commits.
Solo takes one to the chin there.
Danky shoots for a double leg takedown but Solo sprawls well. He's pushed Danky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Solo as Danky shoots in.
Roderick Solo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Solo misses with a straight left.
Danky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solo.
Danky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Danky misses the jab.
Solo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roderick Solo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Solo.
Danky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solo as he avoids it easily.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Solo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Danky scrambles back to his feet.
Solo throws a leg kick
and Danky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Solo's knee momentarily.
Danky throws a leg kick
and Solo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danky is still on wobbly legs! Can Solo finish him?
Danky scores with a jab.
Solo throws the left hand but Danky avoids the punch easily.
Danky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solo can pounce on him.
Danky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Solo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danky misses with a two punch combination.
Danky seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Solo misses its intended target.
Solo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danky.
Solo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danky thows a leg kick but Solo checks it
and Solo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Danky! Solo lets Danky back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Solo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
Danky lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Solo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danky looks up at the clock. Bad move! Solo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Danky. Solo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roderick Solo!
Roderick Solo very nearly forgot to thank MayheM sportswear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between PePe Hapitchou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hapitchou comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious - Sky is falling. Hawkins has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PePe Hapitchou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hapitchou misses with a hook
and Hapitchou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hapitchou connects with a solid leg kick.
Hapitchou throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hapitchou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Hapitchou connects with a single shot there.
Hawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hapitchou blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou misses with a two punch combination.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hawkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hapitchou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawkins.
Hapitchou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hapitchou misses the shot to the body.
Hapitchou scores with a jab to the head.
Hapitchou feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
Good leg kick by Hapitchou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Hapitchou misses.
Hawkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Hapitchou is having none of it.
Hapitchou throwing a counter right hand but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hapitchou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawkins walks into a straight right hand from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with a straight left.
Hawkins throws a jab when Hapitchou was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou cracks Hawkins with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Hapitchou shakes it off.
Hapitchou throws an off balance right hand
and Hapitchou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hapitchou.
Hawkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hapitchou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hapitchou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawkins checks the leg kick.
Hawkins throws out a counter right but Hapitchou avoids it with no problem.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hapitchou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hapitchou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hapitchou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hapitchou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawkins throws a good cross that connects.
Hapitchou throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins scores with a leg kick.
Hawkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hapitchou checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hapitchou.
Hapitchou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hapitchou misses with a left hand
and Hawkins counters with a series of strikes. Hapitchou will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hapitchou.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
Hapitchou throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
Hapitchou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawkins backs up against the cage.
Hawkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawkins slips a jab from Hapitchou.
Hawkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hapitchou misses with a hook
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hapitchou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lamont Hawkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hapitchou tries to score with a low kick but Hawkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hapitchou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hapitchou misses with a body shot
and Hawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Hapitchou.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hapitchou throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hapitchou's sensitive parts.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Hapitchou shakes it off.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Hapitchou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hapitchou swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hapitchou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hapitchou avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou connects with a right hand. Hawkins shakes it off.
Hapitchou misses with a looping left.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
PePe Hapitchou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hapitchou fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins feints a counter leg kick.
Hapitchou blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hapitchou misses with a low kick.
Hapitchou looks to land a left hand but Hawkins moved out of range nicely.
Hawkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hapitchou looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
A slow jab from Hapitchou misses its intended target.
Hapitchou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hapitchou's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hapitchou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hapitchou throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins cracks Hapitchou with an open hand slap.
Hapitchou cracks Hawkins with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
Hapitchou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hapitchou. That's going to slow Hawkins down.
Hawkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hapitchou throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hawkins is looking to chop away at Hapitchou's legs.
Hapitchou throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hawkins feints a counter leg kick.
Hapitchou slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hapitchou connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a straight right 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!
Hapitchou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Hapitchou.
Hawkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hapitchou cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Hapitchou misses with a right hand
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hapitchou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hapitchou thuds a left hand into Hawkins's body.
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 PePe Hapitchou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hapitchou scores with a nice head shot.
Hapitchou looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Hawkins throws a leg kick
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hapitchou throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hapitchou tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawkins is able to avoid easily.
Hapitchou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Hapitchou as he checks the leg kick.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hapitchou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hapitchou lands a head kick. Hawkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Hapitchou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hapitchou misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawkins as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Hapitchou finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hapitchou slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hapitchou drops his hands momentarily and Hawkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawkins checks a low kick from Hapitchou.
Hawkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hapitchou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hapitchou throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawkins counters with a straight right hand.
Hapitchou throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hapitchou throws a leg kick that misses.
Hawkins follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hawkins cracks Hapitchou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hapitchou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hapitchou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Hawkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hapitchou counters with a nice uppercut.
Hapitchou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hapitchou misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Hawkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hapitchou throws a chopping leg kick but Hawkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Hapitchou slips the punch.
Hapitchou swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hapitchou misses the jab.
Hapitchou misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Hapitchou.
Hapitchou throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawkins counters with a nice body kick.
Hapitchou thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Hawkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hapitchou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hapitchou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hapitchou.
Hawkins sizes up Hapitchou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking to slow Hapitchou down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hapitchou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Hapitchou ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hapitchou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hapitchou swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hapitchou can pounce on him.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hapitchou misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamont Hawkins.
Well Hawkins 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sklemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin lunges at Pekkarinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pekkarinen's hand.
Sklemin connects with a body shot that sends Pekkarinen's belly button to the back.
Pekkarinen moves away from the strike by Sklemin.
A jab lands there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen moves into range and clinches up with Sklemin.
Sklemin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sklemin is looking to control Pekkarinen's arms but Pekkarinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sklemin has his back to the cage.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pekkarinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sklemin manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pekkarinen!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pekkarinen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pekkarinen misses with a kick to the body.
Pekkarinen moves into range and clinches up with Sklemin.
Pekkarinen has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Pekkarinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pekkarinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pekkarinen 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.
Sklemin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pekkarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pekkarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pekkarinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sklemin has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pekkarinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pekkarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen postures up and lands a big shot to Sklemin's brow.
Sklemin trying to control the position here.
Pekkarinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sklemin keeping full guard, as Pekkarinen tries to pass.
Pekkarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but Sklemin keeps moving.
Sklemin trying to keep a closed guard but Pekkarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Pekkarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes from guard but Sklemin blocks nicely.
Pekkarinen cracks Sklemin with a solid left hand.
Pekkarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sklemin has momentary wrist control but Pekkarinen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pekkarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pekkarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sklemin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen trying to control but Sklemin is working from the bottom.
Sklemin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but Sklemin keeps moving.
Pekkarinen working some strikes from top position.
Pekkarinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Pekkarinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sklemin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pekkarinen trying to control but Sklemin 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.
Sklemin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pekkarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pekkarinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but Sklemin keeps moving.
Pekkarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sklemin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pekkarinen trying to control but Sklemin is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pekkarinen drives through with a takedown into Sklemin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sklemin misses with an uppercut.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sklemin.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Sklemin.
Pekkarinen moves away from the strike by Sklemin.
Sklemin misses with a straight left.
Sklemin blocks a jab.
Sergey Sklemin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sklemin throws a series of punches but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild combination.
Pekkarinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pekkarinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pekkarinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sklemin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sklemin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pekkarinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sklemin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Sklemin misses.
Pekkarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Sklemin counters with a series of strikes. Pekkarinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sklemin throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt - Sklemin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sklemin moves out of range of the strikes.
Pekkarinen connects with a single shot there.
Sklemin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sklemin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen throws a lazy right hand but Sklemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pekkarinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pekkarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Sklemin's head but Sklemin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sklemin looks to land a right hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range.
Sklemin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pekkarinen rushes Sklemin and presses him up against the cage.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pekkarinen misses with a head kick.
Sergey Sklemin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sklemin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sklemin misses with a wild combination.
Sklemin slips a jab from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a jab to Sklemin's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Sklemin.
Sklemin missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekkarinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sklemin lands an overhand right.
Pekkarinen forces Sklemin back against the cage and clinches.
Sklemin is pushing Pekkarinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Pekkarinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pekkarinen's elbow.
Pekkarinen prevents Sklemin from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sklemin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pekkarinen's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sklemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pekkarinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sklemin on the side of the head.
Pekkarinen slips a jab and a cross from Sklemin.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sklemin jabs at Pekkarinen's body.
Nice shot by Sklemin.
Pekkarinen works Sklemin's body with a nice hook.
Sklemin misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pekkarinen. Sklemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen tries to bum rush Sklemin with a series of wild strikes but Sklemin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sklemin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sergey Sklemin is winning the standup battle so far.
Sklemin throws a series of strikes that have Pekkarinen backpedaling.
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sklemin tests Pekkarinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pekkarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sklemin.
Sklemin is looking to counter punch.
Sklemin blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen scores with a head kick. Sklemin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sklemin is rocked!
Sklemin lands with an overhand left.
Oh Sklemin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pekkarinen instigates a clinch.
Pekkarinen tries to throw a body punch but Sklemin avoids it by throwing Pekkarinen back against the cage.
Sklemin prevents the takedown attempt.
Sklemin seems to have got his legs back now.
Pekkarinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sergey Sklemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Pekkarinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pekkarinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sklemin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sklemin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pekkarinen clinches.
Sklemin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sklemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekkarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sklemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pekkarinen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sklemin!
Pekkarinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sklemin misses with a two punch combination.
Pekkarinen lands a big head kick that sends Sklemin tumbling to the mat! Pekkarinen takes a step backwards and waves Sklemin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklemin misses with a double jab
and Pekkarinen counters with a low kick, right behind Sklemin 's knee.
Pekkarinen fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sklemin to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sklemin looks to clinch but Pekkarinen throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sklemin taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lauri Pekkarinen!
After the fight, Lauri Pekkarinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Koscielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koscielski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bone Thugs n Harmony - Thuggish Ruggish Bone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Antoni Koscielski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscielski throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Koscielski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ford sprawls well. Ford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koscielski gets slowly back to his feet.
Koscielski throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Ford swings for the body but Koscielski moves out of range.
Jab by Koscielski.
Ford digs a good body shot into Koscielski's ribs.
Ford lands with a straight right. Koscielski didn't see that one coming.
Ford is looking to clinch but Koscielski is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Ford.
Sloppy strikes from Koscielski. Those never looked like landing.
Koscielski throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Koscielski manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koscielski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.
Koscielski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ford cracks Koscielski with a good jab.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koscielski.
Ford is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koscielski scores with a jab. Ford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscielski can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Koscielski.
Koscielski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford with a knee to the head.
It looks like Antoni Koscielski has been cut.
Ford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koscielski takes an elbow to the temple.
Koscielski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fords head.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ford misses with a knee strike.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Koscielski backwards.
Koscielski manages to break the clinch.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koscielski defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Rob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koscielski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford moves away from the strike by Koscielski.
Koscielski moves away from the strike by Ford.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Koscielski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koscielski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford clinches with his opponent.
Ford prevents Koscielski from breaking the clinch.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
Koscielski tries to pull guard but Ford forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ford throws a punch but it's blocked by Koscielski.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koscielski tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Koscielski back against the cage.
Ford throws a head punch that misses.
Koscielski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koscielski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford digs a good hook to Koscielski's body.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koscielski cracks Ford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koscielski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koscielski moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Koscielski misses its intended target.
Koscielski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koscielski staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
Koscielski delivers a nice body kick.
Koscielski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koscielski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ford working a defensive guard here.
Koscielski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koscielski defends well.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Koscielski trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford is looking for a triangle but Koscielski pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koscielski is controlling him.
Ford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koscielski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koscielski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koscielski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koscielski slips nicely into half guard.
Koscielski wants to work for an arm triangle but Ford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koscielski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Koscielski's cut.
That's time! Ford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koscielski manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Koscielski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ford slips under a jab from Koscielski.
Ford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Ford misses.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford tries to clinch but Koscielski moves out of range.
Ford swings for the body but Koscielski moves out of range.
Ford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koscielski can do to turn this around?
Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ford slips a jab from Koscielski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koscielski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Koscielski avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koscielski feints and as Ford raises his hands in defense, Koscielski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ford has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Koscielski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Rob Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Koscielski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Koscielski.
Ford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Koscielski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koscielski keeps the fight on the outside.
Koscielski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ford.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koscielski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koscielski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koscielski duly obliges.
Koscielski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koscielski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ford defends it well.
That kick from Koscielski tenderised Ford's leg. Ford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koscielski swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rob Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koscielski. Koscielski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford throws a body punch but Koscielski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Koscielski as he connects with a hook.
Koscielski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Koscielski.
Koscielski cracks Ford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koscielski lands a jab-cross combination.
Ford is rocked!
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Koscielski moves away and avoids it.
Koscielski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koscielski connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koscielski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Koscielski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Koscielski.
Ford lands a glancing blow to the side of Koscielski's head.
Ford throws a right hand that Koscielski ducks under and follows up with a left that Koscielski also avoids with ease.
Koscielski works Ford's body with a nice hook.
Koscielski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
Koscielski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koscielski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford has Koscielski up against the cage in a clinch.
Koscielski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koscielski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koscielski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koscielski looks for the body kick but Ford saw that one coming.
Ford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koscielski's hands.
Koscielski moves out of range as Ford strikes.
Koscielski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ford throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford blocks a jab.
Koscielski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koscielski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ford lands a jab.
Koscielski throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford misses with a straight right.
Ford throws a hook but Koscielski avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Koscielski is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Koscielski.
Koscielski throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford slips a straight right by Koscielski.
Ford swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Koscielski misses with a straight right.
Koscielski misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Ford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koscielski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Koscielski's shoulder, as Koscielski tries to avoid the shot.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koscielski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Koscielski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koscielski throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Ford.
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 Rob Ford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antoni Koscielski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Koscielski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Koscielski is just out of range.
Koscielski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Koscielski throws a head kick but Ford moves out of range.
Koscielski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Koscielski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Koscielski's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Ford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koscielski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford throws a jab when Koscielski was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford moves forwards but Koscielski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koscielski misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Ford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koscielski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscielski dives in and scores a takedown into Ford's guard.
Koscielski cracks Ford with a solid left hand.
Ford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koscielski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koscielski wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Ford looking for a guillotine here but Koscielski defends easily.
Koscielski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koscielski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Antoni Koscielski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Ford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford looking to control.
Ford pulls Koscielski in close to prevent any damage.
Ford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koscielski is one step ahead there.
Ford working a defensive guard here.
Koscielski postures up and lands a big shot to Ford's brow.
Koscielski working some strikes from top position.
Koscielski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koscielski defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscielski looking to pass the guard.
Koscielski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koscielski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koscielski is working Ford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koscielski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ford's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antoni Koscielski!
Our winner, Antoni Koscielski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snorten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Learn to fly. Branco has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music. Rip Snorten had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Branco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Snorten.
Branco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Branco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Snorten misses
and Branco counters with a straight right hand.
Snorten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Snorten.
Snorten moves away from the strike by Branco.
We've been hearing reports that Snorten has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Branco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten digs a good body shot into Branco's ribs.
Branco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snorten has time to react.
Snorten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Branco finds it's way round the side to connect with Snorten's head.
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!
Snorten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Branco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snorten jabs Branco right on the nose. Branco blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snorten throws a hook but Branco blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Branco misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snorten. Branco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Branco has closed the distance and engaged Snorten in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Snorten fails to land.
A body shot lands from Branco.
Snorten has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Branco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Branco throws a head punch that misses.
Snorten blocks a body shot from Branco.
A short uppercut from Snorten.
Snorten lands a hook that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
It looks like Mack Branco has been cut.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Branco blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Branco.
Branco tries to work over Snorten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snorten lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Branco fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Branco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snorten's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorten blocks a body shot from Branco.
Branco lands a nice uppercut.
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
Branco blocks an uppercut.
Snorten has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Branco is trying to keep an underhook but Snorten manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Branco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snorten trying to mount his opponent but Branco defends it.
Snorten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Branco is trying to get back to full guard.
Snorten wants to pass the guard but Branco is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Branco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Branco is looking for a sweep. Snorten is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snorten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Branco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branco is pressing down on Snorten's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Snorten is looking to pass into half guard but Branco pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Branco is in guard.
Snorten keeping moving, preventing Branco from controlling successfully.
Branco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Branco passes Snorten's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Snorten has a hand on Branco's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Branco takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snorten tries to improve his position but Branco has taken his back! Branco has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Snorten tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Branco pushes Snorten away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mack Branco!
After winning the bout, Mack Branco 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lethal's entrance music is we're off to see the wizard. A fine choice. Romulus Fietsora is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fietsora moves away.
Fietsora takes a swing at Lethal's ribcage but misses.
Fietsora throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lethal is looking to counter punch.
Lethal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fietsora. Fietsora obviously looking to wear him down.
Fietsora pushes Lethal up against the cage in a clinch.
Fietsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lethal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fietsora blocks an uppercut.
Fietsora has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
Lethal tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora blocking some punches.
Fietsora scores with a shoulder strike.
Lethal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fietsora.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Fietsora lands with a left to the head.
Lethal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fietsora.
Lethal lands with a short shot to the head.
Lethal tries to throw a body punch but Fietsora avoids it by throwing Lethal back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Lethal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fietsora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fietsora lands a nice uppercut.
Fietsora slows down the pace here.
Fietsora takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lethal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lethal can't find room to land a body shot as Fietsora controls the action.
Fietsora prevents a body shot from Lethal.
Lethal just leaning against Fietsora, taking a breather.
Fietsora looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lethal works on Fietsora's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lethal just leaning against Fietsora, taking a breather.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Lethal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Lethal.
Still in the clinch, Fietsora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lethal can't find room to land a body shot as Fietsora controls the action.
Fietsora lands a right hand.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fietsora fails to land.
Lethal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lethal stalling in the clinch but Fietsora improves position.
Lethal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lethal has a couple of punches blocked by Fietsora.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lethal is stalling here.
Lethal misses with some punches.
Lethal tries to throw a body punch but Fietsora avoids it by throwing Lethal back against the cage.
Lethal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lethal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lethal tries a body shot but Fietsora blocks it.
Lethal prevents a body shot from Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Lethal.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romulus Fietsora will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fietsora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lethal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lethal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fietsora.
Fietsora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lethal throws a shot from downtown. Fietsora moves away and avoids it.
Fietsora flicks out a counter leg kick but Lethal steps away.
Lethal misses with a right hand
and Fietsora counters with an outside leg kick.
Fietsora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lethal just misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lethal slips under a jab.
Lethal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fietsora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lethal.
Fietsora connects with a leg kick. Lethal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fietsora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fietsora throws a shot from downtown. Lethal moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fietsora takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lethal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fietsora - the referee stops the clock and Lethal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fietsora. Lethal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lethal throws a body punch but Fietsora moves out of range.
Fietsora tries a quick counter leg kick but Lethal is wise to it.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Fietsora.
Lethal lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Lethal's head coaches at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lethal misses with a body shot.
Lethal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fietsora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lethal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fietsora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
Fietsora throws a lazy right hand but Lethal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matt Lethal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fietsora slips under a jab.
And Fietsora responds with a good body kick, but Lethal manages to step out the way in time.
Fietsora works Lethal's body with a nice hook.
Lethal slips under a jab from Fietsora.
An attempted straight right counter from Lethal misses the target.
Fietsora listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lethal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fietsora under the eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fietsora in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fietsora forces Lethal back against the cage and clinches.
Fietsora effectively controlling the action here.
Lethal avoids the elbow strike from Fietsora, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fietsora.
Lethal is working Fietsora over against the cage.
Lethal tries to stall but Fietsora uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fietsora pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lethal trying to stall but Fietsora improves his position.
Lethal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fietsora is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fietsora breaks the clinch.
Lethal misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lethal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lethal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fietsora.
Fietsora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lethal is looking to counter punch.
Lethal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fietsora on the side of the head.
Fietsora misses with a wild body shot.
Lethal throws a right hand that misses
and Fietsora counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lethal thows a leg kick but Fietsora checks it
and Fietsora counters with a body kick that stops Lethal in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Fietsora steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lethal.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lethal.
Fietsora moves out of range of the body kick from Lethal.
Lethal lands with a thumping leg kick.
A cross from Fietsora lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lethal throws a hook but Fietsora avoids it easily.
Fietsora throws a big shot that misses.
Lethal tried to score with a low kick but Fietsora checks it.
Fietsora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fietsora throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head.
Lethal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fietsora will feel that in the morning.
Lethal lands a nice shot to the body.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Fietsora sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lethal throws a hook but Fietsora blocks it.
Fietsora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lethal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fietsora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fietsora scores with a body shot.
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 Matt Lethal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lethal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lethal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fietsora feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lethals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Fietsora is out of range.
Fietsora throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head.
Lethal lands with a cross.
Fietsora throws a leg kick
and Lethal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lethal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fietsora moves away from the strike by Lethal.
Fietsora lands with a good body shot.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Fietsora.
Fietsora slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Fietsora misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lethal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lethal gets tackled into the cage by Fietsora. Fietsora maintains the clinch.
Fietsora scores with a shoulder strike.
Lethal misses with a punch on the inside.
Lethal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fietsora's elbow.
Fietsora gets through Lethal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lethal.
Lethal trying to control the position but instead, Fietsora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lethal into the cage.
Lethal working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fietsora throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lethal misses with some punches.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lethal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lethal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fietsora.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fietsora working aggressively here.
Lethal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fietsora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fietsora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fietsora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fietsora thuds a left hand into Lethal's body.
Fietsora on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Fietsora is out of range.
A nice side step and Fietsora releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lethal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fietsora manages to avoid it.
Lethal misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Lethal.
Lethal misses with a body shot.
Fietsora scores with a nice strike.
Lethal missing with a left hand there. Fietsora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fietsora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fietsora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lethal is able to avoid easily.
A quick step to the side and Lethal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lethal prevents a body shot from Fietsora.
Fietsora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lethal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fietsora backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Lethal scores with a shot to the side of Fietsora's head.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
Lethal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Fietsora.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lethal.
Fietsora'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.
Lethal blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Lethal.
I think Lethal 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lethal!
A very excited looking Matt Lethal 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin comes to the cage accompanied by his shirt says "bout to smack the stepchild out you". Tree Knee Dad has chosen Not Falling by Mudvayne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin misses with a takedown attempt
and Fuujin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuujin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuujin slips under a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fuujin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fuujin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tree Knee Dad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuujin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tree Knee Dad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fuujin manages to get himself to full guard.
Tree Knee Dad stands and throws Fuujin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fuujin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tree Knee Dad grinds an elbow into Fuujin's temple.
Tree Knee Dad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tree Knee Dad working away.
Fuujin tries to buck Tree Knee Dad off but Tree Knee Dad is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Fuujin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad working away.
Tree Knee Dad postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tree Knee Dad tries to score with some ground and pound. Fuujin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fuujin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tree Knee Dad's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a kimura but Fuujin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tree Knee Dad to get the leverage.
Tree Knee Dad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fuujin's head.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Fuujin is defending well.
Tree Knee Dad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tree Knee Dad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuujin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fuujin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tree Knee Dad is working away from the top position though.
Fuujin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fuujin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tree Knee Dad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuujin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fuujin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad wants to work for an arm triangle but Fuujin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fuujin tries to get to full guard but Tree Knee Dad has control of the leg.
Fuujin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fuujin trying to hold on to Tree Knee Dad's head to control him but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Fuujin gets full guard.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tree Knee Dad passes Fuujin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tree Knee Dad thows a huge punch but Fuujin dodges it nicely.
Fuujin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tree Knee Dad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fuujin is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is nestled in close to Fuujin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tree Knee Dad thows a huge punch but Fuujin dodges it nicely.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Fuujin is defending well.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fuujin defends it well.
Tree Knee Dad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fuujin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tree Knee Dad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuujin looking for submissions off his back.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but Fuujin defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Fuujin or perhaps it was just good defense by Tree Knee Dad, which made it look bad.
Fuujin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Fuujin attempts a counter takedown but Tree Knee Dad avoids it well and moves away.
Fuujin tries for a takedown but Tree Knee Dad circles away easily
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fuujin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tree Knee Dad tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fuujin is in Tree Knee Dad's guard.
Tree Knee Dad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tree Knee Dad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fuujin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tree Knee Dad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass to mount but Fuujin is defending the position.
Tree Knee Dad is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fuujin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tree Knee Dad jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fuujin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fuujin and Tree Knee Dad has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tree Knee Dad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuujin can't do much from the bottom here.
Tree Knee Dad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fuujin sneaks back into half guard.
Fuujin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Venum Tree Knee Dad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tree Knee Dad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Fuujin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tree Knee Dad throws a big elbow that misses.
Tree Knee Dad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tree Knee Dad passes Fuujin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fuujin gets full guard.
Fuujin can't keep his opponent in guard - Tree Knee Dad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fuujin defends it well.
Fuujin is trying to get back to full guard.
Tree Knee Dad tries to pass to full mount but Fuujin defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy.
Tree Knee Dad works his way into side control.
Fuujin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a punch from half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tree Knee Dad wants to free his trapped foot but Fuujin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuujin gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fuujin shoots in for a double leg but Tree Knee Dad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin shoots for a takedown but Tree Knee Dad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fuujin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuujin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tree Knee Dad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fuujin has managed to get both his arms back between Tree Knee Dad's legs - danger averted.
Fuujin preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fuujin advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad sneaks back into half guard.
Fuujin trying to mount his opponent but Tree Knee Dad defends it.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to get back to full guard here but Fuujin has managed to pass to side control instead.
A control attempt from Tree Knee Dad but he's now mounted!
Tree Knee Dad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kazuka Fuujin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin trying to control but Tree Knee Dad is having none of it.
Tree Knee Dad tries to hold on but Fuujin pushes him away.
Tree Knee Dad is trying desperately to improve position.
Fuujin avoids the attempt from Tree Knee Dad to control.
Tree Knee Dad is trying desperately to improve position.
Tree Knee Dad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin controlling the pace for now.
Tree Knee Dad bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuujin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuujin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tree Knee Dad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuujin is keeping the position for now.
Fuujin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tree Knee Dad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fuujin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tree Knee Dad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tree Knee Dad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tree Knee Dad in side control lands a decent elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tree Knee Dad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fuujin down.
Tree Knee Dad blocks the strikes from Fuujin.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fuujin some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Well Tree Knee Dad 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venum Tree Knee Dad!
During a confident post fight interview, Venum Tree Knee Dad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen I didnt sleep with your woman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silas Monk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut lands a front kick.
Monk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Monk ducks under a wild hook from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut tries to keep at a distance but Monk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juggernaut checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Juggernaut ducks under a wild hook from Monk.
Juggernaut misses the jab.
Monk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Juggernaut.
It looks like Silas Monk has been cut.
Juggernaut instigates a clinch.
Monk breaks the clinch.
Juggernaut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juggernaut misses with a hook. Monk ducked under it 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!
Juggernaut throws a body shot but no joy.
Juggernaut misses with a kick to the body
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Monk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Juggernaut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monk.
Juggernaut slips under a jab.
Juggernaut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juggernaut lands a really nice looking cross but Monk seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Monk there.
Decent striking displayed by Juggernaut there.
Good leg kick by Monk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
BOOM! Juggernaut lands a beautiful left hook that drops Monk. Monk tries to recover but Juggernaut is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Monk lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Juggernaut!
Bo Juggernaut thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Silas Monk was interviewed post fight and said 'Think he crapped his pants 1st time I hit him...He end me so fast so he can go get cleaned up....'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Reznick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon lands an overhand right.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Reznick avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Reznick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nixon scores with a nice head shot.
Reznick swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon.
Reznick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Evil Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon throws a low kick but Reznick avoids it.
Reznick misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Reznick throws out a powerful jab.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick misses with a hook
and Nixon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Reznick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reznick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nixon misses with a hook. Reznick ducked under it nicely.
Reznick throws out a counter right but Nixon avoids it with no problem.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reznick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reznick throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
Reznick missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Reznick tries to get set, Nixon tries to push him back and clinch up but Reznick manages to avoid the attempt.
Nixon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Renegade Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Reznick drops his hands momentarily and Nixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Reznick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nixon is looking to clinch.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Reznick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reznick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a left hand
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nixon lands with an uppercut that bounces Reznick off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Nixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Reznick flicks out a counter leg kick but Nixon steps away.
Reznick missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reznick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
Nixon tries to clinch but Reznick is having none of it.
Nixon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reznick. That one must have hurt.
Nixon scores with a leg kick.
Nixon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reznick's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Reznick throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick cracks Nixon with a good jab.
Nixon misses with a hook to the body
enabling Reznick to counter with a crisp jab.
Reznick misses with a low kick.
Reznick takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nixon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nixon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nixon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reznick slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Reznick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nixon doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Nixon blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick wants to land a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reznick lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick staying out of range there.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Reznick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Reznick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nixon tries a low kick but Reznick avoids it.
Reznick throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reznick just manages to avoid it.
Reznick throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
Nixon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Evil Nixon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reznick cracks Nixon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reznick checks a low kick from Nixon.
Nixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reznick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reznick thows a body kick. Nixon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reznick checks a low kick from Nixon.
Nixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reznick.
Nixon throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
Nixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reznick missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Reznick.
Nixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reznick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Reznick saw it coming and moves away.
Nixon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reznick circles away quickly and effectively.
Nixon sets himself, and Reznick steps forward looking for the clinch! Nixon avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon checks the leg kick.
Reznick throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Reznick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reznick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nixon with a body shot.
Nixon throws a hook but Reznick avoids it easily.
Nixon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reznick's sensitive parts.
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
Jab from Reznick.
Reznick blocks a low kick nicely.
Reznick cracks Nixon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Reznick has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nixon to stand back up!
Nixon is rocked!
It looks like Evil Nixon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick checks a leg kick.
Reznick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reznick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nixon's sensitive parts.
Nixon throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Reznick counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reznick lands a big uppercut and Nixon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nixon looks OK. Reznick waves Nixon back to his feet!
Oh Nixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
Nixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reznick counters with a leg kick.
Reznick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reznick lands a brutal uppercut that launches Nixon off his feet! Nixon tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Reznick!
Trevor Reznick tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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