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Gladiators 20 O'Neil v Zulu 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dixon's choice of entrance music: Saturday Nights All Right For Fighting. Buddy Dixon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dixon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dixon wants it to stay on the feet.
Dixon lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
Jackson fails with the takedown
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Dixon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jackson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon cracks Jackson with a left hook right on the temple and Jackson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Dixon lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Jackson is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buddy Dixon!
During a confident post fight interview, Buddy Dixon 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huge Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hebo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huge Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hebo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Jackson catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Jab by Johnson.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Hebo Johnson has been cut.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Johnson looks winded!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Johnson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Johnson drops to his knees and Jackson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huge Jackson!
Huge Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Granite Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dale Rogers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dale Rogers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Granite Gunn!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Dale Rogers has been cut.
Gunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
Rogers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Gunn. Beautiful body shot.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Rogers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a lovely 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!
Gunn slips under a jab.
Gunn scores with a nice strike.
Gunn connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Gunn's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunn tries to avoid it.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunn, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers 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.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Gunn there.
Rogers tries to land a body kick
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
Dale Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gunn's calf.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rogers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A cross from Gunn lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Gunn clobbers Rogers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Gunn cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunn.
Rogers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gunn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rogers tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dale Rogers's cut is getting worse.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogers.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
Rogers catches Gunn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gunn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Gunn scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunn scores with a jab to the head.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers looks to clinch
and Gunn scores with a counter punch that sends Rogers to the canvas! Gunn smells blood - he's punishing Rogers with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rogers has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Granite Gunn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleister Cadaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farnad Behpour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behpour has chosen Baba O'Riley as his entrance music. Farnad Behpour is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleister Cadaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farnad Behpour!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behpour connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Behpour.
Cadaver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cadaver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cadaver tries to clinch up but Behpour circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cadaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Behpour on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cadaver keeps control of Behpour as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Behpour is trying to force a seperation but Cadaver has the dominant position.
Cadaver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behpour prevents a body shot from Cadaver.
Behpour wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Behpour blocks an elbow strike from Cadaver.
Cadaver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadaver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Behpour blocks an elbow strike.
Behpour looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Behpour pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Behpour throws a head kick that misses
and Cadaver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by Cadaver's head coaches at School of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cadaver dodges the punch combination from Behpour.
Cadaver moves out of range of the body kick.
Cadaver seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick from Behpour lands but Cadaver takes it in his stride.
Behpour pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadaver blocks a head kick by Behpour.
No joy there for Behpour, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Behpour lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Behpour stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cadaver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver avoids the head kick by Behpour.
Cadaver seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Behpour throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Behpour tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cadaver swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Behpour.
Behpour throws a head kick that misses
and Cadaver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Behpour blocking some punches.
Behpour blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cadaver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Behpour looks winded!
Behpour wants to get back to striking at distance but Cadaver won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadaver misses with a body punch.
Cadaver has Behpour pressed against the cage, preventing Behpour from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Behpour is looking to break free of the clinch but Cadaver has double underhooks.
Behpour blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cadaver pushes Behpour back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadaver working Behpour over with knees to the body.
Cadaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Behpour lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cadaver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cadaver lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Farnad Behpour has been cut.
Behpour wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cadaver lands a damaging elbow.
Behpour takes an elbow to the temple.
Cadaver taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Behpour blocks an elbow strike from Cadaver.
Behpour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Behpour takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farnad Behpour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadaver misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Behpour throws a sloppy head kick and Cadaver moves out of range easily.
Cadaver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Behpour under the eye.
A head kick by Behpour misses
and Cadaver counters with a nice right hand that sends Behpour toppling to the canvas! Behpour scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cadaver finish him?!
Behpour is rocked!
That has opened up Farnad Behpour's cut even more.
Cadaver blocks a head kick by Behpour.
Behpour is still on wobbly legs! Can Cadaver finish him?
Behpour tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cadaver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Behpour manages to circle out of the way.
Cadaver lands a brutal uppercut that launches Behpour off his feet! Behpour tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleister Cadaver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aleister Cadaver thanked Amped Performance for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cark Sookael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Michaels is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cark Sookael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sookael fails with a takedown attempt.
Michaels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sookael fails with the takedown
and Sookael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sookael tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cark Sookael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sookael takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sookael dives in and grabs Michaels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michaels pushes down on Sookael's head and hops out.
Michaels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sookael shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels cracks Sookael with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sookael tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Michaels pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sookael is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Michaels!
A less than humble George Michaels misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Sviridov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sixten Sason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sason has chosen Parkway Drive - Wild Eyes as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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245 lbs
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246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Sviridov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sixten Sason !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sason avoids the body shot from Sviridov.
Sason scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sason shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sviridov's guard.
Sviridov wants to stand up but Sason is controlling him.
Sason postures up in Sviridov's guard and throws a big left but Sviridov blocks it.
Sviridov wants to get back to his feet but Sason is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sason distracts Sviridov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sason engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sason stands and throws Sviridov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sviridov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sason has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sason scores with punches from side control.
Sviridov is trying to buck Sason off.
Sviridov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sviridov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sason asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sason connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sviridov some visible discomfort.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sason wants to control but Sviridov is keeping him busy.
Sason working the ground and pound.
Sason wants to control but Sviridov is keeping him busy.
Sviridov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sason wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sviridov, who protects the arm well.
Sason working the head with strikes.
Sviridov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sviridov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sason on the ground.
Sason controlling the position from side mount.
Sviridov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sason scoring with punches and elbows.
Sviridov is pushing Sason 's head away, looking to escape. Sason manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sason is chipping away with strikes.
Sason working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sviridov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sason trying to control the action but Sviridov is working from the bottom.
Sason tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sason connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sviridov some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sason swings around for an armbar but Sviridov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sason 's guard.
Sason controlling the position.
Sason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sviridov's guard.
Sason is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Sason has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sason content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sason trying to control the position from guard on top but Sviridov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sason 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.
Sviridov wants to get back to his feet but Sason is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sixten Sason dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sviridov misses with a straight left.
Sviridov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sason is just out of range.
Sason lands a nice looking body shot.
Sason scores with a takedown into Sviridov's guard.
Sviridov has his feet on Sason 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Egor Sviridov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sason swings for the body but Sviridov moves out of range.
Sviridov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sason 's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sason .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sviridov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sason throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sviridov misses with an uppercut. Sason saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Sason misses.
Sviridov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sviridov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sason back to the cage. Sviridov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sason displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sason moves away from the strike by Sviridov.
Sason moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sviridov backwards.
Sviridov misses with a punch to the body.
Sviridov tries to work over Sason 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sviridov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sason .
Sason turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sason manages to end up in side control.
Sason lands some shots froms side control.
Sviridov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sason takes a little break here. Sviridov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sviridov stops Sason from passing to mount.
Sason tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sason landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sason in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Check out the look on Sason 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sason lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sviridov down.
Sason swings around for an armbar but Sviridov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sason 's guard.
Sason trying to control the position here.
Sason looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sviridov wants to get up but he can't break Sason 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sviridov is one step ahead there.
Sason controlling the position.
Sason controls Sviridov momentarily but Sviridov frees himself.
Sviridov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sason , up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sason slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sviridov tries to throw a body punch but Sason avoids it by throwing Sviridov back against the cage.
Sviridov blocks a body shot from Sason .
Sviridov misses with a body punch.
Sason pushes Sviridov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sviridov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sviridov backwards.
Sason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sason presses Sviridov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalling in the clinch from Sason .
Sason lands with a right to the head.
Sviridov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Sason .
Sason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sason lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sixten Sason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sviridov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Egor Sviridov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sason . Sviridov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sason changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sviridov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sviridov throws Sason to one side and escapes!
Sason closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Sason as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sason lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Sason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sason pushes Sviridov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sason successfully pulls guard.
Sason pulls Sviridov in close to prevent any damage.
Sviridov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sason to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sviridov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sason pulls down on the head and he's put Sviridov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sixten Sason !
During a confident post fight interview, Sixten Sason 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Denderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Han Denderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taiwei Neo's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Han Denderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taiwei Neo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Denderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neo.
Denderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neo.
Neo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denderson misses with a hook.
Neo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
Denderson lands a jab to Neo's midsection.
A jab from Denderson does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denderson has a takedown stuffed.
Neo has Denderson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Denderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neo moves away.
Neo moves into the clinch.
Denderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Denderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neo is pressed up against the cage. Denderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neo down to the mat. Neo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Denderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Denderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Denderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Denderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neo defends it well.
Neo tries to get to full guard but Denderson has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Denderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Denderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neo is looking to escape.
Neo has hold of Denderson's hands but Denderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denderson is keen to just control but Neo is a slippery customer.
Denderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Denderson is controlling the pace.
Neo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neo has hold of Denderson's hands but Denderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neo is rocked!
Denderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neo is still in real trouble! Can Denderson finish him?
Denderson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Neo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Denderson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Han Denderson!
After winning the bout, Han Denderson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rod Stiffington Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze 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.
Stiffington Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
Stiffington Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soze tries to score with a low kick but Stiffington Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Soze tried to score with a low kick but Stiffington Jr checks it.
Stiffington Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Soze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soze.
Stiffington Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Soze's shoulder, as Soze tries to avoid the shot.
Soze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stiffington Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Soze connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stiffington Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soze.
Soze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A swing and a miss from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr misses with a hook. Soze ducked under it nicely.
Soze throws a sloppy head kick and Stiffington Jr moves out of range easily.
Stiffington Jr attempts a counter takedown but Soze avoids it well and moves away.
Soze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stiffington Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Soze counters with a good, hard body kick but Stiffington Jr shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stiffington Jr. Soze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stiffington Jr throws a jab when Soze was well out of range.
Stiffington Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Soze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stiffington Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Soze, looking for a takedown. Stiffington Jr pushes Soze against the cage but Soze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze cracks Stiffington Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stiffington Jr's calf.
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!
Soze delivers a nice body kick.
Soze misses with a left hand
so Stiffington Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stiffington Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Stiffington Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Soze's head.
Stiffington Jr wants to control from the top but Soze keeps moving.
Soze wants to control but Stiffington Jr passes easily into half guard.
Soze wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soze's head.
Stiffington Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stiffington Jr thows a huge punch but Soze dodges it nicely.
Stiffington Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soze is not content to let Stiffington Jr control the position.
Stiffington Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stiffington Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soze's head.
Soze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stiffington Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Soze is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze wants to get back to full guard but Stiffington Jr has passed into side control.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position but Soze is working away.
Stiffington Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soze is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Soze tries to bench press Stiffington Jr off him but Stiffington Jr keeps the position.
Soze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stiffington Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stiffington Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Soze some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Stiffington Jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Soze is trying to control Stiffington Jr's posture but Stiffington Jr avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keyser Soze 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.
Stiffington Jr checks a low kick from Soze.
We've been informed that Soze has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stiffington Jr misses the shot to the body.
Soze looks to throw a body kick
and Stiffington Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soze's guard.
Soze is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Stiffington Jr dives into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position but Soze is working away.
Stiffington Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Soze down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Stiffington Jr.
Soze is trying to get back to half guard.
Soze dodges the ground and pound from Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stiffington Jr.
Stiffington Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stiffington Jr in side control, throwing shots but Soze defends.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stiffington Jr throws an elbow but Soze slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stiffington Jr working the ground and pound.
Soze can't do much from the bottom here.
Soze defending against the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr moves into full mount!
Stiffington Jr misses with a head shot.
Soze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stiffington Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stiffington Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stiffington Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soze is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stiffington Jr unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Soze wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Stiffington Jr celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Stiffington Jr!
Rod Stiffington Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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#R1#
O'Neil circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from O'Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zulu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zulu cracks the inside of O'Neil's front leg.
Zulu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Zulu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O'Neil misses with a shot to the body
and Zulu counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Zulu closes the distance and clinches.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
Zulu blocks a body shot from O'Neil.
Zulu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O'Neil backwards.
O'Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but O'Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu throws a punch but it's blocked by O'Neil.
O'Neil lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Zulu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zulu. #ROC2#
O'Neil is rocked!
O'Neil has had enough of the clinch but Zulu keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O'Neil.#T1#
O'Neil takes a shot to the head.
Oh O'Neil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O'Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zulu lands a nice knee to the body.
O'Neil seems to have got his legs back now.
O'Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
O'Neil wants to stall.
O'Neil is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zulu.
O'Neil misses with some punches.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zulu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O'Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zulu lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Aidan O'Neil has been cut.
O'Neil misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
O'Neil is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
Zulu scores with a shot to the side of O'Neil's head.
O'Neil misses with some punches.
Zulu has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles O'Neil - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Zulu, and another! O'Neil is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Zulu Zulu!
Zulu Zulu is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Zulu Zulu 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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