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RFL 021 Aperitif PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distor Centura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Skinner's chin.
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Distor Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Centura's sensitive parts.
Centura lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Skinner.
Skinner lands a jab to the head.
Skinner lands with a good body shot.
Centura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Centura misses with an uppercut.
Skinner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Skinner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centura.
Skinner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Centura avoids a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Skinner as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Skinner.
Skinner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Centura throws a looping overhand right but Skinner ducks down to avoid it.
Centura avoids the head kick by Skinner.
Skinner works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Centura missing with a left hand there. Skinner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Centura lands a jab to the nose.
Centura misses with a straight right.
Centura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Skinner!
Skinner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skinner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Centura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skinner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Centura misses with a looping right.
Skinner moves out of range as Centura strikes.
Skinner works the jab nicely.
Centura loads up on a big right hand but Skinner slips the punch.
A head kick from Skinner lands but Centura takes it in his stride.
Skinner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skinner connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skinner counters with a nice uppercut.
Skinner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Centura throws out the jab.
Skinner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Centura had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Skinner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Centura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Centura connects with a leg kick. Skinner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skinner throws a body shot but no joy.
Centura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skinner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skinner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Centura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Skinner to counter with a crisp jab.
Skinner scores with a nice head shot.
Centura avoids the body shot from Skinner.
Skinner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skinner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skinner connects with a leg kick. Centura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Centura misses with a two punch combination.
Centura misses with an uppercut. Skinner saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Centura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skinner. That one must have hurt.
Skinner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eric Skinner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Skinner.
Centura misses with a low kick as Skinner jumps back.
Skinner thumps Centura with a low kick.
Skinner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Centura thumps Skinner with a low kick.
Centura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skinner scores with a head kick.
Centura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skinner in his tracks.
Skinner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Centura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skinner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Centura throws a leg kick which misses Skinner's front leg but catches the back leg as Skinner tries to avoid it.
Centura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Skinner tenderised Centura's leg. Centura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skinner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skinner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Centura.
Skinner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Centura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Centura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skinner can pounce on him.
Skinner throws a jab when Centura was well out of range.
Skinner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Centura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skinner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skinner throws a leg kick which misses Centura's front leg but catches the back leg as Centura tries to avoid it.
Centura 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.
Centura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Skinner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circle momentarily. Skinner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eric Skinner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Centura is looking to chop away at Skinner's legs.
Skinner misses with a body kick.
Centura throwing a counter right hand but Skinner manages to avoid it.
Centura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skinner throws a sloppy head kick and Centura moves out of range easily.
Skinner tries to land a front kick but Centura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skinner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Centura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skinner counters with a left to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Centura might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Centura misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
Skinner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skinner looks to land a right hand but Centura moved out of range.
Jab by Centura.
Skinner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Skinner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skinner.
Skinner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Centura.
It looked like Centura was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Skinner wants to land a leg kick but Centura is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Centura misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Skinner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skinner, as that shot connected.
Skinner thuds a left hand into Centura's body.
Centura misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Centura.
A big left from Centura misses.
Centura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skinner 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 Centura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Centura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skinner lands a leg kick that knocks Centura off balance momentarily.
Centura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Skinner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skinner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centura.
Centura is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Skinner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Skinner just misses with a punch to the body.
Skinner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skinner blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Centura misses the target.
Centura misses with a looping left.
Skinner throws a big counter head kick but Centura avoids it with no problem.
Skinner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skinner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Centura to counter with a crisp jab.
Skinner throws an overhand right that lands on Centura's shoulder, as Centura tries to avoid the shot.
Skinner swings for the body but Centura moves out of range.
Skinner walks into a stiff left hand from Centura.
Skinner scores with a nice strike.
Centura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skinner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner lands a lovely overhand right.
Centura throws a leg kick
and Skinner counters with a leg kick.
Skinner scores with a body shot.
Centura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Skinner.
Centura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skinner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Centura swinging wildly here.
Centura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Centura throws a hook to the side of Skinner's head but Skinner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skinner scores with a leg kick.
Centura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skinner.
Skinner throws a right and a left that Centura avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skinner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skinner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Centura loads up on a big right hand but Skinner slips the punch.
Skinner scores with a hook to the body. Centura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Skinner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Centura doesn't seem phased though.
Skinner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Skinner
and Centura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skinner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skinner cracks Centura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skinner connects with a looping right hand.
Centura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Skinner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Skinner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Skinner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Centura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skinner slips under a jab.
Skinner is looking for the big counter here.
Skinner misses with a combination
and Centura counters with a crisp right that sends Skinner to the canvas! Centura follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Distor Centura!
Distor Centura spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Erika - I Don't Know kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Igor Yakovchenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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169 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for De Noteboom.
De Noteboom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses.
Yakovchenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yakovchenko swinging wildly here.
Yakovchenko sets himself, and De Noteboom steps forward looking for the clinch! Yakovchenko avoids it this time.
Yakovchenko with a jab.
De Noteboom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Noteboom has Yakovchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yakovchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yakovchenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Noteboom or not.
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!
Yakovchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Yakovchenko controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yakovchenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Noteboom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yakovchenko is defending well.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
De Noteboom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yakovchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Yakovchenko.
De Noteboom has Yakovchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yakovchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Igor Yakovchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert De Noteboom.
De Noteboom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko gets underhooks to prevent De Noteboom's takedown attempt.
Yakovchenko is stalling here.
De Noteboom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yakovchenko prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yakovchenko.
De Noteboom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yakovchenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Noteboom backwards.
Yakovchenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Noteboom backwards.
Yakovchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Noteboom backwards.
De Noteboom is rocked!
Yakovchenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Noteboom is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakovchenko finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Yakovchenko fails to land.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
De Noteboom blocking some punches.
De Noteboom wants a takedown.
De Noteboom has a couple of punches blocked by Yakovchenko.
De Noteboom working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko misses with some punches.
Yakovchenko has a couple of punches blocked by De Noteboom.
Yakovchenko blocking some punches.
A short right from Yakovchenko on the inside.
Yakovchenko blocking some punches.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom blocks an uppercut.
Yakovchenko creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends De Noteboom's eyes rolling into the back of his head! De Noteboom drops to his knees and Yakovchenko pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Yakovchenko!
Our winner, Igor Yakovchenko, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Andenowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wayne Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Andenowski!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kerr swings for the body but Andenowski moves out of range.
Kerr slips under a jab from Andenowski.
Kerr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kerr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerr jabs Andenowski right on the nose. Andenowski blinks but takes it well.
Andenowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerr is just out of range.
Kerr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Andenowski avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andenowski checks a leg kick.
Andenowski tries to counter with a clinch but Kerr shakes him off and moves away.
Kerr connects with a body shot that sends Andenowski's belly button to the back.
Andenowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andenowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andenowski slips a straight right by Kerr.
Andenowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerr.
Nice shot by Andenowski.
Andenowski misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andenowski slips a straight right by Kerr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr throws a body kick that misses.
Kerr motions for Andenowski to come forward. Kerr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr throws a right hand that Andenowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Andenowski also avoids with ease.
Kerr misses with a low kick.
Kerr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Andenowski back to the cage. Kerr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A cross from Kerr lands.
Andenowski misses with a straight left.
Andenowski missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andenowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andenowski avoids a kick to the body.
Andenowski wants to counter the offense by Kerr and move into the clinch position.
A jab lands there for Kerr.
Kerr looks for the body kick but Andenowski saw that one coming.
Andenowski lands a nice hook to Kerr's body. Kerr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr misses with a hook
and Andenowski counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Andenowski fails to land.
Kerr has a couple of punches blocked by Andenowski.
Andenowski misses with a body punch.
Kerr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerr throws a punch but it's blocked by Andenowski.
Andenowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andenowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andenowski scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Andenowski taking a breather.
Kerr has a couple of punches blocked by Andenowski.
Andenowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andenowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Andenowski.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Andenowski controls the action.
Kerr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andenowski misses with the head strike.
Kerr is trying to maintain a safe position but Andenowski gets an underhook and turns Kerr into the cage.
Andenowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Andenowski.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerr swings wildly with an uppercut but Andenowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andenowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr trying to stall but Andenowski improves his position.
A short right from Andenowski.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Andenowski controls the action.
Andenowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andenowski taking a breather.
Kerr can't break the clinch.
Andenowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kerr.
Kerr tries to work over Andenowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andenowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andenowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerr scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Kerr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andenowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kerr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andenowski misses the shot to the body.
Kerr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andenowski backs up against the cage.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Andenowski is out of range.
Andenowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kerr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andenowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Kerr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andenowski tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andenowski blocks a jab.
Andenowski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Andenowski checks a low kick from Kerr.
Andenowski tries to counter with a clinch but Kerr shakes him off and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kerr.
Kerr lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andenowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andenowski misses with a double jab.
Kerr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andenowski can do to turn this around?
Andenowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kerr misses with an uppercut
and Andenowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Kerr misses with an uppercut. Andenowski saw that one coming.
Kerr throws a head kick that misses.
Andenowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andenowski walks into a jab.
Kerr moves into the clinch successfully.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andenowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andenowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andenowski working aggressively here.
Kerr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andenowskis head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerr.
Kerr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andenowski blocks an uppercut.
Kerr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andenowski prevents a body shot from Kerr.
Piotr Andenowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerr is trying to break the clinch but Andenowski has him pressed against the cage.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Andenowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andenowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andenowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andenowski breaks the clinch.
Kerr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kerr throws a series of punches but Andenowski moves out of range.
Kerr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andenowski.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Andenowski.
Andenowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerr moves away.
Kerr is looking to counter punch.
Andenowski lands the left hand.
Andenowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kerr slips a jab from Andenowski.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerr misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andenowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Andenowski connects with a crisp jab.
Andenowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerr.
Andenowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andenowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kerr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerr throws a leg kick but Andenowski moved away.
Kerr misses with a low kick as Andenowski jumps back.
Kerr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kerr.
Nice defenses there by Andenowski.
Andenowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andenowski throws a shot from downtown. Kerr moves away and avoids it.
Kerr swings for the body but Andenowski moves out of range.
Kerr tries to work over Andenowski's front leg with a kick but Andenowski checks it.
Andenowski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Kerr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andenowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kerr momentarily.
Andenowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Andenowski coming out on top.
Andenowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Wayne Kerr has been cut.
Kerr connects with the punch.
Andenowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerr manages to avoid it.
Kerr tries to clinch there but Andenowski circles away.
Kerr looks to land a right hand but Andenowski moved out of range.
A lazy left from Kerr finds it's target.
Andenowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kerr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andenowski's calf.
Andenowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andenowski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr effectively controlling the action here.
Andenowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andenowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerr controls his hands.
Andenowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andenowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andenowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Kerr is rocked!
Kerr blocking some punches.
Andenowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andenowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kerr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andenowski slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andenowski.
Kerr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andenowski breaks from the clinch.
Piotr Andenowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andenowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andenowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andenowski scores with a nice head shot.
Kerr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andenowski throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerr ducks under a wild hook from Andenowski.
Kerr misses with a body shot.
Kerr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andenowski ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
Kerr throws a lazy right hand but Andenowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne Kerr is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Andenowski.
Andenowski tries to move into range but Kerr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kerr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Andenowski.
Kerr throws a solid leg kick but Andenowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kerr.
Kerr scores with the left hand. Andenowski knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Andenowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Kerr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andenowski tries to counter with a clinch but Kerr shakes him off and moves away.
Kerr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andenowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andenowski checks a leg kick.
Andenowski checks a low kick from Kerr.
Kerr throws the kick towards the body but Andenowski avoids it.
Andenowski misses the jab.
Kerr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andenowski tries to counter with a clinch but Kerr shakes him off and moves away.
Kerr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andenowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kerr lunges at Andenowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andenowski's hand.
Andenowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Andenowski.
Andenowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andenowski throws a hook but Kerr blocks it.
Wayne Kerr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andenowski manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wayne Kerr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Kerr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Hoffman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny McCormick!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCormick throws a low kick but Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Hoffman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hoffman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoffman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoffman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCormick won't allow Hoffman to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoffman .
Hoffman is thwarting McCormick's attempts to control the position.
Hoffman 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.
Hoffman wants to work for an arm triangle but McCormick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura here.
Hoffman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McCormick is looking for a sweep. Hoffman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCormick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hoffman .
Hoffman wants to pass to mount but McCormick is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoffman prevents McCormick from improving his position.
Hoffman is pressing down on McCormick's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCormick is holding on for now.
McCormick is trying to control but can't.
McCormick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoffman .
Hoffman is looking for a kimura but McCormick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoffman to get the leverage.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura here.
Hoffman seems to be working for a kimura but McCormick defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCormick defends it well.
McCormick is looking for a sweep. Hoffman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoffman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCormick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hoffman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCormick sees it coming and defends easily.
McCormick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoffman .
Hoffman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCormick is keeping the position for now.
Hoffman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking to advance position but McCormick has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hoffman tries to hold on but McCormick pushes him away.
Hoffman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoffman is working hard here to advance position.
McCormick controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoffman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McCormick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman won't allow McCormick to pass to mount.
McCormick is looking to take a break and control but Hoffman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman is looking to control McCormick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoffman avoid being mounted?
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 Albert Hoffman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt.
McCormick throws a leg kick but Hoffman checks it.
McCormick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoffman .
McCormick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCormick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCormick scores with a punch to the head.
McCormick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCormick wants it to stay on the feet.
McCormick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoffman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCormick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman ducks under a wild hook from McCormick.
Hoffman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McCormick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCormick throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hoffman takes the fight into the clinch.
McCormick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoffman pulls guard effortlessly.
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!
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCormick defends it easily.
McCormick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoffman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McCormick escapes and throws Hoffman 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCormick wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
McCormick advances to full mount.
Hoffman is working to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hoffman 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McCormick controlling from mount.
Hoffman can't escape the position.
Hoffman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick controlling the position easily from mount.
McCormick prevents Hoffman from getting the reversal.
McCormick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McCormick avoids the attempt from Hoffman to control.
McCormick controlling his opponent.
McCormick is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hoffman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hoffman regains half guard.
Hoffman trying to hold on to McCormick's head to control him but McCormick postures up.
Hoffman manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCormick is pushing down on Hoffman 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoffman is fighting to maintain full guard but McCormick has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny McCormick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCormick checks a leg kick.
McCormick slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoffman , before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCormick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoffman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCormick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffman .
Hoffman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A low kick from McCormick is predictable there
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCormick misses with a straight right.
McCormick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoffman .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCormick! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffman moves in looking to clinch but McCormick pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick misses with an uppercut
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenny McCormick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hoffman is defended easily by McCormick.
McCormick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCormick.
Hoffman tries for a takedown but McCormick circles away easily
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McCormick enables Hoffman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCormick manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCormick wants to sweep here but Hoffman controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McCormick manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hoffman has McCormick in his guard.
McCormick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCormick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCormick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCormick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but McCormick pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCormick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoffman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCormick has managed to get both his arms back between Hoffman 's legs - danger averted.
Hoffman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCormick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCormick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but McCormick pushes his legs off easily.
Hoffman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCormick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCormick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCormick looking to pass the guard.
Hoffman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kenny McCormick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman is trying to keep McCormick in close.
McCormick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny McCormick.
I think McCormick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny McCormick!
A relieved looking Kenny McCormick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lil Jon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
163 lbs
18 - 20 - 0 |
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27
164 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lil Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tanaka misses with a double jab.
Jon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tanaka eats them both and turns towards Jon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Hiro Tanaka has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Tanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jon takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiro Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jon misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jon cracks a nice hook into Tanaka's ribs.
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tanaka walks into a straight right hand from Jon.
Jon is looking to wear down Tanaka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jon cracks a nice hook into Tanaka's ribs.
Tanaka looks winded!
Jon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that Jon avoids nicely.
Jon with a jab.
Jon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jon lands with a right hand.
Jon dips to his left and cracks Tanaka with an uppercut!
Tanaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanaka takes one to the side of the head.
Jon misses with a double jab.
Jon connects with a single shot there.
Jon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tanaka is rocked!
Jon connects with the punch.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Jon finish him?
OH! Tanaka has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Jon smells blood and charges in for the finish! Jon unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Tanaka sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lil Jon!
After winning the bout, Lil Jon 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes to the cage accompanied by Knock You Out. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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38
289 lbs
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280 lbs
33 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddie Fiddler!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Browne was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiddler.
Fiddler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Browne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Browne counters with a straight right hand.
Fiddler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fiddler throws a poor cross that misses
and Browne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Browne counters with a crisp right that sends Fiddler to the canvas! Browne follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Browne!
After the fight, Travis Browne 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 Lahden Linkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkki comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Cuban Necktie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lahden Linkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkki's corner calls for a 1-2. Linkki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linkki loads up on a big right hand but Tarasov slips the punch.
Linkki missing with a left hand there. Tarasov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarasov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarasov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linkki on the side of the head.
Tarasov lands a left and a right that send Linkki crashing to the mat, dazed. Tarasov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linkki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tarasov gets a clinch.
Linkki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarasov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Linkki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linkki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Linkki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Linkki misses the target.
Tarasov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Linkki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tarasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linkki cracks Tarasov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tarasov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Linkki finish him?
Tarasov is rocked!
Linkki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarasov is still on wobbly legs! Can Linkki finish him?
Tarasov looks winded!
Linkki lands a brutal uppercut that launches Tarasov off his feet! Tarasov tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lahden Linkki!
Our winner, Lahden Linkki, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hello Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hello Bay has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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259 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hello Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bay misses with a two punch combination.
Bay shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Bay to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Johnny Smith has been cut.
Bay throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Bay seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Bay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Bay drops Smith with a nice combination! Bay dives into Smith's guard, looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bay gets to his feet and stands over Smith, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Smith felt that one! Bay unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Smith from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hello Bay!
Hello Bay decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
24 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Altare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Stapleton!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stapleton throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Altare forces Stapleton back against the cage and clinches.
Stapleton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Altare has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Altare.
Altare prevents the takedown attempt.
Stapleton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Altare keeps control of Stapleton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Altare has a couple of punches blocked by Stapleton.
Stapleton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Stapleton.
Altare rushes Stapleton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Altare misses with the head strike.
Altare gets through Stapleton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stapleton tries to break free but Altare pushes him back against the cage.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Altare scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stapleton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Jeremy Stapleton has been cut.
Stapleton is trying to break free.
Stapleton blocks a body shot from Altare.
Altare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Altare on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stapleton throws out the jab.
Altare fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stapleton on the side of the head.
Altare moves out of range as Stapleton strikes.
Altare moves out of range as Stapleton strikes.
Altare fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Stapleton.
Altare punishes Stapleton's body with a nice straight punch.
Altare moves to clinch but Stapleton breaks away
and Stapleton counters with a stiff right hand.
Stapleton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Altare tries to clinch but Stapleton moves out of range.
Altare forces Stapleton back against the cage and clinches.
Stapleton misses with a punch to the body.
Altare will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stapleton up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Stapleton wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altare'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.
A frustrated look appears on Stapleton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Altare working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altare taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stapleton blocking some punches.
Stapleton breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Stapleton.
Altare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stapleton.
It seemed like Stapleton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Altare fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Altare misses.
Altare gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stapleton tries to circle away but Altare has him pinned against the cage.
Altare tries a body shot but Stapleton blocks it.
Stapleton breaks the clinch.
Stapleton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Altare gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stapleton tries to circle away but Altare has him pinned against the cage.
Stapleton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stapleton blocks a body shot from Altare.
Stapleton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Altare lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stapleton backwards.
Altare lands a body punch.
Altare has Stapleton pressed against the cage, preventing Stapleton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Altare lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Altare.
Stapleton is rocked!
Altare lands a body shot in the clinch.
Altare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stapleton backwards.
Stapleton is still on wobbly legs! Can Altare finish him?
Altare lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stapleton.
Stapleton looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Altare dips a shoulder and cracks Stapleton with a mighty uppercut! Stapleton falls back against the cage and Altare unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stapleton is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Altare screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Altare!
John Altare took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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