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KOFC 59 - Obama vs Out PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marin Averescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumwan Speshial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marin Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sumwan Speshial!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Averescu.
Averescu fails with a takedown attempt.
Averescu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Speshial but Speshial pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Averescu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Averescu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Averescu tries to clinch there but Speshial circles away.
Averescu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Speshial throws out a counter right but Averescu avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marin Averescu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu walks into a left hand.
Averescu feints a jab promting Speshial to slip. Averescu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Speshial slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Averescu moves into the clinch successfully.
Speshial pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Speshial stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Averescu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Speshial tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Averescu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Speshial is still trying to improve position.
Speshial is trying to control Averescu's posture but Averescu avoids it.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Averescu taking a break here but Speshial is having none of it and regains half guard.
Averescu is thwarting Speshial's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speshial manages to get to full guard.
Averescu throws a big elbow that misses.
Speshial keeping moving, preventing Averescu from controlling successfully.
Speshial tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Speshial is striking off his back. Averescu thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Averescu is looking to take a break and control but Speshial is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speshial is trying to get back to full guard.
Averescu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Speshial avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Averescu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Averescu is trying to control the action in half guard but Speshial is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Averescu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Averescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Averescu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Speshial throws a series of punches but Averescu avoids them all with ease.
Averescu misses with a two punch combination.
Speshial has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Speshial moves out of range of the body kick from Averescu.
Averescu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speshial swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Averescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Speshial! But no joy.
Averescu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speshial keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speshial looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Speshial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Averescu.
Marin Averescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Averescu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speshial looks to land a left hand but Averescu moved out of range nicely.
Averescu throws a low kick, looking for Speshial's leg but Speshial calmly moves out of range.
Averescu has managed to clinch.
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 Marin Averescu 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.
Averescu with a nice cross.
Averescu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speshial sizes up Averescu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Averescu misses with a double jab
letting Speshial counter with a right hand.
Averescu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speshial is out of range.
Speshial looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Speshial falls off balance throwing a combination
and Averescu counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speshial.
Speshial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Speshial.
Speshial throws a punch but it's blocked by Averescu.
Speshial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speshial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Speshial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Averescu tries to work over Speshial's front leg with a kick but Speshial checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speshial.
Averescu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Averescu.
Speshial appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Averescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Averescu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Averescu takes one on the button.
Speshial cracks Averescu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Speshial ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speshial rushes Averescu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Averescu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Speshial to keep the fight standing.
Speshial cracks Averescu with a nice body shot.
Speshial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Averescu takes a swing at Speshial's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu cracks Speshial with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Averescu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Speshial throws out a counter right but Averescu avoids it with no problem.
Speshial smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Averescu is rocked!
A lazy left from Speshial finds it's target.
Oh Averescu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sumwan Speshial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speshial drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Averescu right on the button. Averescu goes down! Speshial follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Speshial gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumwan Speshial!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Lattimore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Lattimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lattimore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lattimore backing away here, and Richardson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richardson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lattimore's calf.
Lattimore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lattimore ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
Lattimore scores with a jab.
Lattimore lunges at Richardson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Richardson's hand.
Lattimore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lattimore throws an overhand right that lands on Richardson's shoulder, as Richardson tries to avoid the shot.
Richardson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lattimore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richardson can't find room to land a body shot as Lattimore controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lattimore.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lattimore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lattimore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lattimore lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Lattimore as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Richardson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richardson digs a right hand underneath Lattimore's ribcage. Lattimore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lattimore with a knee to the head.
It looks like Julian Richardson has been cut.
Lattimore blocks a body shot from Richardson.
Lattimore misses with some punches.
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
Richardson jumps guard but Lattimore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Richardson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richardson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lattimore smiles and moves away.
Rick Lattimore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Richardson.
Richardson throws the kick towards the body but Lattimore avoids it.
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richardson lands a jab to Lattimore's midsection.
Lattimore throws a combination. Richardson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore darts in and clinches Richardson up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lattimore.
Richardson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lattimore to keep the fight standing.
Richardson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lattimore gets through Richardson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richardson tries to throw a body punch but Lattimore avoids it by throwing Richardson back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lattimore.
Richardson looks winded!
Richardson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lattimore lands a knee to the body.
Richardson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Lattimore.
Lattimore misses with a punch on the inside.
Lattimore scores with a shot to the side of Richardson's head.
Lattimore lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore prevents a body shot from Richardson.
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
Richardson can't break the clinch.
Richardson jumps guard but Lattimore stands there with Richardson around his waist. Richardson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lattimore.
Richardson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lattimore has picked Richardson up and slammed him! Richardson can't keep hold of the triangle and Lattimore manages to pass to side control!
Lattimore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Richardson some visible discomfort.
Lattimore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lattimore creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Richardson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Richardson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richardson is pressing down on Lattimore's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lattimore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lattimore wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Lattimore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richardson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lattimore is defending well. Richardson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lattimore has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Richardson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Richardson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strikey Wrestlerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Strikey Wrestlerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestlerman feints and then cracks Richardson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richardson down.
Richardson scores with a hook to the body. Wrestlerman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrestlerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richardson.
Wrestlerman moves out of range as Richardson throws a body kick.
Wrestlerman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Richardson scores with a nice right hand.
Wrestlerman throws a leg kick
and Richardson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrestlerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richardson lands an overhand right.
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richardson throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrestlerman misses with a lunging right hand
and Richardson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrestlerman moves into the clinch successfully.
Wrestlerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richardson's elbow.
Wrestlerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson tries to pull guard but Wrestlerman won't allow it.
Richardson manages to pull guard.
Wrestlerman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Richardson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wrestlerman defends well.
Wrestlerman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Richardson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wrestlerman is aware though and is defending well.
Wrestlerman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richardson looking for subs off his back but Wrestlerman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Richardson looking for submissions off his back.
Wrestlerman wants to pass the guard but Richardson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to control but Wrestlerman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wrestlerman wants to free his trapped foot but Richardson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Richardson looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Wrestlerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to get back to his feet.
Richardson actively working from the bottom here.
Richardson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richardson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wrestlerman pulls his head out easily.
Richardson controlling the position well.
Richardson wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richardson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richardson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wrestlerman escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wrestlerman!
Wrestlerman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wrestlerman lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richardson is looking to regain half guard here but Wrestlerman keeps moving and retains side control.
Richardson is trying to buck Wrestlerman off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Richardson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richardson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrestlerman.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrestlerman moves away.
Wrestlerman checks a low kick from Richardson.
Richardson scores with a hook to the body. Wrestlerman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrestlerman misses with a wild body shot.
William Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrestlerman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Richardson throws a front kick aimed at Wrestlerman's knee but Wrestlerman avoids it well.
Wrestlerman throws a head kick but Richardson moves out of range.
It seemed like Richardson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson misses with a two punch combination.
Wrestlerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestlerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrestlerman moves into the clinch successfully.
Wrestlerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richardson.
Wrestlerman misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestlerman tries to land a knee to the head but Richardson blocks with his arms.
Richardson is trying to pull guard but Wrestlerman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wrestlerman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richardson is defending well for now.
Richardson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrestlerman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richardson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strikey Wrestlerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Richardson.
Richardson is trying to pull guard but Wrestlerman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wrestlerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Richardson.
Richardson tries to pull guard but Wrestlerman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wrestlerman lands with a right to the head.
Richardson tries to pull guard but Wrestlerman holds him up against the cage and eventually Richardson drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Wrestlerman as the two fighters clinch.
Wrestlerman lands a knee to the body.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Wrestlerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Richardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrestlerman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wrestlerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestlerman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richardson is defending well for now.
Wrestlerman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richardson's defenses.
Wrestlerman missing with knees to the body.
Wrestlerman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richardson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrestlerman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wrestlerman working Richardson over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Wrestlerman.
Wrestlerman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wrestlerman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richardson is defending well for now.
Wrestlerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrestlerman can't find room to land a body shot as Richardson controls the action.
Wrestlerman crunches a lovely knee into Richardson's ribcage.
Richardson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wrestlerman to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrestlerman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richardson prevents a body shot from Wrestlerman.
Wrestlerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richardson jumps guard but Wrestlerman stands there with Richardson around his waist. Richardson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson fails to pull guard.
Wrestlerman landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wrestlerman obliges.
Wrestlerman lands with a left to the head.
Wrestlerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wrestlerman throws an elbow but misses.
Wrestlerman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Richardson managing to block the knees to the body from Wrestlerman.
Wrestlerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrestlerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wrestlerman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wrestlerman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrestlerman misses with the head strike.
Wrestlerman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richardson can do to turn this around?
Richardson jumps guard but Wrestlerman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestlerman gets through Richardson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wrestlerman fails to land.
Wrestlerman missing with knees to the body.
Richardson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrestlerman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wrestlerman trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrestlerman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wrestlerman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wrestlerman is stalling here.
Richardson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wrestlerman uses from the top position.
Richardson looking for a triangle here. Wrestlerman is fighting it but it looks tight! Richardson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wrestlerman is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). William Richardson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elliott Alderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huffy Sanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliott Alderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huffy Sanna!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Sanna is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alderson scores with a hook to the body. Sanna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanna throws a leg kick
and Sanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanna lands a head shot.
Alderson lands a head kick. Sanna smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Huffy Sanna has been cut.
Sanna throws a leg kick but Alderson checks it.
Alderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanna.
Sanna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Sanna misses with a straight left.
Alderson catches Sanna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alderson misses with a looping left.
Sanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanna crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alderson - the referee stops the clock and Sanna gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alderson. Sanna manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alderson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alderson blocks a leg kick.
Sanna throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alderson with a jab.
Sanna is rocked!
That has opened up Huffy Sanna's cut even more.
Alderson measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Sanna! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Elliott Alderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Blaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Blaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Blaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Paul!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blaker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Paul is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blaker.
Blaker is looking for a sweep.
Paul advances to full mount.
Paul landing shots from mount.
Blaker can't escape the position.
Paul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paul controlling his opponent.
Paul working the ground and pound effectively.
Paul working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Blaker turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Paul off and cradles Blaker's limp body as Paul celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Bradley Paul!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Lamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dominica Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cub Lamas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamas misses with a straight right.
Lamas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamas there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Cub Lamas has been cut.
Aiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aiken misses with a shot to the body
and Lamas counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken has managed to clinch.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamas backwards.
Lamas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken digs a right hand into Lamas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lamas's gas tank.
Lamas can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken blocking some punches.
Lamas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lamas swings wildly with an uppercut but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Lamas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aiken is working Lamas over against the cage.
Aiken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken scores with a shot to the side of Lamas's head.
Aiken lands a shoulder strike.
Lamas is rocked!
Lamas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aiken seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lamas can turn it around.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Lamas.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lamas.
Lamas is trying to push Aiken away but Aiken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Lamas working aggressively here.
Lamas misses with the head strike.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamas misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas lands a two punch combo.
Aiken doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamas circles away.
Aiken clinches.
Aiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Aiken.
Lamas is still on wobbly legs! Can Aiken finish him?
Aiken blocks a body shot from Lamas.
A nice left hand lands by Aiken.
Aiken is stalling here.
Lamas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken lands a shot to the body.
Aiken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aiken presses Lamas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aiken is pushing Lamas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamas backwards.
Aiken pushes Lamas against the cage. Aiken is working some dirty boxing. Aiken pushes off with a quick right hook! Lamas goes down! Lamas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Aiken moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Midick Aiken!
Midick Aiken retains his featherweight title!
Midick Aiken made sure to mention his sponsor, Dauntless in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foot Fungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lakoj Dresden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lakoj Dresden!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fungus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dresden walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foot Fungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fungus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dresden moves into the clinch.
Dresden tries to work over Fungus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dresden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fungus breaks the clinch.
Dresden instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden has a couple of punches blocked by Fungus.
Dresden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fungus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dresden on the ground.
Dresden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fungus is not content to let Dresden control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dresden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dresden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fungus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dresden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fungus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dresden.
We've been hearing good reports from Fungus'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.
Dresden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dresden controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dresden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dresden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dresden sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dresden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fungus's head.
Dresden seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dresden winds up and cracks Fungus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dresden lands with a punch from half guard.
Dresden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Dresden lands with a punch from half guard.
Dresden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dresden trying to control the action but Fungus is working from the bottom.
Fungus is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dresden just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lakoj Dresden dominated that round.
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.
Fungus sizes up Dresden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fungus staying out of range there.
Dresden misses with a straight left.
Fungus is looking to counter punch.
Dresden scores with a nice right hand.
Dresden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fungus manages to avoid it.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fungus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dresden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dresden throws an overhand right that lands on Fungus's shoulder, as Fungus tries to avoid the shot.
Fungus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dresden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden is looking to clinch.
Fungus misses with a hook
and Dresden counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fungus misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Fungus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dresden blocking some punches.
Fungus has a couple of punches blocked by Dresden.
Dresden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fungus is defending well.
Dresden misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dresden.
A shot in the inside from Fungus.
Dresden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dresden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dresden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fungus tries to break free but Dresden pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fungus backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fungus.
Fungus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dresden wants to clinch up but Fungus keeps it at a distance.
Fungus walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dresden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dresden tries to move into range but Fungus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dresden connects with a jab.
Dresden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dresden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus throws a lazy uppercut
and Dresden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fungus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dresden.
Dresden is stalling here. Fungus is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dresden seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fungus has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dresden has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dresden trying to remain calm as Fungus controls from the top position.
Dresden is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fungus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dresden is trying to get back to full guard.
Dresden wants to control but Fungus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is looking for a sweep. Fungus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dresden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dresden trying to strike off his back.
Fungus trying to control but Dresden is working from the bottom.
Dresden is pulling down on Fungus's head to control his posture.
Fungus trying to control the position from guard on top but Dresden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lakoj Dresden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dresden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungus.
Dresden with a hook.
Fungus slips a straight right by Dresden.
Dresden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fungus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fungus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fungus takes one to the chin there.
Dresden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fungus.
Dresden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dresden slips under a jab from Fungus.
A little jabbing left from Dresden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fungus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fungus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dresden misses with a wild body shot.
Fungus throws the left hand but Dresden avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Dresden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fungus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dresden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fungus counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden throws a body shot but no joy.
Fungus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fungus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dresden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dresden moves out of range of the strikes.
Dresden with the counter takedown but Fungus avoids it easily.
Dresden slips under a jab.
Dresden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fungus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fungus misses with a body punch
and Dresden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fungus's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lakoj Dresden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dresden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fungus keeping full guard, as Dresden tries to pass.
Dresden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fungus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dresden.
Dresden wants to pass the guard but Fungus is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dresden trying to control but Fungus is working from the bottom.
Dresden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dresden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dresden trying to control but Fungus is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dresden wants to clinch up but Fungus keeps it at a distance.
Dresden avoids the body shot from Fungus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lakoj Dresden really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fungus stuffs the takedown attempt from Dresden. Dresden gets slowly back to his feet.
Fungus throwing a counter right hand but Dresden manages to avoid it.
Dresden lands with a shot to the body.
Fungus moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Fungus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fungus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fungus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dresden was well out of range. Poor timing from Fungus.
Dresden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fungus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus misses with an uppercut.
Dresden digs a good hook to Fungus's body.
Fungus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dresden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fungus defending well as Dresden loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Dresden.
Fungus just misses with a punch to the body.
Dresden lands with an uppercut that bounces Fungus off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
Fungus 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dresden, as that shot connected.
Dresden looks to clinch
and Fungus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fungus throws an overhand right that lands on Dresden's shoulder, as Dresden tries to avoid the shot.
Dresden moves out of range of the strikes.
Dresden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fungus with a body shot.
Fungus throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Dresden misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fungus throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fungus misses its intended target.
Fungus throws a body shot but no joy.
Fungus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dresden.
Fungus thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Dresden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dresden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fungus.
Fungus misses with a left hand
and Dresden counters with a shoot takedown. Fungus fights it but they end up in guard.
Dresden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dresden postures up and lands a big shot to Fungus's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden looking to sit in guard and control but Fungus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dresden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dresden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dresden has control of Fungus's left arm, preventing Fungus from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dresden looking for a sweep. Not yet Dresden, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foot Fungus had his way with Lakoj Dresden in that round.
That's time! Fungus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dresden wants to clinch
and Fungus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fungus lands a head shot.
Dresden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dresden tries to clinch but Fungus moves away
and Fungus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dresden lands a jab to Fungus's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fungus throws a right hand that misses
and Dresden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dresden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus slaps away a takedown attempt from Dresden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dresden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fungus missing with a left hand there. Dresden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fungus ducks under a wild hook from Dresden.
Dresden slips under a jab.
Dresden missing with a left hand there. Fungus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foot Fungus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fungus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dresden manages to avoid it.
Fungus misses the jab.
A slow jab from Fungus misses its intended target.
Dresden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Dresden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fungus doesn't seem phased though.
Dresden blocks a jab.
Foot Fungus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden moves in looking to clinch but Fungus pushes him off.
Fungus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fungus slaps away a takedown attempt from Dresden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dresden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungus.
It looked like Fungus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the liver by Dresden. Beautiful body shot.
Dresden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fungus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dresden to counter with a crisp jab.
Dresden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fungus at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dresden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fungus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dresden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Foot Fungus is winning the standup battle so far.
Fungus lands a really nice looking cross but Dresden seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Fungus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fungus.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fungus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dresden is rocked!
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!
Fungus drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Dresden's head, knocking him out cold! Fungus is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Foot Fungus!
Foot Fungus is the new light heavyweight champion!
Foot Fungus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garegin Balayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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28
155 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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21
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garegin Balayan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux scores with a jab to the body.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
Balayan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dux throws an off balance right hand
and Balayan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balayan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balayan throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dux throwing a counter right hand but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Dux throws a jab but it's blocked by Balayan.
As Dux backs off Balayan throws a huge counter combo but Dux manages to avoid it all.
Dux misses with a takedown attempt - Balayan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan feints and then cracks Dux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dux down.
Dux swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Dux misses with a right hand
and Balayan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan throws a shot to the body.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Dux takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
Dux looks to score with a jab to the body but Balayan is just out of range.
Garegin Balayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balayan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dux somewhat.
Balayan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dux throws a big shot that misses.
Balayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
Balayan throws a big counter head kick but Dux avoids it with no problem.
Dux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan lands a left and a right that send Dux crashing to the mat, dazed. Balayan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dux is rocked!
Dux has been working on his balance at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Balayan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan tries to bum rush Dux with a series of wild strikes but Dux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dux misses with a takedown
and Balayan rattles Dux with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Dux tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Balayan dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Dux stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Garegin Balayan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guido Sarducci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarducci has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
283 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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176 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guido Sarducci!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarducci cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karelin.
Sarducci misses with a straight right.
Sarducci throws a nice looking combination but Karelin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karelin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sarducci sprawls and moves away.
Sarducci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin lands a lovely overhand right.
Sarducci throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sarducci counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarducci throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarducci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin shoots in for a double leg but Sarducci sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarducci lands the left hand.
Sarducci misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Sarducci pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Karelin misses its target.
Karelin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karelin lands a jab to the nose.
Sarducci misses with a double jab.
Sarducci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karelin scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarducci throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin slips a jab from Sarducci.
Sarducci takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karelin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarducci swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Karelin defending well as Sarducci loads up on a big left hand.
Sarducci throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarducci throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karelin slips a straight right by Sarducci.
Sarducci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karelin throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sarducci, as that shot connected.
Karelin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karelin scores with a takedown into Sarducci's guard.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Sarducci uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Sarducci!
Sarducci must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarducci stands up out of Karelin's guard for a moment - Karelin manages to land a nice upkick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Karelin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarducci's guard.
Karelin stands and throws Sarducci's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karelin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sarducci is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Karelin working the head with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sarducci can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karelin in side control, throwing shots but Sarducci defends.
Karelin lands an elbow.
It looks like Guido Sarducci has been cut.
Karelin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sarducci down.
That has opened up Guido Sarducci's cut even more.
Sarducci taking punishment in the form of punches.
The cut above Guido Sarducci's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throws a strike aimed at the side of Sarducci's head but Sarducci avoids it well.
Karelin throws an elbow but Sarducci slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sarducci is letting Karelin control him for a moment.
Karelin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sarducci some visible discomfort.
Guido Sarducci's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Guido Sarducci's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vitaly Karelin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obama comes into the arena with 5 minutes Alone blaring out of the sound system. 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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32
205 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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28
276 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out digs a good body shot into Obama's ribs.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
Out scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Out swings widly with a right hand
and Obama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Obama cracks a nice hook into Out's ribs.
Obama seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Out misses with a hook
and Obama counters with a left to the body.
Out cracks Obama with an open hand slap.
Obama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Out has time to react.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Obama ducks down to avoid it.
Out throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Out misses.
Out clinches up with Obama and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Out has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Out tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Out swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Out scores with a shoulder strike.
Obama lands a left hand.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Obama lands a left hand.
Obama lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
Out looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama is leaning against Out and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
A short left from Obama.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obama lands a right hand.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
Obama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Obama.
Obama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obama pushes Out back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Obama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out is rocked!
Obama throws a big uppercut that drops Out! More strikes from Obama and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Out lies dazed against the cage as Obama celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Obama!
Russian Obama retains his super heavyweight title!
Russian Obama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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