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Einherjer 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Vutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolf Kross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Vutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Kross!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kross looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vutila!
Vutila is desperately trying to improve his position but Kross has a good base and remains in mount.
Kross lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kross is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vutila has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vutila!
Kross escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vutila gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kross lands a decent punch to the body there.
Kross has his foot on Vutila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vutila works his way back into a safe position though.
Kross tries to strike from the bottom.
Kross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vutila can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vutila won't allow Kross to sweep him here.
Vutila landing with the ground and pound.
Vutila postures up in Kross's guard and throws a big left but Kross blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vutila defends it easily.
Vutila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kross doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kross looking for a sweep. Not yet Kross, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vutila's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vutila can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kross looks gassed!
Kross has his foot on Vutila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vutila works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vutila trying to control the position from guard on top but Kross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vutila trying to control but Kross is working from the bottom.
Kross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vutila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kross is keeping the position for now.
Vutila will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vutila wants to control from the top but Kross keeps moving.
Vutila passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Kross missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vutila scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kross is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vutila pulls his head out easily.
Kross looking for submissions off his back.
Kross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vutila is working away from the top position though.
Vutila is controlling the pace.
Kross is refusing to be controlled, as Vutila sits in half guard.
Kross missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kross gets the takedown into side control.
Kross lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vutila taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vutila takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kross working the ground and pound from side control.
Vutila takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kross lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kross is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vutila has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kross in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kross working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Kross dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kross drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kross stops Vutila from standing up.
Kross works over Vutila with some ground and pound from guard.
Rolf Kross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kross is working Vutila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kross stops Vutila from standing up.
Kross lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kross postures up in Vutila's guard and throws a big left but Vutila blocks it.
Vutila utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kross is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kross lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kross postures up and lands a big shot to Vutila's brow.
Kross lands a couple of elbows.
Kross postures up and lands a big shot to Vutila's brow.
Vutila is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kross stands up over Vutila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kross works over Vutila with some ground and pound from guard.
Kross is working Vutila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross lands a couple of digs.
Kross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kross stands up over Vutila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kross postures up and lands a big shot to Vutila's brow.
Kross chips away with some ground and pound.
Kross working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vutila's head.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kross cracks Vutila with a solid left hand.
Kross chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross stands and throws Vutila's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kross lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kross lands a few punches from side control.
Vutila sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vutila is refusing to be controlled, as Kross sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kross there.
Vutila has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kross is working away from the top position though.
Kross trying to control the action but Vutila is working from the bottom.
Vutila is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kross scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kross.
Vutila has hold of Kross's hands but Kross slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vutila is defending against the submission attempts here by Kross.
Kross lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Kross there.
Kross working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vutila is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Kross there.
Kross lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Kross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Kross.
Kross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kross throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vutila was covering up waiting for the punch and Kross finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vutila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kross stands up over Vutila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vutila has momentary wrist control but Kross slips an elbow through the middle.
Kross scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vutila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kross.
Vutila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vutila's head.
Vutila escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kross gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kross landing some decent shots from guard.
Kross stands up over Vutila, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kross landing with the ground and pound.
Vutila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vutila 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.
Kross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kross lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vutila had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kross defends it easily.
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kross scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kross sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kross passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross is looking for a kimura here.
Kross lands strikes from half guard.
Kross seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vutila is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rolf Kross!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Kalandarishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Do!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kalandarishvili is positioning himself well to prevent Do advancing to mount.
Kalandarishvili trying to hold on to Do's head to control him but Do postures up.
Do seems to be looking for submissions.
Do is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kalandarishvili sees it coming and defends easily.
Kalandarishvili trying to control but Do postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Do fails with the takedown.
Kalandarishvili stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do dives in and grabs Kalandarishvili 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalandarishvili pushes down on Do's head and hops out.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Do.
Do gets a takedown into half guard.
Kalandarishvili trying to hold on to Do's head to control him but Do postures up.
Kalandarishvili wants to improve his position but Do is controlling well.
Do is working for a submission of some sort.
Kalandarishvili trying to control but Do postures up.
Kalandarishvili is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Do is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kalandarishvili doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Do.
Kalandarishvili is defending against the submission attempts here by Do.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kalandarishvili closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Do tries to get to full guard but Kalandarishvili has control of the leg.
Do looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Do won't allow Kalandarishvili to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do actively working from the bottom here.
Do looks gassed!
Kalandarishvili landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kalandarishvili lands strikes from half guard.
Do taking some punishment here, with Kalandarishvili in his half guard.
Kalandarishvili is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kalandarishvili working the head and body with strikes.
Kalandarishvili 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.
Do taking some punishment here, with Kalandarishvili in his half guard.
Kalandarishvili winds up and cracks Do with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Do has hold of Kalandarishvili 's hands but Kalandarishvili slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Do manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kalandarishvili postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Do is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalandarishvili postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Kalandarishvili lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili stands up over Do, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kalandarishvili passes Do's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kalandarishvili trying to pass the guard but Do defending well.
Kalandarishvili not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kalandarishvili thows a huge punch but Do dodges it nicely.
Do wants to get back to full guard.
Kalandarishvili is pressing down on Do's thigh, looking to free his foot. Do is holding on for now.
Do on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Do looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Do misses with a takedown attempt
so Kalandarishvili counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Do has momentary wrist control but Kalandarishvili slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili 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.
Do with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalandarishvili decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Do's guard.
Kalandarishvili with a nice head shot there.
Do is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalandarishvili defends well.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kalandarishvili is in close to Do's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Do is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalandarishvili with a nice head shot there.
Kalandarishvili looking to pass the guard.
Kalandarishvili with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Do is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalandarishvili defends well.
Kalandarishvili stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Do is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kalandarishvili scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kalandarishvili postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kalandarishvili looking to pass the guard.
Do has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalandarishvili can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Do wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalandarishvili lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Do is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalandarishvili defends well.
Kalandarishvili scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kalandarishvili chips away with some ground and pound.
Kalandarishvili keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do working for a triangle but Kalandarishvili defends it easily.
Kalandarishvili connects with a couple of short punches.
Do throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalandarishvili scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kalandarishvili stands up over Do, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kalandarishvili is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kalandarishvili won't allow Do to sweep him here.
Do working for a triangle but Kalandarishvili defends it easily.
Kalandarishvili connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kalandarishvili landing with the ground and pound.
Kalandarishvili avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalandarishvili postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Kalandarishvili got a little sloppy there for a moment and Do has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalandarishvili has managed to get both his arms back between Do's legs - danger averted.
Kalandarishvili passes Do's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kalandarishvili working Do over with strikes.
Kalandarishvili trying to pass the guard but Do defending well.
Kalandarishvili lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Kalandarishvili there.
Do looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to get to full guard but Kalandarishvili has control of the leg.
Kalandarishvili lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kalandarishvili seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Kalandarishvili .
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kalandarishvili fails with the takedown
and Do counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kalandarishvili won't be happy with that.
Do has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Do fails to take his opponent's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalandarishvili is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Do working for a guillotine from mount but Kalandarishvili is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Do misses with a takedown
and Kalandarishvili counters with a shoot takedown. Do fights it but they end up in guard.
Do looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalandarishvili is in close to Do's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Do is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalandarishvili is aware though and is defending well.
Kalandarishvili makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalandarishvili stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Kalandarishvili scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kalandarishvili stands up over Do, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do is looking for a triangle but Kalandarishvili pushes his legs off easily.
Do throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kalandarishvili is working Do over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalandarishvili can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kalandarishvili 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kalandarishvili lands a couple of elbows.
Kalandarishvili landing some decent shots from guard.
Do is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kalandarishvili landing some decent shots from guard.
Do working for a triangle but Kalandarishvili defends it easily.
Kalandarishvili landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalandarishvili lands a couple of digs.
Kalandarishvili pushes down on Do's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Do actively working from the bottom here.
Do actively working from the bottom here.
Do on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Do is trying to get back to full guard.
Kalandarishvili slips a nice elbow through Do's hands, connecting with Do's forehead.
Kalandarishvili passes to side control.
Kalandarishvili lands some shots froms side control.
Kalandarishvili scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kalandarishvili in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Do gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kalandarishvili working Do over with strikes.
Do is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kalandarishvili pulls his head out easily.
Bogdan Kalandarishvili is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Do is looking for a sweep. Kalandarishvili is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kalandarishvili looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Do tries to get to full guard but Kalandarishvili has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalandarishvili shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Do counters with a single leg into guard. Kalandarishvili didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Do working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kalandarishvili manages to get back to half guard.
Kalandarishvili looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Do is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kalandarishvili has managed to free his arm - good work.
Do 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.
Hiro Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalandarishvili has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Do is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Kalandarishvili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalandarishvili has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjarne Sluggo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes to the cage accompanied by Bruno Louchouarn - Mutant Dancing. Bjarne Sluggo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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286 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjarne Sluggo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid slips under a jab from Sluggo.
Quaid scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Quaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sluggo is positioning himself well to prevent Quaid advancing to mount.
Quaid stalling away here and it's allowed Sluggo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sluggo is controlling Quaid's posture.
Quaid is stalling in the full guard.
Quaid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Sluggo keeps moving.
Quaid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sluggo looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quaid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quaid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quaid is breathing heavily.
Quaid takes a swing at Sluggo's ribcage but misses.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Sluggo moves away and avoids it.
Sluggo drops Quaid with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Quaid looks back up at him and smiles so Sluggo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Quaid is rocked!
It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sluggo connects with a body shot.
Oh Quaid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sluggo darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Quaid's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Sluggo before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjarne Sluggo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Lenk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phenom Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Lenk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phenom Lam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenk circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Lenk misses.
Lenk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lam.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lenk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lenk closes the distance and clinches up with Lam, looking for a takedown. Lenk pushes Lam against the cage but Lam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lam looks to land a combination but Lenk avoids it well.
Lam looks to land a combination but Lenk avoids it well.
Lenk throws the left hand but Lam avoids the punch easily.
Lam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Lam.
It looks like Timur Lenk has been cut.
Lam misses with a few strikes there.
Lenk throws a jab but it's blocked by Lam.
Lam throws a right and a left that Lenk avoids nicely.
Lam scores with a decent looking hook.
Lam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Lam.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lenk, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lam throws a right and a left that Lenk avoids nicely.
Lenk throws an overhand right that lands on Lam's shoulder, as Lam tries to avoid the shot.
Lam lands with a right hand.
Lenk takes a swing at Lam's ribcage but misses.
Lenk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lenk dodges the punch combination from Lam.
Lenk misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Lam does no damage.
Phenom Lam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lam takes a swing at Lenk's ribcage but misses.
Lenk fails to land with a series of punches.
Lenk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lam misses with a combination
and Lenk counters with a straight right hand.
Lam throws a series of punches but Lenk avoids them all with ease.
Lam looks gassed!
Lam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lam slips under a jab from Lenk.
Lam misses with a low kick.
Lam lands with a nice combination. Lenk backs away looking to recover.
Lenk sizes up Lam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lenk lands with a hook. Lam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lam throws a combination that misses
and Lenk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lenk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lam's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lenk seems to be working for a kimura but Lam defends the submission attempt.
Lam wants to control but Lenk is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenk seems to be working for a kimura but Lam defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lam is trying to get back to full guard.
Lam looking for submissions off his back.
Lam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lenk is looking to take a break and control but Lam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lenk trying to control from half guard but Lam is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenk passes to side control.
Lam wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lam misses with a double jab.
A big right from Lenk misses.
Lenk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lenk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lenk ducks under a wild hook from Lam.
Lam throws a combination that misses
and Lenk counters with a stiff right hand.
Lenk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lam swivels and escapes.
Lam misses with a double jab
and Lenk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Lenk or perhaps it was just good defense by Lam which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Lenk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam misses with the combination.
Lam misses with a wild combination.
Lam slips a jab from Lenk.
Lam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lam misses with a combination
and Lenk counters with a right hand to the body.
Lenk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Lenk.
Lam misses with a double jab.
Lam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lenk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lenk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lenk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lenk connects with a nice looking jab.
Lam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lenk.
Lam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Lenk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Lenk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenk circles away quickly and effectively.
Lam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lenk counters with a right hand to the body.
Lam slips a jab and a cross from Lenk.
No joy there for Lam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lenk.
Lam has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lenk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Lenk.
Lam is looking to chop away at Lenk's legs.
Lenk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lam.
Lam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lenk throws out the jab.
Lenk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lam as he jumps to the side.
Lam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lenk counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lenk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lam cracks a nice hook into Lenk's ribs.
Lenk lands a body shot.
Lenk slips a jab and a cross from Lam.
Timur Lenk is winning the standup battle so far.
Lenk clobbers Lam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lenk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenk throws a looping overhand right but Lam ducks down to avoid it.
Lenk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lam's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lam duly obliges.
Lenk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lam.
Lam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lenk checks a low kick from Lam.
Lam swinging wildly here.
Lam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lam defending well as Lenk loads up on a big left hand.
Lam throws a series of punches but Lenk moves out of range.
Lam throws a lazy right hand but Lenk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Lam. No joy for Lenk on that attempt.
Lam looks to land a combination but Lenk avoids it well.
A combination from Lam does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lenk looks to throw the jab but Lam is out of range.
Lam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenk circles away quickly and effectively.
Lam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lenk.
Lam getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lam moves out of range as Lenk strikes.
Lam works Lenk's body with a nice hook.
Lam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lenk throws out the jab.
Lam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lenk.
Lam lands with an overhand left.
Lenk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lam.
A big right from Lenk misses.
Lam misses with a wild combination.
A shot to de liver by Lenk. Beautiful body shot.
Lam connects with the punch.
Lenk looks for a takedown but Lam sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timur Lenk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lenk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lam moves away from the strike by Lenk.
Lam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lenk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lam tries a head kick but it misses.
Lenk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phenom Lam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lam tries to bum rush Lenk with a series of wild strikes but Lenk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lam defending well as Lenk loads up on a big left hand.
Lam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lenk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lam.
Lenk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lam on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Lenk misses its intended target.
Lam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lenk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lam as he avoids it easily.
Lam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenk circles away quickly and effectively.
Lenk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lam throws a nice looking combination but Lenk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lenk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lam works over Lenk's head and body with a nice combination.
Lam misses with a series of wild punches.
Lam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lenk in his tracks.
Lam moves away from the strike by Lenk.
Lam misses with a combination
and Lenk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lam thinking.
Lam moves forwards but Lenk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lenk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lam throws a series of punches but Lenk moves out of range.
Lam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lenk.
Lenk throws a hook but Lam avoids it easily.
Lenk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lam.
Lenk throws the left hand but Lam avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Lenk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timur Lenk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lenk misses with a straight left.
Lenk misses with an uppercut. Lam saw that one coming.
Lam throws a right and a left that Lenk avoids nicely.
Lam misses with a double jab.
Lam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Lenk misses its intended target.
Lam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lenk throws a good cross that connects.
Lam throws a series of punches but Lenk avoids them all with ease.
Lam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lenk connects with a crisp jab.
Lam looks to land a combination but Lenk avoids it well.
Lam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lam slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lenk scores with a decent looking hook.
Lam misses with a two punch combination.
Lenk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lam pinned against the cage. Lam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lam throws a nice looking combination but Lenk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lenk.
Lam tries to buck Lenk off but Lenk is having none of it.
Lenk tries for a kimura but Lam is defending well.
Lam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lenk passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lam!
Lam is working to get back to half guard.
Lenk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lam can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lenk trying to control but Lam is having none of it.
Lam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lenk mounts Lam! Really nice guard pass there!
Lam has given up his back. Will we see Lenk going for some submissions?
Lenk is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lam has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lam breaks Lenk's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam is looking to work some ground and pound but Lenk has wrist control.
Lam throwing strikes from guard but Lenk blocks nicely.
Phenom Lam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lenk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lenk wants to sweep but no luck.
Lam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lam preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lam throws a nice looking combination but Lenk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lenk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lenk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lenk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lam.
Lenk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lam.
A combination from Lam does no damage.
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.
Lenk looks to throw the jab but Lam is out of range.
Lam lands a nice shot that snaps Lenk's head back.
Lam throws a right and a left that Lenk avoids nicely.
Lenk 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.
Lenk scores with a jab to the head.
Lenk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lam.
Lenk lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Lenk - just one landing.
Lam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lenk throws out a loose jab but Lam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lam thows a body shot but no joy.
Lenk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lam is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lenk in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lam is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Timur Lenk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Rune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobb Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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225 lbs
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211 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy Rune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobb Fury!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rune.
Rune dives in and grabs Fury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes down on Rune's head and hops out.
Rune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fury circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Boy Rune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury lands with a hook. Rune tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fury is looking to land body kicks.
Rune will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rune takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rune is breathing heavily.
Rune shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury lands with a right and another and another! Rune is in big trouble! Fury lands again and this time it's lights out for Rune! A quality knockout there for Fury.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cobb Fury!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nero comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - Vamos amatar companeros. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franco Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lasse Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Kongo and sends Nero crashing to the mat! Kongo follows him down to the mat - Nero regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Franco Nero has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nero is looking to control Kongo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nero avoid being mounted?
Nero wants to get back to full guard.
Nero is controlling Kongo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kongo moves into full mount! Nero won't be happy about that!
Nero is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero is working hard here to advance position.
Nero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nero tries to get out of the position.
Kongo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nero is looking to escape.
Nero working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nero wants to control but Kongo is having none of it.
Nero is squirming around, avoiding Kongo's attempts to control the action.
Nero tries to reverse the position but Kongo maintains control.
Kongo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nero is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo controlling the pace for now.
Nero tries to lock up and control but Kongo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kongo controlling the pace for now.
Nero can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kongo looking to control but Nero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nero tries to hold on but Kongo postures up.
Nero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Kongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Nero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nero connects with the punch.
It looks like Lasse Kongo has been cut.
Nero shoots in for a takedown but Kongo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kongo misses with a two punch combination.
Nero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kongo moves out of range as Nero strikes.
Nero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kongo.
Nero fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Nero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nero closes the distance and clinches up with Kongo, looking for a takedown. Nero pushes Kongo against the cage but Kongo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nero shoots in but no luck this time.
Nero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero misses with a looping right.
Nero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kongo.
Nero looks to throw the jab but Kongo is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kongo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Kongo.
Kongo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kongo throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Nero is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lasse Kongo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Goldmill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbath Occulta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Occulta's choice of entrance music: Immortal - The Rise of Darkness. 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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26
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Goldmill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbath Occulta!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Occulta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Occulta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goldmill scores with a body shot.
Occulta throws a hook but Goldmill blocks it.
Occulta connects with a jab.
It looks like Mickey Goldmill has been cut.
Goldmill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Occulta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldmill wants to stand and escape but Occulta is having none of it.
Occulta wants to control from the top but Goldmill keeps moving.
Occulta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Occulta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldmill is looking to stand up but Occulta isn't so interested in that idea.
Occulta postures up in Goldmill's guard and throws a big left but Goldmill blocks it.
Goldmill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Occulta on the ground.
Occulta trying to control but Goldmill is working from the bottom.
Goldmill is looking to stand up but Occulta isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Occulta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goldmill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Occulta.
Occulta fails with the takedown.
Occulta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Occulta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Occulta moves away from the strike by Goldmill.
Occulta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Occulta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goldmill sprawls well. Goldmill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Occulta gets slowly back to his feet.
Mickey Goldmill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abbath Occulta.
Occulta shoots for a double leg takedown but Goldmill sprawls well. He's pushed Occulta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Occulta looks gassed!
Goldmill scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goldmill throws a one two combo.
Mickey Goldmill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldmill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Goldmill punishes Occulta's body with a nice straight punch.
Goldmill closes the distance and pushes Occulta back into the cage.
Goldmill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Occulta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldmill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goldmill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Goldmill.
Goldmill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldmill is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Goldmill.
Occulta tries to throw a body punch but Goldmill avoids it by throwing Occulta back against the cage.
Goldmill presses Occulta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goldmill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Occulta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldmill lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldmill.
Occulta trying to stall but Goldmill improves his position.
Occulta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldmill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Occulta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Occulta has time to react.
Occulta throws a hook to the side of Goldmill's head but Goldmill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Occulta fails to land the takedown.
Occulta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldmill.
Mickey Goldmill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldmill tests Occulta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goldmill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Goldmill finds it's target.
Goldmill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goldmill with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Occulta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldmill defends it nicely.
Goldmill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Occulta on the side of the head.
Goldmill stalks Occulta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Occulta's face. Occulta staggers backwards, shaken.
Occulta misses with a straight left.
Goldmill moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Occulta wants to break free but Goldmill has control.
Occulta tries to work over Goldmill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Occulta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldmill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Occulta tries to break the clinch but Goldmill is controlling the position.
Goldmill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Occulta backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Goldmill.
Goldmill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldmill scores with a hook to the body.
Goldmill misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldmill is looking to control Occulta's arms but Occulta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goldmill has his back to the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldmill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Goldmill gets through Occulta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goldmill has Occulta pressed against the cage.
Occulta is leaning against Goldmill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goldmill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Occulta is keeping busy.
Goldmill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Occulta manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldmill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Occulta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldmill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goldmill moves in looking to clinch but Occulta pushes him off.
Goldmill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Goldmill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Goldmill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Goldmill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Occulta.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldmill lands a jab to the head.
Goldmill instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goldmill lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Occulta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldmill lands a nice uppercut.
Occulta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldmill throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Occulta fails to land.
Goldmill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Occulta is keeping busy.
Occulta lands a nice shot to the body.
Occulta is working for takedown but Goldmill is calmly controlling the position for now.
Occulta scores with a hook to the body.
Occulta digs a right hand into Goldmill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldmill's gas tank.
Goldmill has a couple of punches blocked by Occulta.
Occulta lands a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldmill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Occulta avoiding damage.
Occulta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Occulta tries for a takedown but Goldmill manages to get underhooks.
Mickey Goldmill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abbath Occulta.
Goldmill lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Occulta.
Goldmill is leaning against Occulta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Occulta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Occulta is trying to drag Goldmill to the mat but Goldmill just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goldmill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Goldmill on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goldmill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Goldmill.
Occulta blocking some punches.
Occulta blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Occulta.
Occulta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldmill tries to clinch but Occulta is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Goldmill. No joy for Occulta on that attempt.
Goldmill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Occulta misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Occulta. Goldmill does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goldmill misses with a few strikes there.
Occulta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goldmill misses with the combination.
Occulta lands with a good body shot.
Occulta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Occulta scores with a jab to the head.
Occulta gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Occulta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Occulta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goldmill down.
Goldmill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldmill tries to get out of the position.
Goldmill prevents Occulta from improving position.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill is not content to let Occulta control the position.
Occulta misses with the ground and pound.
Occulta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Goldmill parries the strikes from Occulta easily there. Occulta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goldmill to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Occulta misses.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldmill punishes Occulta's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Some wild striking there from Goldmill.
Some wild striking there from Goldmill.
Occulta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldmill loads up on a big right hand but Occulta slips the punch.
Occulta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goldmill to the mat! Goldmill manages to get full guard.
Occulta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldmill wants to stand and escape but Occulta is having none of it.
Occulta slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Occulta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abbath Occulta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Goldmill's cut.
That's time! Goldmill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Goldmill lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldmill scores with a decent looking hook.
Occulta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldmill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goldmill.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Occulta misses with a two punch combination.
Goldmill throws a right hand that Occulta ducks under and follows up with a left that Occulta also avoids with ease.
Occulta looks to land a left hand but Goldmill moved out of range nicely.
Occulta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldmill lands a right hook to the body.
Occulta shoots in but no luck this time.
Mickey Goldmill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Occulta misses with a straight left.
Occulta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldmill was well out of range. Poor timing from Occulta.
Occulta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Occulta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goldmill lands with an overhand left.
Occulta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Occulta.
Occulta with a couple of short strikes.
Occulta lands a nice shot to the head.
Occulta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldmill's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Occulta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Goldmill's face.
Occulta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldmill really wants to buck Occulta off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldmill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Occulta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Occulta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goldmill hang on?
Occulta controlling his opponent.
Occulta landing shots from mount.
Occulta dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Occulta there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Occulta working Goldmill over with strikes here.
Occulta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goldmill looks a forlorn figure.
Occulta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Goldmill's face.
Goldmill is in a horrible position here. Occulta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Occulta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Occulta throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill is trying to stand up.
Abbath Occulta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Occulta with the ground and pound from mount.
Occulta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goldmill looks a forlorn figure.
Occulta drops a big elbow. That's hurt Goldmill! More shots from Occulta and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abbath Occulta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Tresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes into the arena with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYQTFudrqc blaring out of the sound system. Niko Tresh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
272 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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22
271 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Tresh!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Tresh shoots in.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drago.
It looks like Niko Tresh has been cut.
Drago misses with the combination.
Tresh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Drago misses.
Tresh throws a combination. Drago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tresh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a jab to the body
and Tresh counters with a series of strikes. Drago will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tresh counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago misses with a hook. Tresh ducked under it nicely.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Tresh slips the punch.
Tresh fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago misses with a jab to the body
and Tresh counters with a takedown into side control.
Drago is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Tresh drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
A control attempt from Drago but he's now mounted!
Drago is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Tresh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niko Tresh's cut.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tresh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Tresh counters with a two punch combo.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Tresh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Drago is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tresh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tresh stops Drago from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tresh with the ground and pound but Drago uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is pulling down on Tresh's head. It's preventing any offense from Tresh, at least for the moment.
Tresh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drago throws the left hand but Tresh avoids the punch easily.
Drago misses with a hook. Tresh ducked under it nicely.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
so Tresh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Tresh from controlling successfully.
Tresh won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Tresh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niko Tresh's cut.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Drago misses with a combination
and Tresh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tresh counters with a single leg into guard. Drago didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Drago looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tresh is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is looking to stand up but Tresh isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tresh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Tresh counters with a nice body shot.
Tresh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Drago lands a left and a right that send Tresh crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drago swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tresh counters with a shoot takedown. Drago fights it but they end up in guard.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tresh is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tresh is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tresh won't allow Drago to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tresh 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Tresh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaiser Soze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon's chin.
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192 lbs
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189 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Soze avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgibbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzgibbon looks to land a combination but Soze avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Fitzgibbon or perhaps it was just good defense by Soze which made him look bad.
Fitzgibbon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fitzgibbon to counter with a crisp jab.
Soze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fitzgibbon sprawls well initially but Soze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fitzgibbon is looking to escape.
Soze winds up and cracks Fitzgibbon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Soze trying to control the action but Fitzgibbon is working from the bottom.
Soze works his foot free and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Fitzgibbon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Soze landing strikes, looking to finish!
Soze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soze punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Soze.
Fitzgibbon is rocked!
Fitzgibbon takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Soze's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiser Soze!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Swoop (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 fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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223 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Swoop!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syvyyspommi moves into range and clinches up with Swoop.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Syvyyspommi.
Swoop is trying to break the clinch but Syvyyspommi has him pressed against the cage.
Syvyyspommi pushes off an throws an elbow but Swoop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Syvyyspommi pushes off an throws an elbow but Swoop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but it misses.
Swoop avoids the elbow strike from Syvyyspommi, against the cage.
Swoop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swoop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Syvyyspommi is fending him off so far but Swoop persists. Nope, Syvyyspommi circles away and we're back to standing.
Swoop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Syvyyspommi is fending him off so far but Swoop persists. Nope, Syvyyspommi circles away and we're back to standing.
Swoop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Syvyyspommi swivels and escapes.
Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Swoop.
Swoop tries to clinch but Syvyyspommi moves away
and Syvyyspommi counters by moving into the clinch.
Syvyyspommi pushes off an throws an elbow but Swoop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow that misses.
Syvyyspommi misses with an elbow strike.
Swoop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Syvyyspommi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Syvyyspommi pushes off an throws an elbow but Swoop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Syvyyspommi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Syvyyspommi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swoop.
Swoop blocks the elbow strike.
Swoop blocks an elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Swoop.
Swoop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swoop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Syvyyspommi misses with an elbow strike.
Syvyyspommi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swoop.
Swoop dodges an elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swoop misses with a punch to the body.
Swoop blocks the elbow strike.
Syvyyspommi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swoop.
Swoop avoids a wild elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi lands a nice elbow.
Swoop lands a nice uppercut.
Swoop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Swoop blocks an elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Swoop dodges an elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
Swoop blocks the elbow strike.
Syvyyspommi lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Syvyyspommi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Syvyyspommi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swoop's brow.
Swoop blocks the elbow strike.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow that misses.
Swoop throws an elbow but it misses.
Swoop is trying to break the clinch but Syvyyspommi is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Syvyyspommi.
Swoop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Syvyyspommi misses with an elbow strike.
Swoop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Syvyyspommi letting Swoop take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Swoop fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syvyyspommi lands an elbow inside that Swoop shrugs off.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swoop blocks the elbow strike.
Syvyyspommi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Syvyyspommi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Swoop lands a nice elbow.
Syvyyspommi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Swoop stalling in the clinch but Syvyyspommi improves position.
Swoop dodges an elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi lands an elbow inside.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but misses.
Swoop misses with a knee to the head.
Swoop tries to land knees in the clinch but Syvyyspommi avoids the damage to the body.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but it misses.
Syvyyspommi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Syvyyspommi stops a takedown attempt from Swoop.
Swoop tries to score a body lock takedown but Syvyyspommi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Swoop tries to pull guard but Syvyyspommi won't allow it.
Syvyyspommi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Syvyyspommi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Syvyyspommi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Syvyyspommi misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Syvyyspommi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Swoop's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swoop successfully pulls guard.
Syvyyspommi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Syvyyspommi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop scores a takedown into full mount!
Swoop content just to control the position here.
Swoop is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Syvyyspommi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Syvyyspommi shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swoop controlling the pace for now.
Syvyyspommi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swoop tries to clinch up
and Syvyyspommi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Swoop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Syvyyspommi.
Swoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syvyyspommi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swoop shoots in for a takedown but Syvyyspommi shows good takedown defense.
Swoop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Syvyyspommi is looking to escape.
Swoop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Swoop trying to control from half guard but Syvyyspommi is working away.
Syvyyspommi pushes Swoop off looking to stand but Swoop dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syvyyspommi won't allow Swoop to pass to mount.
Syvyyspommi is staying active underneath Swoop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Swoop is thwarting Syvyyspommi's attempts to control the position.
Swoop is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Syvyyspommi!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Syvyyspommi is squirming around, avoiding Swoop's attempts to control the action.
Syvyyspommi working to try and regain half guard.
Swoop controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop wants to control but Syvyyspommi has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Swoop is pressing down on Syvyyspommi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Syvyyspommi is holding on for now.
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.
Syvyyspommi controlling the position for now.
Syvyyspommi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swoop tries to pass to full mount but Syvyyspommi defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Swoop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Syvyyspommi's head backwards.
Syvyyspommi tries to close the distance and clinch but Swoop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swoop fails with a takedown attempt.
Swoop darts in trying to clinch
and Syvyyspommi counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Syvyyspommi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swoop's brow.
Syvyyspommi avoiding damage as Swoop throws knees to the body.
Swoop tries to land knees in the clinch but Syvyyspommi avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Swoop blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Syvyyspommi.
Swoop gets through Syvyyspommi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swoop taking a breather.
Syvyyspommi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Syvyyspommi avoids the elbow strike from Swoop, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Swoop avoids the elbow strike from Syvyyspommi, against the cage.
Swoop takes an elbow to the temple.
Swoop avoids a wild elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi pushes off an throws an elbow but Swoop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syvyyspommi lands an elbow inside that Swoop shrugs off.
Swoop goes for a takedown attempt but Syvyyspommi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Syvyyspommi takes the fight into the clinch.
Syvyyspommi avoids a wild elbow strike from Swoop.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Syvyyspommi throws an elbow that misses.
Swoop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swoop.
Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Swoop.
Swoop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Syvyyspommi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Syvyyspommi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swoop is trying to break free.
Swoop dodges an elbow strike from Syvyyspommi.
Swoop taking a breather.
Syvyyspommi lands a damaging elbow.
Swoop tries to land knees in the clinch but Syvyyspommi avoids the damage to the body.
Swoop blocks an elbow strike.
Swoop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swoop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swoop misses with a body punch.
Syvyyspommi lands an elbow just above Swoop 's eye.
Swoop drags the fight down to the ground.
Syvyyspommi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syvyyspommi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swoop.
Syvyyspommi throws a solid leg kick but Swoop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Syvyyspommi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Syvyyspommi.
Syvyyspommi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Swoop misses with a combination
and Syvyyspommi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swoop's knee momentarily.
Swoop tries to clinch up.
Good work by Swoop as he checks the leg kick.
Swoop misses with a low kick.
Syvyyspommi is looking to clinch but Swoop is avoiding it.
Swoop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Syvyyspommi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swoop feints and as Syvyyspommi raises his hands in defense, Swoop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Syvyyspommi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Swoop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Syvyyspommi is keeping the position for now.
Syvyyspommi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Syvyyspommi is wriggling around but Swoop manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swoop seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Syvyyspommi kicks Swoop off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Syvyyspommi, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turokaaleppi Syvyyspommi!
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hype
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