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ABW 117 Gonza - Potter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Dignam (ranked 6014 p4p, 583 weight class) and Vincento Vega (ranked 4676 p4p, 487 weight class). Dignam comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Sergeant Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincento Vega!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega tries to clinch but Dignam moves out of range.
Vega walks into a jab.
Dignam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Vega misses.
No joy there for Dignam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dignam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dignam scores with the left hand. Vega knows he should have avoided that one.
Dignam avoids the head kick by Vega.
An attempted straight right counter from Dignam misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dignam misses with a few strikes there.
Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Vega.
Vega paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dignam counters with a three punch combo that has Vega backing up. Vega nods at Dignam to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dignam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vega.
Vega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega tries to clinch there but Dignam circles away.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dignam manages to avoid it.
Dignam seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dignam misses with an uppercut.
Vega tries to bum rush Dignam with a series of wild strikes but Dignam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Dignam misses the target.
Dignam tries to bum rush Vega with a series of wild strikes but Vega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vega lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vega pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dignam back to the cage. Vega follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega is looking to clinch but Dignam is avoiding it.
Vincento Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Dignam.
Dignam lands with a nice combination. Vega backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dignam misses the shot to the body.
Dignam throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.
Vega tries to clinch there but Dignam circles away.
Dignam keeps the fight on the outside.
Dignam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vega was well out of range. Poor timing from Dignam.
Dignam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vega moves to clinch but Dignam breaks away
and Dignam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega tries to clinch up
and Dignam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vega throws a series of punches but Dignam moves out of range.
Dignam throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a low kick as Dignam jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Dignam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vega lands a body shot.
Dignam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Vega does no damage.
Vega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dignam looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vega misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dignam counters by clinching up.
Dignam slows down the pace here.
Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vega moves in looking to clinch but Dignam pushes him off.
Dignam is looking to counter punch.
Vega lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vega closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dignam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dignam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Vega wants to stall.
Vega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dignam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vega throws a series of strikes that have Dignam backpedaling.
Dignam swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
It looked like Dignam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dignam connects with a body shot.
Dignam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vega under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dignam avoids it.
Vega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dignam's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergeant Dignam will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Dignam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vincento Vega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vega lands with a nice body punch.
Dignam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dignam looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Dignam scores with a four punch combination!
Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dignam was well out of range. Poor timing from Vega.
Dignam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vega is looking to clinch but Dignam is avoiding it.
Vega tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dignam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dignam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dignam lands a body shot.
Vega misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega moves into the clinch.
Vega can't get the takedown.
Vega jumps guard and drags Dignam to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dignam wants to get up but he can't break Vega's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vega is looking to stand up but Dignam isn't so interested in that idea.
Dignam wants to stand but Vega is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega is looking to stand up but Dignam isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega controlling the position.
Dignam preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dignam gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dignam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dignam's corner calls for a 1-2. Dignam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dignam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vega throws a head kick but Dignam moves out of range.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vega looks to clinch
and Dignam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vega closes the distance and clinches.
Dignam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Dignam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vega fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vega is trying to push Dignam away but Dignam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dignam lands with a right to the head.
Vega is looking for a takedown.
Sergeant Dignam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincento Vega.
Dignam can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignam breaks from the clinch.
Vega closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dignam counters with a nice uppercut.
Dignam misses the shot to the body.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Dignam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Dignam tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega tries to clinch there but Dignam circles away.
Vega gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dignam is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dignam misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vega misses with a double jab
and Dignam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dignam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergeant Dignam dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dignam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vega darts in and clinches Dignam up against the cage.
Dignam lands a nice shot to the body.
Vega breaks from the clinch.
Dignam lands the left hand.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dignam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dignam counters by moving into the clinch.
Vega blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dignam scores with a hook to the body.
Dignam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dignam lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Dignam.
Dignam can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dignam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vega is trying to stall.
Dignam blocking some punches.
Dignam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
Dignam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vega doesn't manage to clinch there - Dignam circles away.
Dignam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vega tries to clinch up but Dignam circles away and keeps his distance.
Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
Vega tries to pull guard but Dignam won't allow it.
Dignam misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dignam.
Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dignam is pressed up against the cage. Vega has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dignam down to the mat. Dignam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Vega.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dignam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vega slips under a jab from Dignam.
Dignam's corner calls for a 1-2. Dignam obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vega takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega misses with a series of wild punches.
Dignam misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Vega tries to close the distance and clinch but Dignam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vega misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dignam defending well as Vega loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Dignam misses the target.
Vega tries to clinch but Dignam moves away
and Dignam counters with a stiff right hand.
Vega misses with the body kick
and Dignam counters with a straight right hand.
Vega misses with a series of wild punches.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Dignam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vega tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dignam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dignam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sergeant Dignam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vega looks for the body kick but Dignam saw that one coming.
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Dignam misses.
Vega moves into the clinch.
Dignam swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergeant Dignam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dignam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dignam has Vega pressed against the cage, preventing Vega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vincento Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dignam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergeant Dignam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dignam, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergeant Dignam!
Sergeant Dignam tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Hund (ranked 4582 p4p, 476 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 4502 p4p, 471 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borys Hund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hund darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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.
Watkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hund wants to control but Watkins is keeping him busy.
Watkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hund controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hund got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hund has managed to get both his arms back between Watkins's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hund not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hund trying to control the position from guard on top but Watkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watkins is trying to control the position but Hund postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watkins is on top in guard.
Hund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watkins.
Watkins postures up in Hund's guard and throws a big left but Hund blocks it.
Watkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hund looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watkins is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hund has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Watkins is looking to defend but Hund has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Watkins! Hund pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Watkins taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Borys Hund!
An out of breath Borys Hund thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 3515 p4p, 298 weight class) and Eliah Murphy (ranked 3708 p4p, 312 weight class). Bob The Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliah Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
The Man misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
The Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
The Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Bob The Man has been cut.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
The Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
The Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy misses with a combination
and The Man counters with a stiff right hand.
The Man catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Man throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws out a counter right but The Man avoids it with no problem.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. The Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy slips under a jab.
The Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
The Man takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws out a counter right but The Man avoids it with no problem.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from The Man does no damage.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Man doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy cracks The Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Man.
Murphy defending well as The Man loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy lands a nice hook to The Man's body. The Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Man staying out of range there.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Man misses with a looping right.
The Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
The Man ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Jab from Murphy.
The Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Man misses with an uppercut
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Man. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from The Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy lands with a cross.
The Man ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy catches The Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Man misses with a body shot.
The Man swinging wildly here.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy misses with a hook
and The Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eliah Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Murphy misses.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
The Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
The Man misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
The Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy moves out of range as The Man strikes.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Man.
The Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy throws a right and a left that The Man avoids nicely.
The Man throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
The Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
The Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murphy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from The Man.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Man with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob The Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Man throws a body shot but no joy.
The Man slips a straight right by Murphy.
The Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Man lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether The Man might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Man moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
The Man is looking to counter punch.
A big left from The Man misses.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
A jab from Murphy misses.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Man.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but The Man is just out of range.
The Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a body punch but The Man moves out of range.
The Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but The Man is just out of range.
The Man is looking to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch.
The Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Man darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but The Man avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, The Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but The Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
The Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Man avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by The Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as The Man controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
The Man taking a breather.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Man tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as The Man controls his hands.
Eliah Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from The Man.
The Man prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
The Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Man lands a left hand.
The Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing The Man back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Man.
The Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Man tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing The Man back against the cage.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy prevents a body shot from The Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Man lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy blocking some punches.
The Man tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
The Man is trying to stall.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eliah Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob The Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Murphy misses.
The Man jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Man misses with a looping right.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murphy in his tracks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
The Man looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. The Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but The Man moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Jab by The Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and The Man counters with a straight right hand.
The Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy moves out of range as The Man strikes.
Murphy throws the left hand but The Man avoids the punch easily.
The Man scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for The Man.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and The Man counters with a left to the body.
The Man tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but The Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but The Man is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Man clinches.
The Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to work over The Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of The Man's head.
The Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
The Man lands a right hand.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Man lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
Murphy content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Murphy rolls with it to try and escape but The Man cranks on the arm and Murphy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob The Man!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Asinen (ranked 2193 p4p, 290 weight class) and Cairo Silva (ranked 3501 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Asinen tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Asinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Asinen is rocked!
Asinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oh Asinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asinen is aggressively charging in as Silva backs up avoiding any damage. Silva tosses out a jab and Asinen runs right into it face first! Asinen is out cold! Silva dropped down on all fours and is barking in Asinen's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cairo Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arod Doyea (ranked 2503 p4p, 235 weight class) and Bobo Nielsen (ranked 1413 p4p, 145 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arod Doyea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyea fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Doyea saw that one coming.
Doyea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyea.
Doyea throws a head kick that misses
and Nielsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Nielsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyea swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
Doyea lands a really nice looking cross but Nielsen seems unphased.
Doyea avoids the body shot from Nielsen.
Nice body punch from Nielsen.
Nielsen lunges at Doyea with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyea's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyea has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doyea connects with a body shot that sends Nielsen's belly button to the back.
A head kick lands from Nielsen that sends Doyea to the canvas. Doyea tries to scramble back to his feet but Nielsen brings him back down into side control.
Doyea is rocked!
Nielsen scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Doyea is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nielsen can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobo Nielsen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Meat Boy (ranked 1705 p4p, 73 weight class) and Aleister Cadaver (ranked 3054 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleister Cadaver!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meat Boy motions for Cadaver to come forward. Meat Boy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cadaver wants to slow Meat Boy down by chopping away at his legs.
Cadaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Meat Boy circles away.
Meat Boy lands a body shot.
Cadaver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meat Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sloppy strikes from Cadaver. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Meat Boy circles away.
Meat Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Meat Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy avoids the body shot from Cadaver.
Meat Boy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cadaver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meat Boy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meat Boy just leaning against Cadaver, taking a breather.
Meat Boy avoiding damage as Cadaver throws knees to the body.
Meat Boy avoiding damage as Cadaver throws knees to the body.
Cadaver misses with an elbow over the top.
Meat Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadaver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meat Boy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meat Boy cracks Cadaver with a nice body shot.
Cadaver looks winded!
Meat Boy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Meat Boy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meat Boy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cadaver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meat Boy cracks Cadaver with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cadaver up against the cage.
Cadaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meat Boy.
Cadaver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meat Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meat Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Meat Boy - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Meat Boy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meat Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Meat Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meat Boy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meat Boy is working Cadaver over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Meat Boy.
Cadaver blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meat Boy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meat Boy digs a right hand into Cadaver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cadaver's gas tank.
Meat Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meat Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Meat Boy misses with a punch to the body.
Meat Boy scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Meat Boy.
Meat Boy is leaning against Cadaver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Meat Boy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meat Boy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meat Boy is leaning against Cadaver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meat Boy leaning against his opponent.
Meat Boy breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Meat Boy's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meat Boy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meat Boy drops Cadaver with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cadaver looks back up at him and smiles so Meat Boy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cadaver is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadaver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cadaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Meat Boy finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meat Boy. That's going to slow Cadaver down.
Meat Boy lands a nice looking body shot.
Meat Boy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cadaver's sensitive parts.
Cadaver seems to have recovered his senses.
Meat Boy lands a leg kick that knocks Cadaver off balance momentarily.
You can see that Cadaver has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cadaver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meat Boy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meat Boy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cadaver sprawling to the canvas! Cadaver rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Meat Boy finish him?!
Meat Boy scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cadaver drops his hands momentarily. Meat Boy doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Cadaver staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Cadaver doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Super Meat Boy!
A very excited looking Super Meat Boy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Day (ranked 2780 p4p, 142 weight class) and Plu To Pi Fian (ranked 3442 p4p, 165 weight class). Plu To Pi Fian will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sunny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Plu To Pi Fian!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pi Fian tries to land a front kick but Day steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Day punishes Pi Fian's body with a nice straight punch.
Pi Fian has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Day is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pi Fian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pi Fian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Pi Fian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Day avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Day throwing a counter right hand but Pi Fian manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Pi Fian finds it's target.
Pi Fian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plu To Pi Fian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pi Fian misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Day is defended easily by Pi Fian.
Pi Fian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pi Fian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pi Fian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Day connects with a single shot there.
Day moves out of range of the body kick from Pi Fian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day misses with the combination.
Pi Fian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pi Fian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Pi Fian is just out of range.
Day throws a head kick but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Day takes a swing at Pi Fian's ribcage but misses.
Day lands a jab to Pi Fian's midsection.
Day dips to his left and cracks Pi Fian with an uppercut!
Pi Fian lands with a slapping head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pi Fian throws a lazy head kick
and Day counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pi Fian looks to land a combination but Day avoids it well.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
A big left from Day misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Day tenderised Pi Fian's leg. Pi Fian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Day looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pi Fian throws a series of punches but Day avoids them all with ease.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pi Fian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Day catches Pi Fian right on the button with a cross.
Pi Fian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Pi Fian misses
letting Day counter with a right hand.
Day lands a body shot.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Day connects with a crisp jab.
Day throws a head kick but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Pi Fian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pi Fian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Day.
Pi Fian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pi Fian misses with a kick to the body
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab.
Pi Fian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Day takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Plu To Pi Fian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Day closes the distance and clinches.
Day lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pi Fian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Day is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian misses with some punches.
Pi Fian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Good body shot from Day.
Pi Fian has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Day lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Day lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pi Fian backwards.
Day scores with a hook to the body.
Pi Fian missing with knees to the body.
Day gets through Pi Fian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Day lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Day lands an uppercut.
Day prevents a body shot from Pi Fian.
Day working aggressively here.
Pi Fian has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Day on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pi Fian.
Pi Fian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pi Fians head.
Pi Fian throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pi Fian tries a body shot but Day blocks it.
Day breaks from the clinch.
Pi Fian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pi Fian connects with a high kick.
Pi Fian takes one on the button.
Pi Fian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Day bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Pi Fian does it's job there.
Day lands a right hook to the body.
Day lands a leg kick that knocks Pi Fian off balance momentarily.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Pi Fian is just out of range.
Day takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Day scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day shoots for a takedown but Pi Fian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Day tests Pi Fian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy body kick from Pi Fian
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab.
Day is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pi Fian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Day dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pi Fian swings widly with a right hand
and Pi Fian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Day lands.
Pi Fian is rocked!
Day misses with a straight right.
Day throws the left hand but Pi Fian avoids the punch easily.
Pi Fian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Day takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pi Fian is still on wobbly legs! Can Day finish him?
Day misses with a head kick.
Pi Fian seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Pi Fian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pi Fian fails to land with a series of punches.
Day appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pi Fian lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Pi Fian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Plu To Pi Fian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pi Fian manages to avoid it.
Pi Fian throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Pi Fian throws the kick towards the body but Day avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Day. Pi Fian does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Pi Fian moves out of range easily.
Day dips to his left and cracks Pi Fian with an uppercut!
Pi Fian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Day moves out of range as Pi Fian throws a body kick.
And Day counters with a quick kick to the body but Pi Fian blocks it.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day blocks the body kick.
Day catches Pi Fian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Day dips to his left and cracks Pi Fian with an uppercut!
Pi Fian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pi Fian misses with a kick to the body.
Pi Fian misses with a double jab
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Day throws a lazy right hand but Pi Fian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day fails with the takedown.
Day throws a body punch but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Day scores with a sloppy right hand. Pi Fian should have avoided that one.
Sunny Day is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pi Fian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Day misses the target.
Day rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pi Fian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pi Fian lands a leg kick that knocks Day off balance momentarily.
Pi Fian avoids the body shot from Day.
Pi Fian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pi Fian can do to turn this around?
Pi Fian blocks a jab.
Pi Fian moves out of range as Day strikes.
Pi Fian blocks a jab.
Day scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Day misses with a hook.
Day ducks under a wild hook from Pi Fian.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Day defending well as Pi Fian loads up on a big left hand.
Pi Fian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pi Fian slips a straight right by Day.
Day misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Pi Fian is just out of range.
Pi Fian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pi Fian manages to avoid it.
Pi Fian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pi Fian tries a head kick but it misses.
Day changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Day connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Day. Beautiful body shot.
Day takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pi Fian avoids the head kick by Day.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Pi Fian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
Day avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pi Fian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Day throws a body kick that misses
and Pi Fian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian tries a head kick but it misses.
Day misses with a wild body shot.
Day looks to land a left hand but Pi Fian moved out of range nicely.
Pi Fian throws a series of punches but Day avoids them all with ease.
Pi Fian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Day throws a head kick but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Day 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pi Fian cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Day throws out a powerful jab.
Pi Fian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pi Fian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pi Fian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Day scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Day dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Day scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day takes a swing at Pi Fian's ribcage but misses.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day connects with a looping right hand.
Day works Pi Fian's body with a nice hook.
Day misses with a wild combination.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pi Fian throws a body kick that misses
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Pi Fian blocks a head kick by Day.
Pi Fian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Day was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pi Fian throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pi Fian misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pi Fian scores with a sloppy right hand. Day should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Day lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pi Fian doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Pi Fian.
Pi Fian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
Pi Fian blocks a head kick by Day.
Day takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pi Fian walks into a straight right hand from Day.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day lands a jab to the nose.
Day connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Day goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pi Fian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pi Fian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Day's head.
Pi Fian with a jab.
Pi Fian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Day counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day lands a jab.
Pi Fian lands a front kick.
Day has taken the fight to the clinch.
Day's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Day pushes Pi Fian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pi Fian misses with a body punch.
Day scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Day takes an elbow to the temple.
Day working aggressively here.
Pi Fian misses with a punch to the body.
Pi Fian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pi Fian.
Day misses with the head strike.
Day lands an uppercut.
Day tries to throw a body punch but Pi Fian avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
Day escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pi Fian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pi Fian looks to land a combination. Day sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Pi Fian.
Day throws a head kick but Pi Fian moves out of range.
Pi Fian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pi Fian throws a lazy head kick
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Pi Fian tenderised Day's leg. Day is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pi Fian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Day tries to land a front kick but Pi Fian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pi Fian throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Pi Fian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Day blocks the body kick.
Pi Fian slips a jab from Day.
Day throws a series of punches but Pi Fian avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Day takes a swing at Pi Fian's ribcage but misses.
Day misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Day pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pi Fian is out of range and Day settles back down.
Pi Fian connects with a body shot that sends Day's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pi Fian.
Day takes a swing at Pi Fian's ribcage but misses.
Day throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pi Fian throws a head kick that Day semi-blocks.
Day avoids the head kick by Pi Fian.
Day throws a low kick but Pi Fian avoids it.
Pi Fian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day misses with an uppercut. Pi Fian saw that one coming.
Day lands a nice shot that snaps Pi Fian's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Day misses the target.
Day fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pi Fian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Day fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Plu To Pi Fian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sunny Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pi Fian tries to land a front kick but Day steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sunny Day.
Well Day 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Day!
A very excited looking Sunny Day made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lopez (ranked 1759 p4p, 226 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 866 p4p, 121 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer scores with a jab.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Lopez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Lopez.
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Lopez throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
It seemed like Hammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammer at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hammer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thor Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Hammer's head back.
Lopez tries to clinch
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Hammer's defenses.
Hammer throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a poor takedown
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lopez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Hammer misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammer sprawls well. Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez stuns Hammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez looks to clinch
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammer! But no joy.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez lands a jab.
Hammer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez wants to clinch but Hammer slips to the side
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammer scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nate Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hammer is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nate Lopez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hammer takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Hammer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thor Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez slips a straight right by Hammer.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Lopez avoids it with no problem.
Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hammer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hammer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer is looking to improve his position.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Lopez wants to free his trapped foot but Hammer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Hammer won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez seems to be looking for submissions.
Lopez is looking to pass Hammer's guard but actually Hammer recovers to full guard.
Lopez passes Hammer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Hammer won't allow it.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
Lopez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lopez.
Lopez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hammer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Lopez 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!
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer throws a body kick that misses.
Hammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Hammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hammer walks into a left hand.
Hammer lands a front kick.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hammer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez darts in looking for a takedown but Hammer gets double underhooks and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
Lopez fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Hammer.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Hammer breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
Lopez has his foot on Hammer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammer works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Hammer.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nate Lopez!
Nate Lopez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 726 p4p, 65 weight class) and Krease McBreezer (ranked 1100 p4p, 118 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krease McBreezer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar takes a swing at McBreezer's ribcage but misses.
Krease McBreezer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhullar slips under a jab.
Bhullar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McBreezer sizes up Bhullar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
McBreezer swings widly with a right hand
and Bhullar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bhullar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBreezer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McBreezer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bhullar.
Bhullar moves away from the strike by McBreezer.
Bhullar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McBreezer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from McBreezer both land. Nice combination.
Bhullar takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBreezer misses with a hook. Bhullar ducked under it nicely.
McBreezer misses with a hook
and Bhullar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing that Bhullar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bhullar lands strikes from half guard.
Bhullar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bhullar trying to control from half guard but McBreezer is working away.
Bhullar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bhullar working the head and body with strikes.
McBreezer gets back to full guard.
McBreezer wants to sweep here but Bhullar controlling him for the moment.
McBreezer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bhullar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar working some strikes from top position.
Bhullar is working McBreezer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bhullar postures up and lands a big shot to McBreezer's brow.
Bhullar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bhullar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhullar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bhullar distracts McBreezer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McBreezer is rocked!
Bhullar postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! McBreezer covers up, he's hurt! Bhullar keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bhullar and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bhullar can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar very nearly forgot to thank Green Machine Nutritional Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 301 p4p, 29 weight class) and Jack Potter (ranked 487 p4p, 48 weight class). Gonza comes to the cage accompanied by Mononoke Hime. Potter has chosen THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Potter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Potter.
Gonza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potter moves away from the strike by Gonza.
Potter scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Captain Gonza has been cut.
Potter misses with a body kick.
Gonza misses with a hook. Potter ducked under it nicely.
Gonza throws a leg kick but Potter checks it.
Gonza avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter throws a body kick that misses.
Gonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Potter slips under a jab from Gonza.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter thuds his shin into the meat of Gonza's side.
Gonza misses with a wild body shot.
Gonza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Potter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonza.
Gonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Gonza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Potter's calf.
Gonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter 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.
Potter misses with an uppercut.
Gonza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Potter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonza on the side of the head.
Gonza checks a leg kick.
Potter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonza scores with a nice strike.
Gonza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonza lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter tries to land a front kick but Gonza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Potter has time to react.
Gonza misses with an uppercut.
Potter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gonza scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza walks into a left hand.
Gonza throws a lazy right hand but Potter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potter was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonza.
Potter is looking to chop away at Gonza's legs.
Gonza cracks Potter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Potter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonza cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Gonza wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Potter blocks a jab.
Potter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gonza's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Potter throws a body kick that misses.
Potter blocks a leg kick.
Gonza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Potter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonza just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonza.
Potter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonza's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gonza misses its intended target.
Gonza scores with a punch to the head.
Gonza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Potter.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range.
Gonza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonza misses the jab.
Gonza throws a shot from downtown. Potter moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Potter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Potter just manages to avoid it.
Gonza connects with a body shot that sends Potter's belly button to the back.
Gonza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the body from Gonza misses
and Potter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Potter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gonza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter takes one to the chin there.
Gonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Potter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonza checks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonza tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonza as he connects with a hook.
Gonza tries to score with a low kick but Potter moves his leg out of the way.
Potter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gonza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Potter - that will leave a mark!
Potter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Potter throws a front kick that sends Gonza stumbling back into the cage.
Potter cracks Gonza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonza motions for Potter to come forward. Gonza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potter lands a head kick!
A slow jab from Gonza misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonza wants to slow Potter down by chopping away at his legs.
Potter looks for the body kick but Gonza saw that one coming.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Gonza.
Potter lands a big head kick that sends Gonza tumbling to the mat! Potter takes a step backwards and waves Gonza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gonza is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Gonza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
and Potter counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gonza! He's just covering up as Potter starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Potter!
Jack Potter is the new heavyweight champion!
Jack Potter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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