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SyFi 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cat Fhin (ranked 3849 p4p, 137 weight class) and Ted Dibiase (ranked 4913 p4p, 165 weight class). Dibiase has chosen MONEY MONEY MONEY -by Eddie Money as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cat Fhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ted Dibiase!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Fhin does no damage.
Fhin misses with a wild combination.
Fhin cracks Dibiase with a good jab.
Fhin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dibiase.
A telegraphed right hand from Fhin misses the target.
Fhin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dibiase misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fhin takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Cat Fhin has been cut.
Fhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Dibiase should have avoided that one.
Dibiase shoots in for a double leg but Fhin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dibiase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fhin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fhin misses with a straight right.
Dibiase missing with a left hand there. Fhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dibiase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dibiase gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dibiase shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fhin sprawls well. Fhin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dibiase gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin jabs Dibiase to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dibiase 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.
Dibiase uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fhin.
Dibiase on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Dibiase avoids them all with ease.
Dibiase avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dibiase looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Dibiase catches Fhin right on the button with a cross.
Fhin throws an overhand right that lands on Dibiase's shoulder, as Dibiase tries to avoid the shot.
Dibiase throws a shot from downtown. Fhin moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Fhin misses.
Fhin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fhin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dibiase at a distance.
Dibiase has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fhin digs a good body shot into Dibiase's ribs.
Fhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dibiase throws out the jab.
Fhin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fhin cracks Dibiase with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fhin staying out of range there.
Fhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cat Fhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dibiase misses with a straight right.
Fhin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dibiase throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fhin misses with the combination.
Fhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fhin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dibiase moves away from the strike by Fhin.
Dibiase avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fhin throws a nice looking combination but Dibiase bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cat Fhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dibiase has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fhin 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.
Fhin lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fhin.
A little jabbing left from Dibiase on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fhin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fhin misses with the combination.
Fhin misses with a double jab
and Dibiase cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fhin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dibiase loads up on a big right hand but Fhin slips the punch.
Fhin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fhin misses with a combination
and Dibiase counters with a right hand to the body.
Fhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dibiase circles away quickly and effectively.
Fhin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dibiase's head.
Dibiase ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dibiase looking to score a takedown here. Fhin is defending well but Dibiase drives through and ends up in Fhin's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Fhin manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Fhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dibiase takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase slips a straight right by Fhin.
Dibiase tests Fhin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Fhin does no damage.
The fighters circling - Fhin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fhin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dibiase counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Dibiase.
Fhin falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Dibiase to counter with a crisp jab.
Dibiase just misses with a punch to the body.
Fhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fhin 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.
Fhin scores with a three punch combo!
Fhin tries to bum rush Dibiase with a series of wild strikes but Dibiase uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dibiase.
Fhin cracks Dibiase with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fhin looks to throw the jab but Dibiase is out of range.
Dibiase is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Fhin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dibiase misses with a looping right.
Cat Fhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Dibiase misses with a straight right.
Fhin misses with the combination.
Dibiase looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fhin misses with a jab to the body
and Dibiase counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dibiase circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Dibiase on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Fhin.
Dibiase throws a shot from downtown. Fhin moves away and avoids it.
Dibiase throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Dibiase throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Dibiase avoids nicely.
Fhin throws a looping overhand right but Dibiase ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibiase throws a body punch but Fhin moves out of range.
Cat Fhin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fhin throws a jab when Dibiase was well out of range.
Dibiase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fhin manages to avoid it.
Fhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dibiase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Fhin.
Dibiase appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibiase avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Dibiase misses its intended target.
Dibiase misses with an uppercut.
Fhin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fhin throws a right hand that Dibiase ducks under and follows up with a left that Dibiase also avoids with ease.
Dibiase showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
A little jabbing left from Dibiase on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dibiase misses with a looping right.
Dibiase bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dibiase scores with the left hand. Fhin knows he should have avoided that one.
Fhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dibiase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fhin.
Nice cross by Fhin.
Fhin slips under a jab from Dibiase.
Fhin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fhin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fhin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dibiase moves away from the strike by Fhin.
Dibiase feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dibiase ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fhin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fhin misses with a few strikes there.
Fhin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dibiase showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
Dibiase looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dibiase lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fhin at a distance.
Dibiase throws a big shot that misses.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Dibiase avoids nicely.
Dibiase throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dibiase throws an overhand right that lands on Fhin's shoulder, as Fhin tries to avoid the shot.
Fhin throws a shot from downtown. Dibiase moves away and avoids it.
Dibiase is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Dibiase moves out of range.
Dibiase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fhin but Fhin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Dibiase does it's job there.
Fhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dibiase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fhin misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fhin.
Dibiase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fhin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dibiase looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dibiase scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fhin throws a combination that misses
and Fhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fhin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fhin sizes up Dibiase with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fhin throws a series of punches but Dibiase avoids them all with ease.
Dibiase changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fhin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiase misses with a looping right.
A big left from Fhin misses.
Dibiase lands with an uppercut that bounces Fhin off the cage and back into range.
Dibiase scores with a jab to the body.
Fhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dibiase.
Dibiase throws out a powerful jab.
Dibiase shoots for a double leg takedown but Fhin sprawls well. He's pushed Dibiase's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fhin walks into a stiff left hand from Dibiase.
Fhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dibiase uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fhin has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Dibiase misses the target.
Good exchange - Dibiase coming out on top.
Fhin misses with a double jab.
Fhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dibiase misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ted Dibiase will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fhin misses the shot to the body.
Dibiase doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fhin throws a right hand that Dibiase ducks under and follows up with a left that Dibiase also avoids with ease.
Fhin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fhin slips a straight right by Dibiase.
Fhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dibiase showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
Nice uppercut there from Dibiase.
Dibiase slips a jab and a cross from Fhin.
Dibiase is looking for the big counter here.
Dibiase throws a shot from downtown. Fhin moves away and avoids it.
Fhin throws a hook but Dibiase blocks it.
Fhin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dibiase can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibiase scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fhin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Fhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibiase changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fhin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dibiase fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fhin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dibiase is staying tight to Fhin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fhin wants to get back to his feet.
Dibiase trying to control the position but Fhin is working away.
Dibiase looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fhin is avoiding damage well.
Dibiase trying to control the action but Fhin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Dibiase cracks Fhin with an open hand slap.
Fhin throws a nice looking combination but Dibiase bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dibiase lands with a straight right. Fhin didn't see that one coming.
Fhin throws a combination that misses
and Dibiase counters with a nice uppercut.
Fhin throws out a loose jab but Dibiase uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dibiase has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dibiase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fhin defending well as Dibiase loads up on a big left hand.
Dibiase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dibiase has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dibiase there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fhin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhin throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Dibiase on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fhin slips under a jab.
Dibiase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fhin manages to avoid it.
Dibiase misses with an uppercut.
Dibiase jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fhin cracks Dibiase with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fhin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dibiase back to the cage. Fhin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dibiase showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
Dibiase swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fhin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dibiase misses the jab.
Fhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Dibiase misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dibiase. Fhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fhin misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fhin throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dibiase counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dibiase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fhin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dibiase walks into a stiff left hand from Fhin.
Fhin swings widly with a right hand
and Dibiase counters with a straight right hand.
Dibiase throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dibiase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Dibiase avoids nicely.
Dibiase lands a jab.
Fhin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Dibiase on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dibiase slips a jab from Fhin.
Dibiase throws a body shot but no joy.
Fhin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fhin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dibiase misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ted Dibiase.
I think Dibiase has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ted Dibiase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boogie Rollins (ranked 5143 p4p, 584 weight class) and Mike Mikson (ranked 5116 p4p, 582 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Mikson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins rushes Mikson and presses him up against the cage.
Rollins lands a takedown into guard.
Rollins stands and steps away. Mikson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mikson shoots for a takedown but Rollins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rollins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rollins looking to score a takedown here. Mikson is defending well but Rollins drives through and ends up in Mikson's guard.
Rollins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mikson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mikson is trying to keep Rollins in close.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Mikson keeps moving.
Rollins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mikson on the ground.
Rollins distracts Mikson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins trying to control but Mikson is working from the bottom.
Rollins with a nice head shot there.
Rollins is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nuclear Physiques that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mikson keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Rollins is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mikson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rollins is looking to defend but Mikson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rollins! Mikson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rollins taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Mikson!
Mike Mikson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jengo Makumba (ranked 4985 p4p, 574 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 4315 p4p, 524 weight class). Wagner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Easy Way Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kurt Wagner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jengo Makumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makumba misses the jab.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makumba.
Makumba gets caught flat footed, as Wagner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wagner drops back looking for a leg! Makumba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Makumba manages to kick Wagner off! Wagner jumps back into Makumba's guard.
Wagner stopping the sweep attempt from Makumba.
Wagner drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Wagner as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Makumba screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Wagner! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kurt Wagner!
After winning the bout, Kurt Wagner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Dryll (ranked 3659 p4p, 470 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 3252 p4p, 424 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leekpai scores with a body shot.
Leekpai misses with a straight left.
Evan Dryll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dryll throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Dryll misses.
Leekpai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leekpai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leekpai throws a jab when Dryll was well out of range.
Leekpai cracks Dryll with a good jab.
Dryll takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leekpai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leekpai moves out of range of the strikes.
Dryll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leekpai.
Leekpai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dryll misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Leekpai to counter with a crisp jab.
Dryll throws an overhand right that lands on Leekpai's shoulder, as Leekpai tries to avoid the shot.
Leekpai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leekpai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dryll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dryll moves away from the strike by Leekpai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leekpai. That's going to slow Dryll down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai walks into a straight right hand from Dryll.
Leekpai connects with a single shot there.
Dryll misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leekpai! But no joy.
Dryll throws an overhand right that lands on Leekpai's shoulder, as Leekpai tries to avoid the shot.
Leekpai throws out a counter right but Dryll avoids it with no problem.
Leekpai moves out of range of the strikes.
Dryll misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leekpai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dryll. Dryll obviously looking to wear him down.
Dryll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leekpai throws out the jab.
Leekpai connects with a looping right hand.
Leekpai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Leekpai.
Dryll throws an overhand right that lands on Leekpai's shoulder, as Leekpai tries to avoid the shot.
Dryll moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Leekpai.
Dryll is rocked!
Dryll switches off momentarily and Leekpai cracks him with a monster right hand! Dryll topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Leekpai dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Leekpai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Diaz (ranked 4013 p4p, 441 weight class) and Niko Puhkuri (ranked 3328 p4p, 366 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Coming For You, by The Offspring. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Puhkuri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puhkuri shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Puhkuri stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puhkuri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz working for a triangle but Puhkuri defends it easily.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puhkuri looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puhkuri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puhkuri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puhkuri keeps trying to improve his position.
Diaz stops Puhkuri from standing up.
Puhkuri striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Puhkuri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Puhkuri moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puhkuri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Puhkuri is retaining full guard.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puhkuri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Puhkuri is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Puhkuri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puhkuri.
Diaz trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Puhkuri is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puhkuri defends well.
Puhkuri throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Puhkuri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Puhkuri won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
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.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Puhkuri landing some decent shots from guard.
Puhkuri stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puhkuri connects with a couple of short punches.
Puhkuri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puhkuri defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puhkuri throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Puhkuri dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puhkuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Puhkuri moves into the clinch.
Puhkuri gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Diaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Puhkuri has passed into half guard!
Puhkuri prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Puhkuri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puhkuri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puhkuri is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Puhkuri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz wants to control but Puhkuri is keeping busy.
Puhkuri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Puhkuri works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz is controlling Puhkuri's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Puhkuri performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Puhkuri lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Puhkuri is very close to passing his half guard.
Puhkuri trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Puhkuri is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puhkuri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puhkuri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Puhkuri defends easily.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Puhkuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Puhkuri misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz tries to bum rush Puhkuri with a series of wild strikes but Puhkuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puhkuri clinches with his opponent.
Puhkuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puhkuri cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mickey Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Puhkuri appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mickey Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puhkuri throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
It looks like Mickey Diaz has been cut.
Puhkuri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Puhkuri.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puhkuri closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Puhkuri lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puhkuri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhkuri stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puhkuri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Puhkuri stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puhkuri defends well.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Puhkuri throws a big elbow that misses.
Puhkuri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puhkuri has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Puhkuri working some strikes from top position.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Puhkuri defends easily.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puhkuri pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Puhkuri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puhkuri looking for submissions off his back.
Puhkuri wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Puhkuri is defending it quite comfortably.
Puhkuri wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Niko Puhkuri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mickey Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puhkuri might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diaz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Niko Puhkuri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puhkuri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Niko Puhkuri.
I've got Puhkuri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Puhkuri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hardy (ranked 4566 p4p, 153 weight class) and Wladimir Yaroslev (ranked 2452 p4p, 96 weight class). Hardy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is symphony of destruction. Yaroslev has chosen Man with a Plan as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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19
295 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wladimir Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Yaroslev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Yaroslev in the body.
Yaroslev blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Yaroslev with the counter takedown but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy keeps Yaroslev at a distance using the push kick.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Yaroslev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hardy defends it well.
Yaroslev blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Yaroslev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yaroslev is pressing down on Hardy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardy is holding on for now.
Yaroslev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hardy is just riding it out for now. Yaroslev eventually gives up the hold.
Yaroslev trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yaroslev lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy is rocked!
It looks like Adam Hardy has been cut.
Yaroslev lands a big elbow - Hardy is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yaroslev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wladimir Yaroslev!
Our winner, Wladimir Yaroslev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 3092 p4p, 410 weight class) and Joshua Syracuse (ranked 3813 p4p, 482 weight class). Dai Zexi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joshua Syracuse's chin.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Syracuse!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zexi throws a looping overhand right but Syracuse ducks down to avoid it.
Zexi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Syracuse misses.
A punch combination from Syracuse misses.
Syracuse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zexi blocks a leg kick.
Zexi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Syracuse scores with a three punch combo!
Zexi throws a looping overhand right but Syracuse ducks down to avoid it.
Syracuse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Syracuse misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Syracuse as he avoids it easily.
Syracuse takes a swing at Zexi's ribcage but misses.
Syracuse fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Syracuse with that takedown attempt.
Syracuse misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syracuse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zexi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syracuse to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Syracuse.
Syracuse blocks a jab.
Zexi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syracuse.
Zexi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Syracuse defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Zexi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Syracuse misses.
Zexi throws a big shot that misses.
Syracuse with the counter takedown but Zexi avoids it easily.
Zexi misses with a straight left.
Zexi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Syracuse is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zexi misses with a wild body shot.
Zexi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Syracuse's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zexi checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Syracuse.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zexi or perhaps it was just good defense by Syracuse, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zexi misses.
Zexi throws a jab but it's blocked by Syracuse.
Joshua Syracuse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Syracuse lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Syracuse throws a leg kick but Zexi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Syracuse.
Syracuse misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zexi dives in and scores a takedown into Syracuse's guard.
Zexi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zexi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Syracuse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zexi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Syracuse has momentary wrist control but Zexi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Syracuse wants to stand and escape but Zexi is having none of it.
Zexi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zexi wants to pass the guard but Syracuse is keeping the position.
Zexi is pushing down on Syracuse's leg trying to pass to half guard. Syracuse is fighting to maintain full guard but Zexi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zexi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Syracuse wants to control but Zexi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zexi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Syracuse trying to control here.
Zexi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zexi lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi has control of Syracuse's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Syracuse regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zexi working for a guillotine from mount but Syracuse is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zexi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Syracuse has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zexi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zexi takes Syracuse's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Syracuse is in trouble.
Zexi is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Syracuse won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Zexi off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dai Zexi!
A very excited looking Dai Zexi 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.
The defeated Joshua Syracuse had this to say: 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better fighter tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammmy Kilbach (ranked 2866 p4p, 330 weight class) and Chief Stalker (ranked 3514 p4p, 390 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sammmy Kilbach has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sammmy Kilbach seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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, Sammmy Kilbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilbach has managed to clinch.
Kilbach pushes Stalker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalker's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym (ALL ELITE COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stalker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kilbach lands a shoulder strike.
Stalker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kilbach has him pressed against the cage.
Stalker is trying to force a seperation but Kilbach has the dominant position.
I was talking to Kilbach's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kilbach.
It looks like Chief Stalker has been cut.
Kilbach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
Stalker is rocked!
Stalker is trying to break free.
Kilbach tries to pull guard but Stalker holds him up against the cage and eventually Kilbach drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Kilbach.
Nice body punch from Kilbach.
A short uppercut from Kilbach.
Kilbach drops Stalker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stalker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Stalker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilbach finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kilbach.
Still in the clinch, Kilbach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kilbach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kilbach lands a big right hand that drops Stalker! The killer instinct kicks in and Kilbach finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kilbach!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammmy Kilbach!
Sammmy Kilbach 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unknown Combatant (ranked 1829 p4p, 264 weight class) and Ken Ring (ranked 3532 p4p, 456 weight class). Combatant comes to the cage accompanied by Liberation. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Unknown Combatant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Ring!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combatant gets tackled into the cage by Ring. Ring maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ring.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Combatant.
Combatant blocks an uppercut.
Ring has a couple of punches blocked by Combatant.
Combatant tries to stall but Ring uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ring tries to work over Combatant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ring.
Ring working aggressively here.
Combatant goes for a takedown attempt but Ring pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ring moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Combatant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Combatant lands a jab-cross combination.
Combatant tries to land a front kick but Ring steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Combatant rushes Ring and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ring lands a left hand that snaps the head of Combatant backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring has a couple of punches blocked by Combatant.
Ring misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Combatant.
Combatant breaks the clinch.
Combatant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ring checks it well.
Combatant clinches up against the cage.
Combatant taking a breather.
Combatant working hard to break the clinch.
Ring working aggressively here.
Combatant is looking to control Ring's arms but Ring gets an underhook and turns him. Now Combatant has his back to the cage.
Combatant blocks a body shot from Ring.
Ring has a couple of punches blocked by Combatant.
Ring being controlled against the cage.
Combatant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ring pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
Combatant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ring tries a body shot but Combatant blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combatant is working for takedown but Ring is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unknown Combatant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ring cracks Combatant with a nice body shot.
Ring leaning against his opponent.
Ring struggles to land a body shot inside as Combatant controls his hands.
Ring gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Combatant.
Ring swings wildly with an uppercut but Combatant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Combatant gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ring regains guard.
Combatant is stalling in the full guard.
Combatant stands and throws Ring's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Combatant working the body and head with strikes.
Ring throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Combatant is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ring is trying to escape and Combatant transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ring is forced to tap! Nice work there by Combatant! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Unknown Combatant!
A victorious Unknown Combatant thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Kishimoto (ranked 1227 p4p, 62 weight class) and Dieselnoi Por Pramuk (ranked 1951 p4p, 98 weight class). Por Pramuk has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Dieselnoi Por Pramuk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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137 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daichi Kishimoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kishimoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Por Pramuk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Por Pramuk drives through and clinches with Kishimoto against the cage.
Kishimoto blocks an elbow strike.
Kishimoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Por Pramuk throws a head punch that misses.
Por Pramuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kishimoto gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kishimoto is working for a kimura but Por Pramuk is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kishimoto trying to mount his opponent but Por Pramuk defends it.
Por Pramuk tries to kick Kishimoto off in order to stand up. Kishimoto Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishimoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kishimoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kishimoto is working to tighten his grip on Por Pramuk's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Por Pramuk has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kishimoto is really squeezing tight and eventually Por Pramuk passes out! Kishimoto breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daichi Kishimoto!
Daichi Kishimoto retains his bantamweight title!
Daichi Kishimoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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