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SyFi 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Damiani (ranked 4701 p4p, 355 weight class) and Hodi Garbandit (ranked 4999 p4p, 371 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massimo Damiani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hodi Garbandit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damiani throws a nice looking combination but Garbandit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garbandit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garbandit throws a head kick that misses.
Garbandit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damiani swings for the body but Garbandit moves out of range.
Damiani tries to bum rush Garbandit with a series of wild strikes but Garbandit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garbandit throws a fast counter high kick but Damiani manages to duck under it in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damiani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garbandit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbandit is looking to land body kicks.
Hodi Garbandit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damiani takes a swing at Garbandit's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Damiani misses.
Damiani instigates a clinch.
Garbandit struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damiani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbandit told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garbandit.
Garbandit scores with a hook to the body.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani lands a nice uppercut.
Garbandit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbandit controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garbandit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garbandit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garbandit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garbandit is trying to stall.
Garbandit lands a right hand.
Garbandit misses with an elbow over the top.
Damiani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damiani has a couple of punches blocked by Garbandit.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garbandit can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiani misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Garbandit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garbandit.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Damiani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbandit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbandit struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garbandit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damiani backwards.
Garbandit takes a shot to the head.
Damiani has Garbandit pressed against the cage.
Damiani misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garbandit.
Damiani tries a body shot but Garbandit blocks it.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damiani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garbandit swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garbandit.
Garbandit tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbandit's elbow.
Damiani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garbandit fails to land.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Damiani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Garbandit swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbandit gets through Damiani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damiani lands a left hand.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
Garbandit throws a punch but it's blocked by Damiani.
A short uppercut from Garbandit.
A right hook to the body lands for Damiani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garbandit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbandit working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Damiani.
Garbandit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garbandit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damiani blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Garbandit fails to land.
Damiani tries to work over Garbandit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damiani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garbandit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damiani misses with a body punch.
Garbandit misses with the head strike.
Damiani lands a body shot.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Garbandit.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
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 Massimo Damiani will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garbandit doesn't seem bothered though.
Damiani checks the leg kick.
Damiani seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Damiani misses with an uppercut. Garbandit saw that one coming.
Garbandit throws a head kick but Damiani moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Damiani misses the target.
Damiani forces Garbandit back against the cage and clinches.
Garbandit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damiani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani digs a right hand underneath Garbandit's ribcage. Garbandit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Damiani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garbandit working aggressively here.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbandit's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbandit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garbandit has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Damiani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Damiani struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbandit controls his hands.
Damiani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Garbandit.
Garbandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garbandit or not.
Damiani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani lands a hook that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
Garbandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garbandit blocks a body shot from Damiani.
Damiani throws a head punch that misses.
Garbandit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Damiani misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Damiani.
Damiani swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbandit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garbandit.
Garbandit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani misses with a body punch.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Garbandit blocks an uppercut.
Damiani lands a right hand.
Damiani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garbandit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbandit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garbandit struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
Garbandit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbandit blocks an uppercut.
Garbandit tries to work over Damiani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garbandit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Damiani.
Garbandit trying to control the position but instead, Damiani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garbandit into the cage.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garbandit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garbandit misses with some punches.
Damiani misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbandit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garbandit leaning against his opponent.
Garbandit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damiani lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Damiani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbandit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damiani backwards.
A short uppercut from Damiani.
A head punch on the inside from Garbandit fails to land.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani tries to throw a body punch but Garbandit avoids it by throwing Damiani back against the cage.
Garbandit misses with some punches.
Garbandit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Garbandit.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Garbandit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Garbandit has Damiani pressed against the cage.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Massimo Damiani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Damiani fails to land with a series of punches.
Garbandit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damiani seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Damiani scores with a jab. Garbandit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damiani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garbandit's sensitive parts.
Garbandit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Garbandit.
Garbandit slips a jab and a cross from Damiani.
Garbandit misses with a low kick.
Garbandit slips a straight right by Damiani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani misses with a body shot.
Damiani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garbandit tries a head kick but it misses.
Garbandit misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbandit blocks a low kick nicely.
Massimo Damiani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damiani blocks a head kick by Garbandit.
Damiani scores with a shot to the body.
Garbandit slips a jab and a cross from Damiani.
Garbandit throws a head kick that misses.
Garbandit throws a head kick but Damiani moves out of range.
Damiani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garbandit under the eye.
Damiani wants to clinch up but Garbandit keeps it at a distance.
Damiani misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garbandit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garbandit.
Garbandit cracks Damiani with a nice body shot.
Damiani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garbandit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Damiani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
Garbandit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damiani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
Damiani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garbandit.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Damiani blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Damiani.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Garbandit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garbandit taking a breather.
Garbandit misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani is working Garbandit over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damiani working aggressively here.
A short right from Damiani.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damiani.
Garbandit misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit gets through Damiani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garbandit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damiani swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbandit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbandit prevents a body shot from Damiani.
Hodi Garbandit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garbandit lands with a light punch inside.
Garbandit working aggressively here.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbandit's elbow.
Garbandit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
Garbandit stalling in the clinch but Damiani improves position.
Damiani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiani misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damiani.
Damiani throws a head punch that misses.
Garbandit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbandit misses with a punch to the body.
Massimo Damiani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Garbandit.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Massimo Damiani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garbandit throws a head punch that misses.
Garbandit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbandit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Garbandit.
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 Massimo Damiani.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damiani, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Magomedov (ranked 24213 p4p, 493 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 5161 p4p, 382 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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156 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmed Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomedov.
Ziskie lands with a good body shot.
Ziskie cracks Magomedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magomedov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ziskie finds it's way round the side to connect with Magomedov's head.
Ziskie forces Magomedov back against the cage and clinches.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ziskie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ziskie lands a nice shot to the body.
Ziskie gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ziskie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ziskie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ziskie.
A right hand to the body from Ziskie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Ziskie.
Ziskie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magomedov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ziskie lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov is rocked!
Ziskie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Magomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ziskie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ziskie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ziskie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Magomedov is stalling in the full guard.
Magomedov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ziskie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Magomedov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ziskie's body to avoid the submission. Ziskie has instead reached around Magomedov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ziskie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Philip Ziskie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Imbert (ranked 4778 p4p, 161 weight class) and Anthony Edwards (ranked 24409 p4p, 268 weight class). Anthony Edwards told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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300 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Imbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Imbert moves into the clinch.
Edwards misses with an elbow over the top.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Imbert lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Imbert.
It looks like Anthony Edwards has been cut.
Imbert lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Imbert.
Edwards throws a head punch that misses.
Imbert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edwards looks winded!
Imbert lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Imbert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imbert lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Imbert.
Imbert lands a shoulder strike.
Edwards is rocked!
Imbert creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Edwards with a big uppercut! Edwards tries to clinch up but Imbert pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Edwards to the mat! Edwards covers up and Imbert unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Imbert!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 3625 p4p, 401 weight class) and DaQuan Zachary (ranked 3892 p4p, 430 weight class). Zachary has chosen Motorsport as his entrance music. DaQuan Zachary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DaQuan Zachary!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zachary tries to keep at a distance but Lermontov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lermontov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lermontov prevents Zachary from breaking the clinch.
Lermontov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Lermontov.
Lermontov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zachary can't break the clinch.
Lermontov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Lermontov.
Lermontov scores with a shot to the side of Zachary's head.
Lermontov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zachary backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Lermontov.
Lermontov lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Lermontov.
A short left from Lermontov.
Zachary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zachary is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Lermontov.
Zachary is still on wobbly legs! Can Lermontov finish him?
Lermontov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zachary! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lermontov is unloading with more strikes now! Zachary drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fiyero Lermontov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Killian Armstrong (ranked 3828 p4p, 418 weight class) and Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 3280 p4p, 374 weight class). Weecharangsan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sarama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Killian Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong walks into a straight right hand from Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan lands with an overhand left.
Weecharangsan cracks Armstrong with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Weecharangsan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Armstrong to stand back up!
Armstrong is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weecharangsan needs to keep his hands up - Armstrong had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weecharangsan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weecharangsan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Weecharangsan pounces like a tiger and cracks Armstrong with a vicious hook! Armstrong is down but not out! Weecharangsan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chakrii Weecharangsan!
A very excited looking Chakrii Weecharangsan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voshon Daniels (ranked 2803 p4p, 111 weight class) and Ivar The Boneless (ranked 4123 p4p, 148 weight class). Daniels's entrance music is Here Comes the Pain Train. A fine choice. The Boneless has chosen Valhallas March-by HEAVEN SHALL BURN as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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290 lbs
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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 New York, Voshon Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar The Boneless!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a straight left.
The Boneless looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Voshon Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
The Boneless has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ivar The Boneless has been cut.
The Boneless avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Boneless blocks the body kick.
The Boneless throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Boneless ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from The Boneless.
The Boneless lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Boneless misses with some punches.
The Boneless tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Boneless pushes Daniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of The Boneless's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Boneless tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Bonelesss head.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
The Boneless looks winded!
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Boneless wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Boneless wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Daniels.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
The Boneless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Ivar The Boneless's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Boneless backwards.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniels stalls.
The Boneless's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daniels with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Boneless misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Ivar The Boneless's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. The Boneless does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Boneless misses with a hook.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but The Boneless manages to avoid it.
Daniels clinches up with The Boneless and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Boneless fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Boneless can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Daniels.
The Boneless swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels prevents a body shot from The Boneless.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daniels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Boneless struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
A short right from Daniels.
Come on Daniels - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Boneless backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daniels blocks a body shot from The Boneless.
Daniels presses The Boneless against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Boneless lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at Stark Slugger Society that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Boneless counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Boneless avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels throws an overhand right that drops The Boneless like a sack of potatoes! Daniels dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voshon Daniels!
Voshon Daniels took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'M CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!!! WHOOO!!! That's what I'm talking 'bout, baby!!! Now which one of you lovely ring girls wants to ride the train!?! Hell, it don't have ta be just one of you... Damn, girl!!! THAT'S what I'm talking 'bout!!! Show 'em what's UP!!!'.
In defeat, Ivar The Boneless stepped up to the mic, saying 'My training will continue......the belt will be mine.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keon Fazeli (ranked 3839 p4p, 422 weight class) and Xavier Merlin (ranked 2799 p4p, 331 weight class). Fazeli comes into the arena with All Of The Lights blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Keon Fazeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazeli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fazeli lands in his opponent's guard.
Merlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fazeli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Merlin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fazeli has managed to get both his arms back between Merlin's legs - danger averted.
Merlin wants to sweep here but Fazeli controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merlin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fazeli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merlin is keeping the position for now.
Merlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merlin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Merlin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fazeli escapes and throws Merlin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fazeli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Merlin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fazeli's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fazeli is looking for a kimura but Merlin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fazeli to get the leverage.
Fazeli wants to free his trapped foot but Merlin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fazeli is trying to control. Merlin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing that Fazeli has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Merlin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fazeli pulls his head out easily.
Merlin tries to get to full guard but Fazeli has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fazeli wants to pass to mount but Merlin is defending the position.
Fazeli is just content to waste time from the top position. Merlin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fazeli stopping the sweep attempt from Merlin.
Merlin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fazeli passes into half guard.
Merlin is not content to let Fazeli control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Merlin is just riding it out for now. Fazeli eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Merlin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Merlin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fazeli is aware though and is defending well.
Merlin is adopting a defensive guard.
Merlin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fazeli's guard.
Merlin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Merlin wants to control from the top but Fazeli keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fazeli is keeping the position for now.
Fazeli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fazeli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merlin's guard.
Merlin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fazeli looking to pass the guard.
Fazeli trying to control but Merlin is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Merlin trying to keep a closed guard but Fazeli is proving a slippery customer.
Fazeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Keon Fazeli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Merlin throws a jab when Fazeli was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Merlin. Beautiful body shot.
Merlin misses with a straight right.
Merlin scores with a nice strike.
Fazeli blocks a jab.
Fazeli shoots in looking for a takedown but Merlin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fazeli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Merlin feints a jab promting Fazeli to slip. Merlin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fazeli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Merlin.
Fazeli shoots in and drives through. Merlin sprawls well.
Fazeli shoots for a double leg takedown but Merlin sprawls well. He's pushed Fazeli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keon Fazeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fazeli dives in for a single leg takedown but Merlin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Merlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fazeli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazeli shoots and misses
and Fazeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fazeli wants to clinch up but Merlin keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazeli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fazeli throws a hook but Merlin blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fazeli is defended easily by Merlin.
Donk. Merlin catches Fazeli right on the button with a cross.
Merlin throws out a powerful jab.
Merlin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Merlin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fazeli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fazeli trying to control but Merlin is working from the bottom.
Keon Fazeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Merlin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin trying to control the position.
Fazeli preventing the sweep.
Merlin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fazeli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merlin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fazeli trying to control but Merlin is working from the bottom.
Fazeli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Merlin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fazeli has managed to get both his arms back between Merlin's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin trying to control the position.
Fazeli is looking to pass into half guard but Merlin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Merlin is in guard.
Merlin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Merlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fazeli wants to stand but Merlin is controlling the position.
Merlin passes Fazeli's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Merlin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fazeli is just riding it out for now. Merlin eventually gives up the hold.
Merlin wants to control but Fazeli is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli is trying to get back to full guard.
Merlin seems to be looking for submissions.
Merlin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fazeli!
Merlin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fazeli looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Merlin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fazeli's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Merlin tries to clinch up.
Fazeli goes for a double leg but Merlin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Merlin continues to drive forward.
A countering left hand to the body from Merlin misses.
Fazeli fails with a takedown attempt.
Fazeli slips under a jab.
Fazeli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Merlin misses with a hook.
Fazeli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Merlin lands with a shot to the body.
Merlin thuds his right hand into Fazeli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Merlin misses with an uppercut
so Fazeli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Merlin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fazeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Merlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fazeli passes Merlin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Fazeli.
Fazeli wants to pass the guard but Merlin is defending well.
Merlin looking for submissions off his back.
Merlin is trying to get back to full guard.
Fazeli throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Merlin to regain full guard.
Merlin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Merlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fazeli sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin controlling the pace.
Merlin is trying to control. Fazeli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fazeli wants to improve his position but Merlin is controlling well.
Fazeli looks like he's trying to stand up.
Merlin is trying to control the action in half guard but Fazeli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Merlin is controlling the pace.
Fazeli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazeli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fazeli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merlin is keeping the position for now.
Merlin trying to keep a closed guard but Fazeli is proving a slippery customer.
Merlin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fazeli defends well.
Merlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin is looking for a triangle but Fazeli pushes his legs off easily.
Merlin keeping full guard, as Fazeli tries to pass.
Merlin trying to keep a closed guard but Fazeli is proving a slippery customer.
Fazeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Merlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fazeli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Merlin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fazeli's guard.
Fazeli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Merlin.
Well Merlin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Merlin!
An out of breath Xavier Merlin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Keon Fazeli spoke after the fight, saying 'Well this was dissapointing'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Shanti (ranked 1983 p4p, 241 weight class) and Steve Collins (ranked 1839 p4p, 232 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Shanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Collins !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanti checks a low kick from Collins .
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Shanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins is looking for the big counter here.
Shanti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Collins tests Shanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shanti scores with a three punch combo!
Shanti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sagat Shanti has been cut.
A cross from Shanti lands.
Shanti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shanti swinging wildly here.
Collins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collins .
Shanti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Collins backs up against the cage.
Collins 's coach down at Doherty's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Collins 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins moves forwards but Shanti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collins is rocked!
Shanti misses with a straight right.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Shanti finish him?
A big left from Collins misses.
Decent striking displayed by Collins there.
Shanti misses with a lunging right hand
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Shanti misses the target.
Collins seems to have recovered his senses.
Collins throws a head kick but Shanti moves out of range.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Collins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shanti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins .
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Shanti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shanti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanti misses with a left hand
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shanti. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins slips a jab from Shanti.
Collins throws a head kick but Shanti moves out of range.
Shanti misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Collins .
Shanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
Shanti misses with a two punch combination.
Shanti throws a hook to the side of Collins 's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins slips under a jab.
Shanti throws a hook to the side of Collins 's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins scores with a decent looking hook.
Shanti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sagat Shanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shanti throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Shanti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Collins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shanti misses the jab.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shanti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Collins blocks a jab.
Shanti blocks a head kick by Collins .
Shanti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shanti misses with a hook.
Shanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shanti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Collins to score with a decent uppercut.
Sagat Shanti's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Shanti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Shanti stalks Collins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Collins 's face. Collins staggers backwards, shaken.
Collins moves away from the strike by Shanti.
Shanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Shanti throws a poor cross that misses
and Collins counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Shanti. Those never looked like landing.
Collins wants to counter with a clinch but Shanti pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins misses with a kick to the body.
Shanti misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Collins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sagat Shanti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Collins tries to bum rush Shanti with a series of wild strikes but Shanti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shanti tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shanti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Collins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shanti moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Shanti looks to throw the jab but Collins is out of range.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shanti.
Collins lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Shanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shanti.
Collins throws out a counter right but Shanti avoids it with no problem.
Shanti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Collins on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins defending well as Shanti loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Collins .
Shanti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Collins . Collins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shanti cracks Collins with an open hand slap.
Collins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shanti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shanti throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
Shanti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Collins .
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Shanti is just out of range.
Shanti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shanti.
Nice jab there from Shanti.
Shanti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a right hand that Shanti ducks under and follows up with a left that Shanti also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shanti lands a really nice looking cross but Collins seems unphased.
Shanti misses with the combination.
Collins needs to keep his hands up - Shanti had a free shot at his head there.
Shanti throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Shanti misses with a few strikes there.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shanti.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shanti throws out the jab.
Shanti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Collins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shanti swings widly with a right hand
and Collins counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Shanti misses.
Collins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shanti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Collins connects with a single shot there.
Sagat Shanti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Collins .
Shanti misses with a wild body shot.
Shanti throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins looks for a takedown but Shanti sprawls well.
Collins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Collins throws a right and a left that Shanti avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins . Shanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Shanti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Collins scores with a head kick. Shanti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shanti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanti moves out of range of the leg kick from Collins .
Shanti throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shanti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jeez, Sagat Shanti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A big left from Shanti misses.
Collins throws a counter combo.
Shanti misses with a hook.
Collins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shanti's head.
Shanti is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sagat Shanti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Collins !
An out of breath Steve Collins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Sagat Shanti had this to say: 'My soul hurts.....I must meditate.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 1272 p4p, 58 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 1596 p4p, 69 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck-by ACDC. McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McDonald's half guard.
McDonald is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McDonald is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, Arn Anderson stared into the camera and said 'The ANDERSON ERA is in effect!!!!PAIN TRAIN MY ASS,YOU JUST GOT OWNED!'.
The defeated Jim Bob McDonald had this to say: 'A country boy can survive'.
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