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IFC MW 27 Rasputin V Seventeen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taivon Arsett (ranked 22825 p4p, 801 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 22431 p4p, 799 weight class). Arsett comes to the cage accompanied by MGK- Till I die. Lukasz Patryk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taivon Arsett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Patryk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Patryk.
Patryk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Taivon Arsett has been cut.
Patryk takes the fight into the clinch.
Arsett is pressed up against the cage. Patryk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arsett down to the mat. Arsett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patryk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arsett's head.
Patryk throws a head kick that misses
and Arsett counters with a three punch combo that has Patryk backing up. Patryk nods at Arsett to acknowledge the strikes.
Patryk's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Patryk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Patryk rushes Arsett with punches - Arsett moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Arsett goes down! Patryk follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Patryk!
After the fight, Lukasz Patryk was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa John (ranked 5256 p4p, 537 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 5171 p4p, 528 weight class). Timothy Rex will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Papa John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John lands with a good body shot.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John scores with a leg kick.
Rex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Rex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rex misses with a punch to the body.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Rex throws a head punch that misses.
John stalling in the clinch but Rex improves position.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex misses with a knee to the head.
John leaning against his opponent.
Rex tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
Rex misses with a body punch.
John with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
Rex takes a knee to the side of the body.
John avoids the elbow strike from Rex, against the cage.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
John is leaning against Rex and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rex looks winded!
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John leaning against his opponent.
John lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from John.
John connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
John lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John landing knees to the head.
John is stalling here.
Rex takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands with a short shot to the head.
Rex tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Rex.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Rex gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
John pressing his opponent against the cage.
John landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rex just misses with a elbow thrown towards John's brow.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex throws a knee to the head but misses.
John working the clinch nicely. Rex is working for position but John cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rex crumples up against the cage and John lands two more shots before the ref can save Rex! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Papa John!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dex Arial (ranked 2710 p4p, 361 weight class) and Ivashin Dmitrievich (ranked 4210 p4p, 523 weight class). Arial kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dex Arial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivashin Dmitrievich!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arial fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dmitrievich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dmitrievich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arial takes one on the button.
Arial doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dmitrievich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dmitrievich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dmitrievich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dmitrievich lands a jab.
Arial is rocked!
Dmitrievich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Arial is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dmitrievich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arial seems to have got his legs back now.
Arial can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dex Arial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Dmitrievich.
Dmitrievich pushes Arial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrievich breaks the clinch.
Arial swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dmitrievich counters with a left to the body.
Arial shoots in for a takedown but Dmitrievich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arial shoots and misses
and Dmitrievich counters with a crisp right that sends Arial to the canvas! Dmitrievich follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivashin Dmitrievich!
After winning the bout, Ivashin Dmitrievich 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 Manuel Lora (ranked 3003 p4p, 398 weight class) and Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 3395 p4p, 445 weight class). 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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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Lora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sledgehammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sledgehammer, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Lora drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sledgehammer sprawls and moves away.
Lora is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Sledgehammer moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanny Sledgehammer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 2381 p4p, 281 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 3442 p4p, 394 weight class). Sagaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crazy Nights - Loudness. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo checks the leg kick.
Azevedo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Azevedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azevedo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sagaki misses with the combination.
Azevedo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azevedo misses with an uppercut
and Sagaki counters with a single leg into guard. Azevedo didn't expect that.
Sagaki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sagaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Azevedo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sagaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Azevedo trying to keep a closed guard but Sagaki is proving a slippery customer.
Sagaki trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Sagaki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki is working Azevedo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sagaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Azevedo is retaining full guard.
Sagaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sagaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sagaki is in close to Azevedo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Azevedo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sagaki trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Sagaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagaki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagaki throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sagaki landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Azevedo's guard.
Azevedo gets back to full guard.
Sagaki stands and throws Azevedo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Azevedo tries to bench press Sagaki off him but Sagaki keeps the position.
Sagaki is working Azevedo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sagaki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is looking to regain half guard here but Sagaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Sagaki controls the position.
Sagaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sagaki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Azevedo down.
Azevedo sneaks back into half guard.
Azevedo taking some punishment here, with Sagaki in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Sagaki seems content to control.
Azevedo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sagaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Azevedo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sagaki is thwarting Azevedo's attempts to control the position.
Sagaki prevents Azevedo from standing back up.
Azevedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sagaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Azevedo wants to get back to full guard but Sagaki has passed into side control.
Sagaki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Sagaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sagaki throws a hook but Azevedo blocks it.
Azevedo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sagaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azevedo throws a body punch but Sagaki moves out of range.
Sagaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick by Azevedo misses
and Sagaki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Azevedo!
Sagaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Azevedo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azevedo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sagaki is working Azevedo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sagaki scoring with punches and elbows.
Sagaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Azevedo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sagaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki slows the pace down.
Azevedo tries to bench press Sagaki off him but Sagaki keeps the position.
Sagaki trying to control the position but Azevedo is working away.
Azevedo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sagaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sagaki landing strikes.
Sagaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Azevedo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sagaki scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sagaki lands an elbow.
Sagaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sagaki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sagaki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sagaki. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sagaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sagaki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagaki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sagaki takes a little break here. Azevedo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sagaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Azevedo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sagaki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sagaki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Azevedo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sagaki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Azevedo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Azevedo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagaki looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Azevedo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takumi Sagaki!
Takumi Sagaki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 1705 p4p, 249 weight class) and Chara Zaad (ranked 2886 p4p, 378 weight class). Boretti comes into the arena with Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chara Zaad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaad throws a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boretti, right into the meat.
Boretti tries to clinch up but Zaad circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaad! But no joy.
Boretti throws a push kick but Zaad slaps the foot to one side.
Zaad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Boretti scores with a spinning back kick!
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boretti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zaad counters with a straight right hand.
Zaad's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zaad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zaad lands with an uppercut that bounces Boretti off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Boretti.
Boretti lands a nice looking body kick.
Boretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boretti.
Zaad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boretti.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boretti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boretti moves in looking to clinch but Zaad pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Zaad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zaad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Boretti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boretti can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Boretti.
Zaad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boretti checks it well.
Zaad cracks Boretti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaad misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Boretti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Zaad moves away and avoids it.
Boretti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boretti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Zaad moves away and avoids it.
Boretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boretti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaad. That did some damage!
A low kick from Boretti is predictable there
and Zaad counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. Zaad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaad.
Boretti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaad's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaad scores with a four punch combination!
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaad scores with a jab to the body.
Boretti throws a leg kick but Zaad checks it.
It seemed like Zaad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boretti looks to clinch
and Zaad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
You can see that Zaad has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Zaad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boretti.
Zaad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaad.
Boretti is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaad walks into a straight right hand from Boretti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaad blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaad! But no joy.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boretti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaad if he has to take too many more of those.
Zaad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaad blocks a low kick nicely.
Boretti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaad momentarily.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses
and Zaad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti moves in looking to clinch but Zaad pushes him off.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Zaad.
Zaad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Boretti scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaad is just out of range.
Boretti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaad counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boretti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Boretti feints and then cracks Zaad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaad down.
Zaad swats away the attempt to clinch by Boretti.
Boretti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Zaad moves away and avoids it.
Boretti misses with a kick to the body
and Zaad counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaad tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti tries to clinch there but Zaad circles away.
Zaad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti instigates a clinch.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boretti misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
Zaad wants to break free but Boretti has control.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Boretti on the inside.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaad swings wildly with an uppercut but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaad working aggressively here.
Boretti gets through Zaad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti pushes Zaad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boretti scores with a shot to the side of Zaad's head.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Zaad.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Zaad lands a nice shot to the body.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaad backwards.
Still in the clinch, Zaad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zaad misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaad throws a jab when Boretti was well out of range.
Zaad swings for the body but Boretti moves out of range.
Boretti looks to throw the jab but Zaad is out of range.
Zaad looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
Zaad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boretti.
Zaad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boretti thumps Zaad with a low kick.
Matteo Boretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Boretti throws a leg kick which misses Zaad's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaad tries to avoid it.
Zaad takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Boretti lands with an overhand left.
Boretti thows a leg kick but Zaad checks it
and Zaad counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti walks into a stiff left hand from Zaad.
Boretti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaad checks it well.
Boretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaad.
Boretti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boretti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaad.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Boretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaad can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Boretti.
Zaad tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boretti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaad checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boretti throws a chopping leg kick but Zaad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zaad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses
and Zaad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaad throws a body shot but no joy.
Boretti moves into the clinch.
Boretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Zaad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Boretti blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Zaad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boretti.
Boretti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaad backwards.
Zaad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Zaad.
Zaad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Zaad digs a right hand underneath Boretti's ribcage. Boretti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boretti.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaad blocks an uppercut.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Zaad.
Zaad blocks a body shot from Boretti.
Matteo Boretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaad.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
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!
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaad.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boretti misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaad is working Boretti over against the cage.
Zaad blocking some punches.
Boretti can't find room to land a body shot as Zaad controls the action.
Boretti has a couple of punches blocked by Zaad.
Zaad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matteo Boretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Zaad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaad tries to circle away but Boretti has him pinned against the cage.
Zaad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaad.
Zaad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zaad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti connects with a solid leg kick.
Boretti swings widly with a right hand
letting Zaad counter with a right hand.
Boretti tests Zaad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chara Zaad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boretti misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matteo Boretti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boretti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 1863 p4p, 269 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 2916 p4p, 385 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard scores with a nice strike.
Bogard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sexyama tries to bum rush Bogard with a series of wild strikes but Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bogard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sexyama under the eye.
Sexyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sexyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Sexyama drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bogard sprawls and moves away.
Bogard lands a big head kick that sends Sexyama tumbling to the mat! Bogard takes a step backwards and waves Sexyama back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sexyama is rocked!
It looks like Yoshihiro Sexyama has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sexyama is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bogard Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Sexyama is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Divac (ranked 467 p4p, 71 weight class) and Dennis Fischer (ranked 2376 p4p, 331 weight class). Divac comes to the cage accompanied by Nas- Do you hate me now. 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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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Fischer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fischer is looking to clinch but Divac is avoiding it.
Fischer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Fischer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Divac misses the body punch
and Fischer counters with a stiff right hand.
Fischer clinches with his opponent.
Divac misses with some punches.
Divac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fischer lands a nice uppercut.
Divac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Divac tries to break the clinch but Fischer is controlling the position.
Divac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fischer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fischer closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Divac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Divac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fischer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Divac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fischer blocks an uppercut.
Divac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fischer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fischer misses with the head strike.
Divac breaks from the clinch.
Fischer throws a sloppy head kick and Divac moves out of range easily.
Fischer throws a big shot that misses.
Divac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fischer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Divac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fischer.
Divac takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
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!
Divac walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Divac. That did some damage!
Fischer misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Fischer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Divac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Divac walks into a jab.
A jab from Divac misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fischer.
Fischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divac was well out of range. Poor timing from Fischer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac misses with an uppercut
and Fischer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Divac takes one on the button.
Fischer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fischer throws a lazy right hand but Divac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fischer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Divac misses with an uppercut. Fischer saw that one coming.
Divac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fischer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Divac misses with an uppercut.
Divac misses with a lunging right hand
and Fischer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roman Divac's cut is getting worse.
Divac misses with a right hand
and Fischer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divac throws a lazy uppercut
and Fischer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fischer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Divac had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fischer moves in looking to clinch but Divac pushes him off.
Fischer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Divac's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fischer counters with a straight right hand.
Divac is rocked!
Roman Divac's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fischer steps in with a hook that catches Divac right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fischer follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Divac looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Fischer!
A very excited looking Dennis Fischer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Roman Divac spoke after the fight, saying 'Looks like the blind squirrel found a nut. Go play the lottery while you can b/c that 1 in a million shot ain't happening next time you bum!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 268 p4p, 39 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 1090 p4p, 133 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. 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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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sainty's calf.
Gellar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sainty drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sainty sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gellar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sainty tries to free his leg and advance position but Gellar is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty pushing down on Gellar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gellar tries to get to full guard but Sainty has control of the leg.
Sainty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gellar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gellar controlling the position well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sainty controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Gellar misses with a body punch
and Sainty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sainty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gellar defends it well.
Sainty throws an overhand right that lands on Gellar's shoulder, as Gellar tries to avoid the shot.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sainty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gellar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sainty presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gellar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gellar is looking to improve his position but Sainty isn't that keen on the idea.
Sainty wants to control the pace but Gellar is squirming around nicely.
Sainty moves to take his opponent's back.
Sainty is not going to allow Gellar to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sainty controlling well, preventing Gellar from escaping the position.
Gellar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sainty.
Sainty tries to keep control of the position but Gellar is staying busy.
Sainty has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gellar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sainty avoiding Gellar 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sainty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gellar missing with a left hand there. Sainty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sainty defending well as Gellar loads up on a big left hand.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sainty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sainty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sainty avoids the body shot from Gellar.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Gellar.
Gellar throws a jab when Sainty was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gellar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Gellar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gellar misses with a straight right.
Gellar looks to throw the jab but Sainty is out of range.
Gellar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sainty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar lands a nice hook to Sainty's body. Sainty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sainty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gellar.
Gellar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sainty wants to control from the top but Gellar keeps moving.
Gellar controlling Sainty's posture.
Sainty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gellar is keeping the position for now.
Sainty trying to control the position from guard on top but Gellar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sainty is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gellar pulls Sainty in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty dives in for a single leg takedown but Gellar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Gellar misses the target.
Sainty pushes Gellar up against the cage in a clinch.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Sainty's ribcage. Sainty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sainty misses with a punch to the body.
Sainty is looking for a takedown.
Gellar lands with a right to the head.
Sainty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gellar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uri Gellar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sainty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sainty takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gellar throws out the jab.
Sainty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sainty moves into the clinch.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar lands a shot to the body.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Sainty avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sainty has Gellar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gellar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Uri Gellar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar gets through Sainty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crack! A monster head kick from Gellar and Sainty falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gellar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Uri Gellar!
A very excited looking Uri Gellar 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 Grigori Rasputin (ranked 352 p4p, 15 weight class) and Android Seventeen (ranked 653 p4p, 30 weight class). Seventeen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dj got us fallin in love. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Android Seventeen !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin closes the distance and pushes Seventeen back into the cage.
Rasputin presses Seventeen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasputin pushes Seventeen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Android Seventeen has been cut.
Seventeen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seventeen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seventeen looks winded!
Rasputin lands with a left to the head.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seventeen 's elbow.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin presses Seventeen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seventeen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rasputin digs a right hand into Seventeen 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seventeen 's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Rasputin as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
A short left from Rasputin.
A short left from Rasputin.
That has opened up Android Seventeen 's cut even more.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Rasputin is leaning against Seventeen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin pushes Seventeen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seventeen working hard to break the clinch.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
Rasputin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seventeen is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Seventeen is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin drops Seventeen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Seventeen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Seventeen out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Rasputin!
A relieved looking Grigori Rasputin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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