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CEFC 293 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hades Hug (ranked 4161 p4p, 413 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 8887 p4p, 634 weight class). Hug kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Animal I Have Become . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kueller is looking to take a break and control but Hug is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hug is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kueller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hug wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Kueller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hug is looking to control Kueller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hug avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kueller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller is looking to take a break and control but Hug is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hug keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kueller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kueller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hug does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hug knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kueller on the ground.
Kueller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hug defending well though.
Hug trying to control but Kueller postures up.
Kueller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hug is looking for a sweep. Kueller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kueller passes to full mount!
Kueller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hug is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hug and Kueller has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kueller is working Hug over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kueller lands a few punches from side control.
Kueller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hug on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kueller 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.
Kueller trying to control the action but Hug is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kueller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kueller working the ground and pound.
Kueller in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kueller scoring with punches from side control.
Hug is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hug is not content to let Kueller control the position.
Kueller is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hug's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kueller cracks Hug with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kueller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hug, who protects the arm well.
Hug prevents Kueller from improving position.
Kueller taking a breather here.
Kueller in side control, throwing shots but Hug defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kueller controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Kueller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kueller!
Kueller closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hug! Kueller dives in looking to finish! Hug is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Kueller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 3093 p4p, 418 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 9268 p4p, 769 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Róisín Murphy - Primitive. 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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209 lbs
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213 lbs
45 - 37 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 37 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Punchy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Punchy thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Punchy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Punchy slips a nice elbow through Murphy's hands, connecting with Murphy's forehead.
Punchy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy trying to control but Punchy postures up.
Punchy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Punchy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punchy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Punchy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Punchy thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Punchy in his half guard.
Punchy content to control rather than advance.
Punchy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punchy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy lands strikes from half guard.
Punchy controlling the action here.
Punchy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Punchy stalling.
Nice strikes from Punchy there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Punchy seems content to control.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punchy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Punchy slips a nice elbow through Murphy's hands, connecting with Murphy's forehead.
Murphy looks winded!
Punchy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Punchy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Murphy sees it coming and defends easily.
Punchy lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has hold of Punchy's hands but Punchy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Punchy is pressing down on Murphy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murphy is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Punchy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punchy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punchy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punchy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Punchy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Punchy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murphy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Punchy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Punchy controlling the position.
Murphy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Punchy looks up at the clock and then as Murphy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Punchy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Punchy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchy working the ground and pound.
Punchy is putting a hurting on Murphy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Punchy cracks Murphy with a big elbow.
Punchy is putting a hurting on Murphy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Punchy lands a few punches from side control.
Punchy is chipping away with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Punchy landing strikes.
Murphy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Punchy in side control lands a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Punchy stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Punchy controls the position.
Punchy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Punchy has an Americana. Murphy didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Punchy is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Punchy hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Trent Punchy!
Trent Punchy very nearly forgot to thank FORCEE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Brian Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'Can I still cut it?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sparring Fighter 1 (ranked 3246 p4p, 365 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 7200 p4p, 595 weight class). Fighter 1 comes to the cage accompanied by Lou Reed - The day John Kennedy Died. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
24 - 24 - 0 |
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185 lbs
22 - 28 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparring Fighter 1!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 28 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter 1 misses with a head kick.
Fighter 1 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fighter 1 swings for the body but Hamidovich Saitiev moves out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fighter 1 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fighter 1 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamidovich Saitiev throws out the jab.
Fighter 1 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fighter 1 looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fighter 1 lunges at Hamidovich Saitiev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamidovich Saitiev's hand.
Fighter 1 connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Hamidovich Saitiev to the floor! Fighter 1 dives in looking for the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to get to full guard but Fighter 1 has control of the leg.
Fighter 1 looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fighter 1 prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from standing back up.
Fighter 1 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fighter 1 trying to control from half guard but Hamidovich Saitiev is working away.
Fighter 1 controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter 1 tries to stand and escape but Hamidovich Saitiev is controlling the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev is pressing down on Fighter 1's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fighter 1 tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamidovich Saitiev is retaining full guard.
Fighter 1 stops Hamidovich Saitiev from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter 1 is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fighter 1 has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hamidovich Saitiev is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice jab there from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 throws a sloppy head kick
and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fighter 1 won't be happy with that.
Fighter 1 bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A left lands for Fighter 1.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter 1 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fighter 1 avoids it really well and circles away.
Fighter 1 throwing a counter right hand but Hamidovich Saitiev manages to avoid it.
Fighter 1 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fighter 1 throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Fighter 1.
Hamidovich Saitiev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fighter 1 on his heels. He'll look to pass Fighter 1's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Fighter 1 manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fighter 1 misses with an elbow strike.
Fighter 1 connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 is leaning against Hamidovich Saitiev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev jumps guard but Fighter 1 stands there with Hamidovich Saitiev around his waist. Hamidovich Saitiev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter 1.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter 1.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sparring Fighter 1 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev jumps guard but Fighter 1 stands there with Hamidovich Saitiev around his waist. Hamidovich Saitiev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fighter 1 is defending well.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamidovich Saitiev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fighter 1 prevents it.
Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter 1 scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fighter 1 takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fighter 1 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fighter 1 is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fighter 1 lands a high kick!
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter 1 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Fighter 1.
Hamidovich Saitiev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sparring Fighter 1 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamidovich Saitiev showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamidovich Saitiev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter 1 wants to get back to his feet.
Fighter 1 works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fighter 1 managing to control the position.
Fighter 1 manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fighter 1 lands a big head kick that sends Hamidovich Saitiev to the canvas! Fighter 1 follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparring Fighter 1!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erling Koch (ranked 2774 p4p, 286 weight class) and Jan Snow (ranked 18382 p4p, 702 weight class). Jan Snow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erling Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Snow!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow slips a straight right by Koch.
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow throws a low kick, looking for Koch's leg but Koch calmly moves out of range.
Koch walks into a straight right hand from Snow.
Koch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koch.
Koch misses with a straight right.
Snow throws out a counter right but Koch avoids it with no problem.
Koch misses with an uppercut.
Snow feints a counter leg kick.
Koch avoids a kick to the body.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koch throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Koch misses with a straight right.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koch.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Snow throws an off balance right hand
and Koch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snow. Snow obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch misses with a left hand
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
Koch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Koch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow cracks Koch with a hook to the temple - Koch is on wobbly legs here! Snow swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Koch falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Snow wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jan Snow!
Jan Snow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 3572 p4p, 368 weight class) and Rascal Donkashane (ranked 4639 p4p, 439 weight class). Rascal Donkashane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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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
22 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rascal Donkashane!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkashane forces Maanpohja back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Maanpohja's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maanpohja drops down looking for an ankle pick but Donkashane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maanpohja fails with a takedown attempt.
Donkashane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maanpohja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donkashane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maanpohja shoots for a takedown but Donkashane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Maanpohja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donkashane!
Horrible takedown attempt by Maanpohja or perhaps it was just good defense by Donkashane, which made it look bad.
Donkashane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maanpohja tries to buck Donkashane off but Donkashane is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donkashane wants to control but Maanpohja is keeping him busy.
Donkashane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Donkashane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Maanpohja tries to buck Donkashane off but Donkashane is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donkashane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donkashane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja is looking to regain half guard here but Donkashane keeps moving and retains side control.
Donkashane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donkashane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maanpohja is being controlled here.
Donkashane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Donkashane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maanpohja keeps working.
Maanpohja is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Donkashane off and has taken his back!
Maanpohja is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Donkashane has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Maanpohja avoiding Donkashane 's attempts to control his hands.
Donkashane is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Donkashane defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donkashane wants to get back to his feet.
Donkashane can't escape the position.
Donkashane has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Donkashane manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maanpohja's guard. Nice work there by Donkashane.
Donkashane throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maanpohja escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Donkashane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donkashane stands up over Maanpohja, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maanpohja is looking to sweep but instead, Donkashane has passed into half guard.
Donkashane is trying to control the action in half guard but Maanpohja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkashane is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maanpohja!
Donkashane prevents Maanpohja from getting the reversal.
Donkashane working for a submission but Maanpohja is keeping him at bay.
Donkashane wants to finish this one by submission but Maanpohja is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Donkashane.
Maanpohja is trying to escape the mount.
Donkashane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maanpohja bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Maanpohja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maanpohja trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Donkashane manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Maanpohja can't keep his opponent in guard - Donkashane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkashane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maanpohja doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Donkashane.
Donkashane seems to be working for a kimura but Maanpohja defends the submission attempt.
Maanpohja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donkashane is keen to just control but Maanpohja is a slippery customer.
Donkashane is trying to work for a kimura but Maanpohja is defending well.
Maanpohja is pressing down on Donkashane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donkashane passes Maanpohja's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maanpohja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donkashane pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rascal Donkashane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maanpohja gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Donkashane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donkashane taking a bit of punishment here - Maanpohja scoring with strikes.
Maanpohja swings around for an armbar but Donkashane sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maanpohja's guard.
Maanpohja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Donkashane trying to control the position from guard on top but Maanpohja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donkashane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donkashane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maanpohja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Donkashane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maanpohja had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Donkashane defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkashane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Donkashane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maanpohja's head.
Donkashane with a nice head shot there.
Donkashane is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donkashane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Donkashane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maanpohja is keeping the position for now.
Maanpohja throws his legs up looking for a submission but Donkashane uses it to pass to side control.
Maanpohja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rascal Donkashane has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkashane tries for a kimura but Maanpohja is defending well.
Donkashane has hold of Maanpohja's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Maanpohja tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Donkashane cranks the arm and Maanpohja screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Maanpohja, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rascal Donkashane!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1526 p4p, 184 weight class) and Vinnie Danzig Jr. (ranked 4283 p4p, 464 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Hellraiser. The crowd seem to be enjoying Danzig Jr.'s choice of entrance music: Gouryella - Tenshi. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinnie Danzig Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig Jr. walks into a left hand.
It looks like Vinnie Danzig Jr. has been cut.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Danzig Jr..
Anderson thuds his right hand into Danzig Jr.'s forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danzig Jr. is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danzig Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson catches Danzig Jr. with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Danzig Jr. scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Danzig Jr. avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danzig Jr. doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danzig Jr. shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Danzig Jr. tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Danzig Jr..
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danzig Jr. looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Danzig Jr. moves away and avoids it.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Danzig Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danzig Jr. doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownie Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Danzig Jr. takes one on the button.
Danzig Jr. clinches up against the cage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danzig Jr.'s elbow.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danzig Jr. drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danzig Jr. closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Danzig Jr. is rocked!
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Danzig Jr. is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Danzig Jr. looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danzig Jr. at a distance.
Danzig Jr. seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Danzig Jr.'s defenses. It connects perfectly with Danzig Jr.'s jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brownie Anderson!
Brownie Anderson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Vinnie Danzig Jr. had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight but I'll be back fir that belt!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brewer (ranked 1872 p4p, 208 weight class) and Rick Bomber (ranked 1879 p4p, 209 weight class). Brewer comes into the arena with Gangster's Paradise blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Bomber!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber thows a leg kick but Brewer checks it
and Brewer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brewer darts in and clinches Bomber up against the cage.
Bomber is trying to break the clinch but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Bomber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bomber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bomber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bomber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bomber looks to land a right hand but Brewer moved out of range.
Bomber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brewer counters with a two punch combo.
Bomber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brewer moves out of range as Bomber strikes.
Brewer tries to clinch but Bomber is having none of it.
Brewer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Bomber.
It looked like Brewer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bomber throws a big shot that misses.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brewer throws a combination. Bomber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer wants to clinch up but Bomber keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Bomber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bomber motions for Brewer to come forward. Bomber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bomber.
Bomber missing with a left hand there. Brewer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bomber swinging wildly here.
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bomber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brewer.
Brewer gets a clinch.
Brewer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bomber's efforts to push away.
Bomber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bomber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brewer controlling the action here for a moment.
Bomber wants to break free but Brewer has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bomber is trying to push Brewer away but Brewer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bomber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bomber misses with a leg kick
and Brewer counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Bomber! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Brewer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Brewer!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Brewer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Loel (ranked 1540 p4p, 186 weight class) and Darren Burns (ranked 1855 p4p, 223 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Loel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bush - Glycerine. Darren Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loel checks a leg kick.
Loel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loel connects with a jab.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns is rocked!
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns is still on wobbly legs! Can Loel finish him?
Loel takes one on the button.
Burns seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Yuri Loel has been cut.
Burns gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Loel gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Loel!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuri Loel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sionis (ranked 685 p4p, 76 weight class) and Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1031 p4p, 114 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Sionis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sionis misses with a lunging right hand
and Juravlev counters with a three punch combo that has Sionis backing up. Sionis nods at Juravlev to acknowledge the strikes.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sionis scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab lands there for Sionis.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Juravlev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Juravlev throws a lazy uppercut
and Sionis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juravlev avoids the body shot from Sionis.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sionis moves away.
Juravlev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sionis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
Juravlev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sionis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sionis cracks Juravlev with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sionis moves forwards but Juravlev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sionis misses with a low kick.
Juravlev defending well as Sionis loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sionis.
Juravlev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juravlev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juravlev swings for the body but Sionis moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sionis.
Sionis tries to land a leg kick but Juravlev saw it coming and moves away.
Juravlev lunges at Sionis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sionis's hand.
Sionis throws a hook but Juravlev avoids it easily.
Juravlev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sionis feints and then cracks Juravlev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Juravlev down.
Sionis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sionis misses with a looping left.
Juravlev throws out a loose jab but Sionis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juravlev throws an off balance right hand
and Sionis counters with a body kick.
Sionis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juravlev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sionis scores with a sloppy right hand. Juravlev should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sionis misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis misses with a low kick as Juravlev jumps back.
Sionis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juravlev's sensitive parts.
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!
Juravlev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sionis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Juravlev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That has opened up Alexey Juravlev's cut even more.
Juravlev moves forwards but Sionis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sionis cracks Juravlev with an open hand slap.
Sionis is looking to land body kicks.
Juravlev closes the distance but Sionis moves to the side
and Sionis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Juravlev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sionis. Juravlev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juravlev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Juravlev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sionis misses with a leg kick
and Juravlev counters with a nice uppercut.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut. Sionis saw that one coming.
Juravlev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sionis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis misses with a looping left.
Sionis throws a big shot that misses.
Sionis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Juravlev misses with a jab to the body
letting Sionis counter with a right hand.
The cut above Alexey Juravlev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sionis lands a jab.
Juravlev lands with a cross.
Juravlev misses with a right hand
and Sionis counters with a straight right hand.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sionis dodges the punch combination from Juravlev.
Sionis lands a big head kick that sends Juravlev tumbling to the mat! Sionis takes a step backwards and waves Juravlev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Juravlev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Sionis!
A relieved looking Roman Sionis 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Bizarria (ranked 186 p4p, 29 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 870 p4p, 137 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bizarria might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Arnaldo Antunes - Alta Noite. The Dancing Buddha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zorba Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Luciano Bizarria had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luciano Bizarria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bizarria counters with a shoot takedown. The Dancing Buddha fights it but they end up in guard.
The Dancing Buddha has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bizarria has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bizarria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from The Dancing Buddha
and Bizarria counters with a takedown into side control.
The Dancing Buddha bucks up and tries to throw Bizarria off but instead Bizarria has got his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dancing Buddha covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bizarria missing with strikes from the back.
Bizarria throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The Dancing Buddha covering up well and avoiding damage.
The Dancing Buddha just trying to survive but Bizarria is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria misses with an elbow to the head.
Bizarria is looking for the choke from the back position but The Dancing Buddha is controlling his hands well.
Bizarria connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for The Dancing Buddha to escape the position.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position but Bizarria manages to sink in the hooks.
Bizarria punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dancing Buddha is really stuck here.
Bizarria is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bizarria misses with punches from the back.
Bizarria punches the canvas rather than the man.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria looking for the RNC.
The Dancing Buddha covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bizarria missing with strikes.
Bizarria looking for the choke but no joy.
Bizarria softening up his opponent with strikes here.
You can see the frustration on The Dancing Buddha's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Bizarria 's hooks.
Bizarria has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizarria tries to control but The Dancing Buddha wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to improve his position but Bizarria isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizarria scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Dancing Buddha?
Bizarria unloads with some shots from mount but The Dancing Buddha bucks and avoids them well.
Bizarria lands with some strikes.
Bizarria throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bizarria with good strikes from the mount here!
Bizarria looking to land elbow strikes but The Dancing Buddha uses the position to regain half guard.
The Dancing Buddha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bizarria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizarria missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Dancing Buddha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bizarria.
Bizarria looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bizarria missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bizarria throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bizarria not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bizarria looks to land a strike but The Dancing Buddha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bizarria looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Bizarria dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizarria.
Bizarria attempts a counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha avoids it well and moves away.
The Dancing Buddha looks to land a left hand but Bizarria moved out of range nicely.
Bizarria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from The Dancing Buddha misses.
Bizarria drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha sprawls and moves away.
A big right from The Dancing Buddha misses.
Bizarria changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.
The Dancing Buddha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bizarria counters with a shoot takedown. The Dancing Buddha fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but The Dancing Buddha has wrist control.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to control the position but Bizarria postures up.
Bizarria with a nice head shot there.
Bizarria missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bizarria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Dancing Buddha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bizarria throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Dancing Buddha might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bizarria haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bizarria missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria throwing strikes but missing.
The Dancing Buddha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bizarria postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bizarria forces his way into half guard.
Bizarria thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bizarria trying to control the action but The Dancing Buddha is working from the bottom.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to control Bizarria's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Dancing Buddha avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Dancing Buddha throws a series of punches but Bizarria avoids them all with ease.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizarria was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a looping left.
Bizarria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Dancing Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizarria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha wants to clinch up but Bizarria keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Luciano Bizarria has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. Bizarria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bizarria drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha sprawls and moves away.
A big right from The Dancing Buddha misses.
Bizarria tries to counter with a takedown but The Dancing Buddha is quick to defend against it.
Bizarria blocks a jab.
Bizarria attempts a counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha avoids it well and moves away.
The Dancing Buddha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Dancing Buddha misses with an uppercut. Bizarria saw that one coming.
Bizarria drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha sprawls and moves away.
Bizarria staying out of range there.
Bizarria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zorba The Dancing Buddha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luciano Bizarria's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Dancing Buddha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bizarria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bizarria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dancing Buddha.
Bizarria feinted with a counter takedown.
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice shot to the body.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Bizarria counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bizarria throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bizarria.
Bizarria throws an elbow that misses. The Dancing Buddha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bizarria's guard. Nice move by The Dancing Buddha!
The Dancing Buddha throws a strike but Bizarria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria passes into half guard.
The Dancing Buddha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bizarria.
Bizarria thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Dancing Buddha is looking for a sweep. Bizarria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bizarria throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bizarria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
Bizarria missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to improve his position.
The Dancing Buddha won't allow Bizarria to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria is working hard here to advance position.
Bizarria throws a strike but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Dancing Buddha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but The Dancing Buddha has wrist control.
The Dancing Buddha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bizarria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Dancing Buddha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep Bizarria in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from The Dancing Buddha misses the target.
The Dancing Buddha swings for the body but Bizarria moves out of range.
Bizarria tries to counter with a takedown but The Dancing Buddha is quick to defend against it.
Bizarria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Bizarria.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from The Dancing Buddha does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha throws an overhand right that lands on Bizarria's shoulder, as Bizarria tries to avoid the shot.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook
and Bizarria counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Dancing Buddha!
Bizarria wants to control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping him busy.
Bizarria throws an elbow but The Dancing Buddha slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bizarria in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bizarria throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The Dancing Buddha parries the strikes from Bizarria easily there. Bizarria is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Dancing Buddha to escape.
Bizarria 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Luciano Bizarria did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Luciano Bizarria's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Dancing Buddha tries to clinch up.
The Dancing Buddha throws a lazy body kick
and Bizarria counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Dancing Buddha won't be happy with that.
Bizarria in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bizarria is putting a hurting on The Dancing Buddha here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bizarria is trying to get an arm triangle but The Dancing Buddha is defending well.
Bizarria sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Dancing Buddha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bizarria in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria is trying to get an arm triangle but The Dancing Buddha is defending well.
Bizarria working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Bizarria.
Luciano Bizarria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bizarria misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bizarria throwing strikes but The Dancing Buddha manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position but Bizarria is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria tries to buck The Dancing Buddha off but The Dancing Buddha is having none of it.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position but Bizarria is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Bizarria is keeping him busy.
The Dancing Buddha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bizarria preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The Dancing Buddha cracks Bizarria with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Dancing Buddha swings for the body but Bizarria moves out of range.
Bizarria drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Dancing Buddha sprawls and moves away.
The Dancing Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizarria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizarria changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Dancing Buddha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizarria tries to counter with a takedown but The Dancing Buddha is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Luciano Bizarria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luciano Bizarria's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bizarria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws an overhand right that lands on Bizarria's shoulder, as Bizarria tries to avoid the shot.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a looping left.
Bizarria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bizarria blocks a jab.
Bizarria tries to counter with a takedown but The Dancing Buddha is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha tries to clinch but Bizarria moves away
and Bizarria counters with a takedown into side control.
The Dancing Buddha bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bizarria takes one on the button.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizarria was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook but Bizarria blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizarria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bizarria changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dancing Buddha clobbers Bizarria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Dancing Buddha loads up on a big right hand but Bizarria slips the punch.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Dancing Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bizarria counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Bizarria is keeping busy.
Bizarria throwing shots but The Dancing Buddha is blocking nicely.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Dancing Buddha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bizarria winds up and cracks The Dancing Buddha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Bizarria.
Bizarria lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Dancing Buddha wants to improve his position but Bizarria is controlling well.
Bizarria not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bizarria throwing shots but The Dancing Buddha is blocking nicely.
Bizarria thows a huge punch but The Dancing Buddha dodges it nicely.
Luciano Bizarria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria slows the pace down in half guard.
Bizarria is working for a kimura but The Dancing Buddha is defending it quite comfortably.
Bizarria controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bizarria pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
I think Bizarria has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Bizarria!
Luciano Bizarria retains his light heavyweight title!
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