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WeInSyd 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aie Thai (ranked 4375 p4p, 424 weight class) and Antonio Padilla (ranked 4570 p4p, 436 weight class). Antonio Padilla has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aie Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
Thai throws a wild body kick that Padilla sees coming a mile off.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla throws out a counter right but Thai avoids it with no problem.
A head kick by Thai misses
and Padilla holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Padilla lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice left hand lands by Padilla.
Padilla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Padilla avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Padilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai blocks a body shot from Padilla.
Padilla missing with knees to the body.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Padilla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Padilla as Thai tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Padilla on the inside.
Padilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Padilla avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Padilla as Thai tries to tie him up.
A short right from Padilla.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Padilla.
Padilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Padilla throws a head punch that misses.
Padilla lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. Padilla won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Padilla.
Padilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Padilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai trying to stall but Padilla improves his position.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai has Padilla pushed against the cage.
Padilla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Aie Thai has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Padilla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thai trying to stall but Padilla improves his position.
Padilla tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
Thai prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Padilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Padilla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Thai is looking to control Padilla's arms but Padilla gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai has his back to the cage.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai blocking some punches.
Thai managing to block the knees to the body from Padilla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla.
Padilla lands an elbow just above Thai 's eye.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
Padilla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Padilla blocks with his arms.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Padilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Padilla's brow.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Padilla avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Padilla as Thai tries to tie him up.
Padilla misses with a punch to the body.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Padilla scores with a knee to the head.
Padilla tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.
Padilla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thai wants to stall.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai trying to stall but Padilla improves his position.
Maybe Thai would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Padilla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Padilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Padilla managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Padilla utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Padilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Padilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Padilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aie Thai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Padilla takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thai moves to clinch but Padilla breaks away
and Padilla counters with a straight right hand.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Thai sees coming a mile off.
Thai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Padilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thai closes the distance but Padilla moves to the side
and Padilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thai 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.
Thai drives through and clinches with Padilla against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Padilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai controlling the action here for a moment.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Padilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Padilla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Padilla avoids it.
Padilla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Padilla.
Thai prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Thai lands an elbow just above Padilla 's eye.
Antonio Padilla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Padilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Padilla has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but Thai blocks it.
Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Padilla avoids the damage to the body.
Padilla lands with a right to the head.
Padilla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Padilla will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thai up against the cage.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Padilla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Padilla looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Padilla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Padilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Padilla.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Padilla is blocking nicely.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Padilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Padilla misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Padilla fails to land.
Padilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Padilla blocks with his arms.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Padilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Padilla managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Padilla lands with a light punch inside.
Padilla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Padilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
Padilla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Padilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Padilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Padilla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Padilla struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Padilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Padilla looking to throw knees to the head but Thai is blocking nicely.
Thai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Padilla cracks Thai with a nice body shot.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Padilla is trying to maintain a safe position but Thai gets an underhook and turns Padilla into the cage.
Padilla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai prevents a body shot from Padilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Padilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aie Thai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thai tries to land a front kick but Padilla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Padilla has Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Padilla avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Padilla lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Padilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Padilla.
Padilla digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Thai takes a shot to the head.
Padilla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Padilla gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla dodges an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai prevents a body shot from Padilla.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Padilla lands an uppercut.
Padilla crunches a lovely knee into Thai's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Padilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai wants to stall.
Padilla lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Padilla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thai's brow.
A body shot lands from Padilla.
Nice body punch from Padilla - that landed with a thud.
Padilla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Padilla lands a body punch.
Padilla looking to throw knees to the head but Thai is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Padilla lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Padilla digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Padilla.
Padilla pushes Thai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Padilla blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Padilla.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Padilla tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Padilla back against the cage.
Padilla pushes Thai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Padilla.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Padilla.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Padilla gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Padilla lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Padilla.
Padilla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Padilla pushes off an throws an elbow but Thai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Padilla has Thai pushed against the cage.
Padilla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai is rocked!
Padilla missing with knees to the body.
Oh Thai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Padilla blocks with his arms.
Thai seems to have got his legs back now.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
Padilla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Padilla scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Padilla.
Padilla creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Thai's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Thai drops to his knees and Padilla pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Padilla!
Antonio Padilla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Armel Vidal (ranked 4117 p4p, 168 weight class) and Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 3709 p4p, 139 weight class). Armel Vidal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armel Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidal rushes Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Vidal avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Vidal misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Vidal.
Vidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Vidal.
Sitsongrit presses Vidal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
Vidal misses with a body punch.
Vidal misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Vidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Vidal.
Vidal lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Vidal controls his hands.
Vidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vidal is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Vidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Vidal works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Vidal.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Vidal.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vidal.
I was talking to Vidal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vidal has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vidal.
Vidal lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vidal misses with the head strike.
Vidal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Vidal misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vidal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vidal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
Vidal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Vidal.
Vidal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit pushes Vidal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vidal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Vidal cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Vidal lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Vidal.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Vidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vidal lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
Vidal lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Vidal.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vidal misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Vidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vidal up against the cage.
Vidal throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vidal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vidal can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vidal.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Vidal misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sitsongrit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Vidal.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Vidal takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vidal fails to land.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Vidal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Vidal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Vidal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armel Vidal will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vidal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vidal misses its target.
Vidal slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Vidal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vidal is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vidal moves into the clinch successfully.
Vidal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vidal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vidal's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Vidal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vidal.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to striking at distance but Vidal won't allow it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Vidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Vidal avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Vidal prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Vidal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Vidal's ribcage. Vidal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vidal blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vidal.
Vidal rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Sitsongrit presses Vidal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vidal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vidal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vidal moves into the clinch successfully.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vidal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vidal.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vidal misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Vidal.
Sitsongrit is trying to push Vidal away but Vidal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vidal scores with a shoulder strike.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Vidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Vidal throws a head punch that misses.
Vidal pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vidal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Vidal controls the action.
Vidal throws a head punch that misses.
Vidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Vidal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vidal is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vidal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Vidal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit motions for Vidal to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vidal.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Vidal's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Vidal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Vidal checks it.
Vidal has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Vidal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vidal.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vidal scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Vidal.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vidal misses with a punch to the body.
Vidal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Vidal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Vidal is out of range.
Vidal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Vidal is just out of range.
Vidal instigates a clinch.
Vidal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Vidal pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vidal working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidal walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vidal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vidal takes one to the chin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Vidal blocks the leg kick.
Vidal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vidal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vidal wants to clinch.
Vidal closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vidal has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage, preventing Sitsongrit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vidal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vidal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vidal's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Vidal controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vidal.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Vidal tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Vidal is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vidals head.
Oh Vidal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vidal with a big uppercut! Vidal tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vidal to the mat! Vidal covers up and Sitsongrit unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
A very excited looking Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DeMario Valdez (ranked 4354 p4p, 175 weight class) and Alexander Volg Zangief (ranked 3553 p4p, 132 weight class). Valdez comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Ameno. Zangief is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The wolf's hunt by-WOLFSLAIR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Volg Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief misses with an uppercut
and Valdez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zangief throws a right hand that misses
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zangief is rocked!
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zangief is still on wobbly legs! Can Valdez finish him?
Zangief throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Zangief misses its intended target.
Zangief seems to have recovered his senses.
Alexander Volg Zangief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zangief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zangief misses with a hook
and Zangief takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Valdez.
Valdez is looking to counter punch.
Zangief uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez.
Zangief will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zangief swings widly with a right hand
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zangief has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zangief lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zangief scores with the left hand. Valdez knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zangief throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valdez throws a lazy right hand but Zangief sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valdez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zangief throws a combination that misses
and Valdez counters with a big right hand! Oh Zangief is in trouble here! Valdez follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMario Valdez!
A relieved looking DeMario Valdez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Alexander Volg Zangief stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky BS I vant rematch...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Joieson (ranked 3902 p4p, 153 weight class) and Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 4035 p4p, 162 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor Joieson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joieson forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Joieson has picked Barbosa up - he's going for a ride! Joieson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joieson is working for a submission of some sort.
Joieson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joieson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barbosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joieson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joieson's back!
Barbosa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Barbosa has his arm under Joieson's chin here. Game over son! Barbosa squeezes tightly and Joieson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcelo Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Kovarov (ranked 2685 p4p, 96 weight class) and Lotus Flower (ranked 2804 p4p, 100 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Kovarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lotus Flower!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovarov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flower's guard.
Flower wants to control the position but Kovarov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kovarov wants to take a breather but Flower is having none of it.
Flower trying to control but Kovarov postures up.
Kovarov controlling the action here.
Kovarov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Flower for as long as he can get away with.
Flower trying to hold on to Kovarov's head to control him but Kovarov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovarov controlling the action here.
Flower has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Alpha Midget. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarov seems to be looking for submissions.
Flower is staying active underneath Kovarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kovarov is thwarting Flower's attempts to control the position.
Kovarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flower keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kovarov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kovarov throws a wild body kick that Flower sees coming a mile off.
Flower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kovarov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Flower is trying to control but Kovarov passes into side control!
A lull in the action here as Kovarov stalls from top position.
Kovarov working away.
Flower is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kovarov is staying active.
A lull in the action here as Kovarov stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flower is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Flower is looking to control Kovarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flower avoid being mounted?
Well, if Kovarov 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.
Flower trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kovarov manages to pass to mount!
Flower tries to hold on but Kovarov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovarov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kovarov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Flower wants to hold on but Kovarov pushes him away.
Kovarov working Flower over with strikes here.
Flower is squirming around, avoiding Kovarov's attempts to control the action.
Kovarov with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovarov controlling the pace for now.
Kovarov avoids the attempt from Flower to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Kovarov 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.
Kovarov slips under a jab from Flower.
Kovarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flower throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kovarov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kovarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Flower is retaining full guard.
Kovarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flower keeping full guard, as Kovarov tries to pass.
Flower looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kovarov has picked Flower up and slammed him! Flower can't keep hold of the triangle and Kovarov manages to pass to side control!
Who's going to make the next move?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovarov is looking to take a break and control but Flower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flower manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kovarov's best efforts.
Flower is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kovarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Flower wants to sweep but Kovarov has passed to side control!
Flower is not content to let Kovarov control the position.
Flower struggling a bit here.
Flower defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Flower's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kovarov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kovarov advances nicely into full mount.
Kovarov prevents Flower from getting the reversal.
Kovarov controlling from mount.
Flower stops Kovarov from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Flower is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flower tries to lock up and control but Kovarov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kovarov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flower is looking to escape.
Flower is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kovarov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kovarov raining down shots from the mount!
Kovarov lands a big shot there that rocks Flower but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kovarov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flower's face.
Kovarov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flower can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovarov avoids the attempt from Flower to control.
Flower holds on for dear life, controlling Kovarov's posture momentarily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kovarov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flower in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kovarov avoids the attempt from Flower to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovarov controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Kovarov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Kovarov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovarov wants to clinch up but Flower keeps it at a distance.
Flower looks to land a combination. Kovarov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Leo Kovarov has been cut.
Kovarov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kovarov walks into a stiff left hand from Flower.
Flower lands a lovely overhand right.
Flower uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Flower cracks Kovarov with a good jab.
Kovarov is rocked!
Flower drops Kovarov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kovarov! Flower dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lotus Flower!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rosario Fusco (ranked 3051 p4p, 270 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 2315 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rosario Fusco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima clobbers Fusco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fusco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fusco throws a lazy right hand but Lima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Lima responds with a good body kick, but Fusco manages to step out the way in time.
Lima misses with a lunging right hand
and Fusco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Fusco misses with a looping right.
Fusco misses with an uppercut.
Lima is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima slips under a jab.
Lima now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fusco throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
Lima throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fusco counter with a right hand.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusco looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima misses with an uppercut
and Fusco counters with a stiff right hand.
Lima misses with a right hand
and Fusco counters with a right hand to the body.
Lima moves out of range of the strikes.
Lima takes a swing at Fusco's ribcage but misses.
Fusco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Lima is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fusco with a body shot.
Fusco misses with a straight left.
Lima connects with a body shot that sends Fusco's belly button to the back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lima has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fusco misses with an uppercut
enabling Lima to counter with a crisp jab.
Fusco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a shot to the body
and Fusco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima misses with a shot to the body
and Fusco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fusco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosario Fusco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusco misses with a hook.
Lima let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fusco avoids the body shot from Lima.
Rosario Fusco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fusco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fusco rather than just go for the knockout.
Lima slips under a jab.
Lima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fusco in his tracks.
Lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fusco but Fusco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fusco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fusco jabs Lima right on the nose. Lima blinks but takes it well.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fusco counters with a straight right hand.
Fusco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lima fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fusco to the ground. Lima is now in Fusco's guard.
Fusco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fusco tries to get out of the position.
Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fusco is keeping the position for now.
Fusco wants to stand up but Lima is controlling him.
Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fusco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fusco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Fusco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fusco is pulling down on Lima's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosario Fusco 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.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lima misses with a body shot.
It looked like Fusco was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lima.
Fusco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around?
Fusco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lima throws a sloppy body shot
and Fusco counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Lima misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima throws an off balance right hand
and Fusco counters with a series of strikes. Lima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fusco is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Lima flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lima is out cold! Fusco holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rosario Fusco!
Our winner, Rosario Fusco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Sung (ranked 2629 p4p, 237 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 2541 p4p, 227 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tatum's guard.
Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sung throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sung stays in close to Tatum's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sung wants to pass the guard but Tatum is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sung pushing down on Tatum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tatum defending well though.
Tatum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sung is pressing down on Tatum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tatum is holding on for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tatum can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sung is stalling here. Tatum is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sung seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tatum has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sung wants to control but Tatum postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung sneaks back into half guard.
Tatum is thwarting Sung's attempts to control the position.
Sung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tatum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tatum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tatum is aware though and is defending well.
Sung working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tatum has passed into half guard!
Sung is trying to control but can't.
Tatum wants to take a breather but Sung is having none of it.
Sung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tatum pulls his head out easily.
Sung tries to roll over but Tatum keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung wants to control but Tatum is keeping busy.
Sung looking for submissions off his back.
Sung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tatum pulls his head out easily.
Sung trying to hold on to Tatum's head to control him but Tatum postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sung tries to get to full guard but Tatum has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Sung dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sung swings widly with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sung misses with a takedown attempt
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Sung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sung throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tatum tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sung is in Tatum's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sung throwing strikes but missing.
Sung preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tatum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sung makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tatum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sung.
Sung trying to control but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Sung postures up in Tatum's guard and throws a big left but Tatum blocks it.
Sung throws a strike but Tatum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sung wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tatum is now in half guard.
Tatum not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sung is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung trying to control here.
Sung tries to get to full guard but Tatum has control of the leg.
Sung keeping control of the position.
Sung continues to stall.
Sung looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tatum pulls his head out easily.
Sung regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sung working a defensive guard here.
Tatum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sung looking for subs off his back but Tatum has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sung controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung trying to hold on to Tatum's head to control him but Tatum postures up.
Sung with the active half guard here but Tatum passes nicely into side control.
Sung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drederick Tatum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sung slips under a jab from Tatum.
Sung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sung misses with a hook
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tatum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sung shoots in looking for a takedown but Tatum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tatum tries to sprawl but Sung drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sung seems to be working for a kimura but Tatum defends the submission attempt.
Sung trying to control the action but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Sung throwing shots but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Sung is trying to work for a kimura but Tatum is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tatum is looking to improve his position but Sung isn't that keen on the idea.
Sung lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tatum hang on?
Sung working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sung jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tatum is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tatum and Sung has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sung has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sung moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tatum, who protects the arm well.
Tatum stops Sung from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung advances nicely into full mount.
Sung tries to control but Tatum wriggling away.
Sung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tatum because Sung loaded up on that one.
Tatum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sung looking to control but Tatum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sung is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tatum can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sung goes for an armbar but Tatum turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tatum.
Sam Sung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tatum manages to get himself to full guard.
Sung drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tatum dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Sung showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sung has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Sung!
After winning the bout, Sam Sung 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Loiri (ranked 2669 p4p, 111 weight class) and Maxim Popov (ranked 2264 p4p, 97 weight class). Maxim Popov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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290 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimi Loiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maxim Popov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Popov. Those never looked like landing.
Loiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loiri connects with a right hand. Popov shakes it off.
Popov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Kimi Loiri has been cut.
Loiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Popov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Popov throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Loiri crashing down! Loiri tries to stagger back to his feet but Popov just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Loiri asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Popov!
Our winner, Maxim Popov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Илья Муромец (ranked 1327 p4p, 142 weight class) and Jazz Clementine (ranked 1389 p4p, 150 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Илья Муромец!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jazz Clementine!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Муромец misses.
Clementine wants to counter with a clinch but Муромец pushes him away.
Clementine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Муромец misses with a straight left.
Clementine defending well as Муромец loads up on a big left hand.
Муромец definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Clementine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Clementine misses.
Clementine throws a combination. Муромец tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clementine pushes Муромец up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Муромец.
Clementine lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clementine lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clementine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Муромец is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clementine is keeping busy.
A short right from Clementine.
Муромец misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clementine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Муромец decides to pull guard.
Clementine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clementine trying to control the position from guard on top but Муромец is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clementine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clementine postures up in Муромец's guard and throws a big left but Муромец blocks it.
Clementine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
My spies in Fit-Out inform me that Clementine has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Муромец trying to control the position.
Clementine throwing strikes but missing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clementine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Муромец swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clementine slips under a jab from Муромец.
Муромец ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clementine scores with a nice right hand.
Clementine thuds a left hand into Муромец's body.
Clementine lands with a good body shot.
Муромец throws a body shot but no joy.
Clementine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clementine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Муромец counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clementine looks to score with a jab to the body but Муромец is just out of range.
Муромец connects with a nice looking jab.
Clementine checks a low kick from Муромец.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clementine connects with a body shot that sends Муромец's belly button to the back.
Муромец showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clementine.
Муромец throws a jab when Clementine was well out of range.
Муромец fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clementine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Муромец drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clementine has Муромец up against the cage in a clinch.
Муромец tries a body shot but Clementine blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clementine.
Муромец tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Муромец - that landed with a thud.
Clementine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Муромец misses with a body punch.
Clementine misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clementine lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Муромец.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clementine missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Clementine fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Clementine.
Муромец misses with a punch to the body.
Муромец looking to stall.
Муромец lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clementine backwards.
Clementine lands a shoulder strike.
Clementine misses with some punches.
Муромец is working Clementine over against the cage.
Муромец softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Муромец misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Муромец.
Clementine scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Муромец on the inside.
Муромец tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clementine's elbow.
Clementine tries to throw a body punch but Муромец avoids it by throwing Clementine back against the cage.
Clementine lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Муромец.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jazz Clementine 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.
A shot to the liver by Муромец. Beautiful body shot.
Илья Муромец has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clementine slips a jab from Муромец.
The fighters circling - Муромец throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Clementine misses.
Муромец takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Муромец throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clementine counters with a straight right hand.
Муромец misses with a hook.
Clementine misses with a left hand
and Муромец counters with a three punch combo that has Clementine backing up. Clementine nods at Муромец to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Муромец loads up on a big right hand but Clementine slips the punch.
Муромец throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Муромец misses the shot to the body.
Jazz Clementine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Муромец takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clementine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Муромец is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clementine.
Clementine ducks under a wild hook from Муромец.
Clementine misses with an uppercut. Муромец saw that one coming.
Муромец is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clementine.
Муромец has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clementine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Муромец.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Муромец connects with a crisp jab.
Муромец lands with a nice body punch.
Муромец tests Clementine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jazz Clementine has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clementine walks into a straight right hand from Муромец.
Clementine is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Муромец misses with an uppercut.
Clementine works Муромец's body with a nice hook.
Clementine missing with a left hand there. Муромец was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Clementine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Муромец defending well as Clementine loads up on a big left hand.
Clementine moves out of range as Муромец strikes.
Муромец misses with a lunging right hand
and Clementine counters by clinching up.
Муромец fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Муромец blocking some punches.
Jazz Clementine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Муромец tries to pull guard but Clementine won't allow it.
Муромец breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clementine throws out a loose jab but Муромец uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clementine throws a jab but it's blocked by Муромец.
Муромец throws a jab when Clementine was well out of range.
Муромец looks to score with a jab to the body but Clementine is just out of range.
Муромец swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clementine throws a series of strikes that have Муромец backpedaling.
Clementine connects with a looping right hand.
Муромец lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Муромец lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Муромец looks to land a right hand but Clementine moved out of range.
Муромец takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clementine lands a nice hook to Муромец's body. Муромец takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clementine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Муромец.
Муромец defending well as Clementine loads up on a big left hand.
Муромец throws a big shot that misses.
Муромец sets himself, and Clementine steps forward looking for the clinch! Муромец avoids it this time.
Clementine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Муромец.
Муромец is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clementine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Муромец throws out the jab.
Clementine misses with an uppercut. Муромец saw that one coming.
Clementine misses the jab.
Clementine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Муромец was well out of range. Poor timing from Clementine.
Муромец connects with a crisp jab.
Муромец jabs at Clementine's body.
Муромец listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Илья Муромец will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jazz Clementine'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!
Муромец tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clementine was well out of range. Poor timing from Муромец.
Clementine wants to counter with a clinch but Муромец pushes him away.
Clementine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Муромец.
A slow jab from Clementine misses its intended target.
Муромец works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clementine tests Муромец's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Муромец fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Муромец throws a series of punches but Clementine avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clementine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Муромец throws a hook but Clementine blocks it.
Clementine scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clementine swings for the body but Муромец moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Муромец misses the target.
Муромец looks to land a left hand but Clementine moved out of range nicely.
Clementine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Муромец throws an off balance right hand
enabling Clementine to counter with a crisp jab.
Илья Муромец seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clementine moves out of range of the strikes.
Clementine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Муромец was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Clementine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Муромец.
Clementine throws a jab but it's blocked by Муромец.
An attempted straight right counter from Муромец misses the target.
Муромец drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Муромец is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clementine.
Clementine wants to counter with a clinch but Муромец pushes him away.
Clementine misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Муромец swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clementine.
Муромец displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clementine throws out the jab.
Муромец takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clementine ducks under a wild hook from Муромец.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Муромец uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clementine.
Clementine missing with a left hand there. Муромец was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Муромец lands a jab to Clementine's midsection.
Clementine throws a jab when Муромец was well out of range.
Муромец throws a hook to the side of Clementine's head but Clementine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Муромец misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Муромец connects with a body shot that sends Clementine's belly button to the back.
Муромец throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Муромец misses with a wild body shot.
Clementine slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Муромец.
Муромец slips under a jab from Clementine.
Муромец moves out of range of the strikes.
Муромец takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clementine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clementine ducks under a wild hook from Муромец.
Муромец smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clementine misses with a low kick.
Clementine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clementine takes a swing at Муромец's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Муромец misses with a hook.
Муромец throws a jab when Clementine was well out of range.
Clementine feints a jab promting Муромец to slip. Clementine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Муромец slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Муромец lands a glancing blow to the side of Clementine's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Муромец.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Илья Муромец.
I think Муромец has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Илья Муромец!
Илья Муромец thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Yaroslev (ranked 1727 p4p, 76 weight class) and Galactor Gigantus (ranked 932 p4p, 43 weight class). Yaroslev comes to the cage accompanied by Man with a Plan. Gigantus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Into the grave-by GRAVE. Wladimir Yaroslev 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wladimir Yaroslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Galactor Gigantus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gigantus moves away.
Gigantus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gigantus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gigantus throws a series of punches but Yaroslev moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Yaroslev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yaroslev throws a sloppy body shot
and Gigantus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Wladimir Yaroslev has been cut.
Yaroslev misses with a series of wild punches.
Gigantus connects with a right hand. Yaroslev shakes it off.
Gigantus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaroslev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yaroslev throws a leg kick
and Gigantus counters with a nice body shot.
Yaroslev tries for a takedown but Gigantus circles away easily
and Gigantus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaroslev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev dodges the punch combination from Gigantus.
Gigantus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yaroslev on the side of the head.
Yaroslev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galactor Gigantus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Gigantus misses its intended target.
Yaroslev walks into a jab.
Yaroslev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaroslev punishes Gigantus's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Gigantus does no damage.
Yaroslev attempts a counter takedown but Gigantus avoids it well and moves away.
Yaroslev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yaroslev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gigantus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gigantus misses.
Yaroslev tried to counter with a leg kick but Gigantus avoided it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gigantus throws the left hand but Yaroslev avoids the punch easily.
Yaroslev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gigantus throws a lazy right hand but Yaroslev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaroslev throwing a counter right hand but Gigantus manages to avoid it.
Gigantus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gigantus lands a lovely overhand right.
Galactor Gigantus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gigantus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gigantus throws a lazy right hand but Yaroslev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaroslev is looking to wear down Gigantus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gigantus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yaroslev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gigantus throws a lazy right hand but Yaroslev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Gigantus.
Gigantus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yaroslev on the side of the head.
Yaroslev slips under a jab from Gigantus.
Gigantus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yaroslev throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Yaroslev misses.
A cross from Gigantus lands.
Gigantus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gigantus staying out of range there.
Gigantus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Yaroslev lands.
Yaroslev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaroslev misses with a body shot.
Yaroslev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gigantus is fending him off so far but Yaroslev persists. Nope, Gigantus circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladimir Yaroslev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaroslev blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gigantus throws a looping overhand right but Yaroslev ducks down to avoid it.
Yaroslev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaroslev throws a right hand that Gigantus ducks under and follows up with a left that Gigantus also avoids with ease.
Yaroslev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gigantus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gigantus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaroslev misses with a shot to the body
and Yaroslev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaroslev misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Yaroslev misses.
Yaroslev misses with a low kick as Gigantus jumps back.
Yaroslev misses with a body shot.
Gigantus throws out a counter right but Yaroslev avoids it with no problem.
Yaroslev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yaroslev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yaroslev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gigantus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galactor Gigantus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wladimir Yaroslev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gigantus cracks Yaroslev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yaroslev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gigantus moves away.
Yaroslev's corner calls for a 1-2. Yaroslev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gigantus misses with a hook.
Yaroslev misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gigantus! But no joy.
Gigantus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gigantus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yaroslev.
Yaroslev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gigantus was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaroslev.
Jab, jab by Gigantus - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gigantus cracks Yaroslev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gigantus throws a hook but Yaroslev blocks it.
Yaroslev jabs at Gigantus's body.
Yaroslev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gigantus misses with a straight right.
Yaroslev feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gigantus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gigantus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yaroslev's head backwards.
Yaroslev misses with the combination.
Gigantus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yaroslev slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Gigantus misses its intended target.
Yaroslev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gigantus counters with a nice body shot.
Gigantus cracks Yaroslev with a good jab.
Yaroslev drops his hands momentarily and Gigantus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gigantus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yaroslev loads up on a big right hand but Gigantus slips the punch.
Gigantus looks to throw the jab but Yaroslev is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaroslev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gigantus lands a head shot.
Yaroslev looks to score with a jab to the body but Gigantus is just out of range.
Gigantus lunges at Yaroslev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yaroslev's hand.
A swing and a miss from Gigantus.
Yaroslev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yaroslev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galactor Gigantus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaroslev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yaroslev is rocked!
Wladimir Yaroslev's cut is getting worse.
Gigantus drops Yaroslev with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gigantus follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galactor Gigantus!
Galactor Gigantus took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I told you a long time ago I'd knock you out....i came in at 80% and put you to bed. Anderson ERA is over!!I'm the champ now and I won't be giving this belt up easy!!'.
Wladimir Yaroslev spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so pissed at myself right now. I should have been able to beat him. I guess I go back and try to do better next time.'.
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